“Christian leaders should also explicitly affirm a diversity of word gifts and value culture-making. Don’t deny the urgency of gospel ministry but do make clear that all kinds of work are can be done ‘as to the Lord’” —Andrew Moody au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/becaus…

"The word that summarises my reading in 2025 is ‘history’. Lots of books were either written, set in, or about the past. I’ve highlighted some of my memorable ones of 2025." —Renee Zou au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/my-yea…

First episode for 2026 - the Commending and Contending podcast is back. au.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/comme…

"Call me old fashioned, but I find using an old-school print copy of the Bible helpful, especially at the start of the day. Our devices remind us of work and play; it’s easy to get distracted just checking a message." —Andrew Prideaux au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/when-i…

Prioritizing the Church in Missions, along with a companion volume, Prioritizing Missions in the Church, makes this case. “Christianity is church-shaped. —Mikey Lynch au.thegospelcoalition.org/book-review/a-…

(TBT) "We need to explore whether other modes of mentoring may, in some contexts, actually result in better-formed young Christians, particularly future leaders, prepared to face the modern challenges of faith." —Kara Martin au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-tr…

"That’s been the same basic process for every book I’ve written—trying to bring into existence something approximating the book I’ve been looking for. I’ve got loads of ideas for books that I wish existed." —Craig Hamilton au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/i-writ…

"It is an act of service to help our teams to have clear lines of sight to the gospel story. If not, what are they doing? We should give them clear beacons that fire gospel motivation as we together play our part in God’s story." —Josh Lean au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/minist…

“What are we fighting for? What are we defending?” Gregg Allison’s recent publication, Complementarity, is a helpful contribution which answers these questions, though not in a way that we might expect. —Veronica Hoyt au.thegospelcoalition.org/book-review/en…

(TBT) "Only if you appreciate the author will you read with the attitude needed to pass on a message from God. We’re not reading shopping lists or Facebook posts. We’re communicating the very words of God." —Dave McDonald au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/readin…

"Is it possible even to make the gospel an idol? Perverse though it sounds, I think very much that it is. By turning it into a slogan we can forget the very content that is internal to it." —Michael Jensen au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-the…

So many great books have spurred me on in my Christian walk and stirred me to change my attitudes and actions in 2025. It is my hope that these books can also be of encouragement to you too. —Jessie Wong au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/my-yea…

Pausing over the preamble of the Doubling Vision. au.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/comme…

"The words we use matter, and Christian disability organisations ... are doing great work to encourage the wider church to think carefully about their language choice when it comes to speaking about disability." —Laura Hurley au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/peron-…

"If union with God is like receiving a vast estate as an inheritance, communion is the lifetime spent exploring its valleys, rivers and hills." —Jo Gibbs au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/confus…

Disillusioned is certainly for evangelicals investigating Orthodoxy either because they are attracted to it or looking to understand it better and defend against it. —John Diacos au.thegospelcoalition.org/book-review/or…

(TBT) "Our religion now, mustn’t ape magical ritual. It mustn’t elevate form over content in order to convey a sense of mystery. It mustn’t look for God in special places or try to enter the new life through ritual." —Kirsty Birkett au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/thinki…

IMy perspective suddenly shifted when young people at my local church came to me expressing either concern about or explicit interest in Eastern Orthodoxy and its claims. —Scott Hurst & Christian Clement-Schimm ca.thegospelcoalition.org/article/evange…

"Is exploring my neurodivergent identity a worthy pursuit, or is it a foolish distraction to be forever harping on about neurodiversity when I instead should have my eyes fixed on Christ?" —Laura Hurley au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/identi…

The risk of confronting Orthodox people with the flaws in Orthodox doctrine is that defensiveness will be the most likely result. This book will help us with common starting points as well as understanding subsequent questions and objections. —John Diacos au.thegospelcoalition.org/book-review/or…