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Holiness Not in Holidays: Why Calvin Preferred the Lord’s Day to Christmas
If we come to church simply because it’s Christmas and not to extol the incarnate Son of God, Calvin reasoned, we’ve lost Christ himself.
‘Sing, Dear Children’: Luther and the Joyful Noise of Christmas
‘Sing, dear children!’ Luther told his household. ‘Sing of the dear newborn little baby!’ This is the fitting response to the incarnation.
Best Christian Music of 2025
Brett McCracken shares his picks for the best Christian albums, EPs, and songs released in 2025.
How the West Became Pagan—Again
In the West, God hasn’t been removed from the picture. He’s been relocated.
Not a New Communion: Anglican Reformers Are Always Called Schismatic
Division for pride is sin; separation for truth is faithfulness.
2 Corrupted Christianities in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
In ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ Rian Johnson presents a Christianity he hates and a Christianity he appreciates. But neither is the true Christianity.
Don’t Overlook the Ministry of Church Greeters
In a world where houses double as impenetrable castles and most shopping is done online, serving as a greeter is countercultural.
How a Christian Worldview Animates Jane Austen’s Fiction
There’s more to celebrate about Jane Austen than literary excellence and cultural nostalgia; we also have the opportunity to celebrate a life of faith well lived.
Editor’s Choice: The Best of 2025
Collin Hansen reviews the best TGC resources of 2025 to help inform, challenge, and encourage you toward faithful perseverance.
On My Shelf: Life and Books with Michael McEwen
Michael McEwen talks about what’s on his bedside table, favorite fiction, favorite rereads, and more.
Resist the Peer Pressure of a Secular Job
It’s wise to pause and analyze the effect your work environment has on you and your ability to faithfully live out the Christian life.
The Scopes Trial at 100: Fact, Fiction, and the Christian Historian
The church needs faithful historians who can help us understand what really happened in the past, as reconstructed through the best evidence available, regardless of what we think we remember.
Make Repentance Part of Your Holiday Preparation
All the fresh paint in the world won’t make us ready for Jesus. We’ll only be ready when we acknowledge our sin and our need for the Savior.
Don’t Be Duped by This Year’s Biggest Religious Trend
Do our lives bear witness to a hope that transcends self-help, or do we look more like the ‘We save us’ generation that seeks life hacks in all the wrong places?
Why Is the Son Called ‘Everlasting Father’?
By calling the son in Isaiah 9:6 ‘Everlasting Father,’ the prophet deliberately evokes ancient Near Eastern covenantal language in which greater kings are called ‘father’ over lesser kings.
How to Fight Your Phone Idolatry
The scrolling age is a spiritual battle with high stakes. Will we let our souls be captured by the algorithms, our worship directed to the demigods of Silicon Valley?
Against the World, for the Sake of the World
Just as Athanasius revealed the emptiness of pagan idols and philosophies, so we can unmask the false promises of our own age.
A Gentle Pastor Isn’t a Weak Pastor
Pastors: If we cannot be described as gentle, we’ve abandoned a fruit of the Spirit and a qualifying mark of a pastor.