Feeling Alone in a Crowded Congregation October 03, 2023 by: Jeremy Linneman Epidemic of Loneliness Early in my first pastoral position, I was invited to dinner by a family in our church. They talked at length about their marriage and children but said nothing of church community and friendship. I asked a question I had…
Individualism Is Defeated Every Sunday Morning October 02, 2023 by: Crossway Why Sunday Matters Christians understand the importance of attending church, but many feel themselves being pulled away from church services or have abandoned gathering together entirely. Paul Tripp reflects on our culture of individualism in which we have built a completely privatized world for…
Dear Pastor . . . Let Christ Preach October 01, 2023 by: Sam Allberry This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Don’t Preach Yourself I remember a preacher I heard from time to time who was spellbinding. He was funny and poignant. He’d wow us every time. We’d pour out of church talking…
September 2023 New Releases September 30, 2023 by: Crossway New Books and Bibles Below is a list of the new and notable resources releasing this month from Crossway. Titles include Five Lies of Our Anti-Chrisitan Age by Rosaria Butterfield and Ditigal Liturgies by Samuel James. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age Rosaria Butterfield In this…
Why Faces Matter to Us September 29, 2023 by: Michael J. Glodo Face and Personhood C. S. Lewis’s personal favorite of his own novels, Till We Have Faces, is a theodicy—an accusation against the gods. It is told by an aged, veiled queen named Orual who wore a veil her entire life. She did so…