# bible & theology (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bible & theology. Page: Feed: --- ## [Women Have a Place and Purpose in God’s Story](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/christ-bride-place-you/) _2026-08-27 · Mary Van Weelden · The Gospel Coalition_ These books offer a beautiful picture of the church as they present a positive vision of what it means to be men and women of God. ## [An Overlooked Argument for Christianity](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/overlooked-argument-christianity/) _2026-08-27 · Gavin Ortlund · The Gospel Coalition_ The idea that the early Christians retrojected Old Testament texts onto Jesus cannot easily account for the sheer breadth and specificity of the prophecies they appealed to. ## [When Reading Declines, Discipleship Suffers](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/reading-declines-discipleship-suffers/) _2026-08-26 · Lauren Ducommun · The Gospel Coalition_ Helping children master reading may be one of the church’s most enduring ministries. ## [Christian, Your Suffering Isn’t Pointless](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/suffering-isnt-pointless/) _2026-08-26 · Alan Noble · The Gospel Coalition_ We don’t get to see how God is working all things together for good. We just get to hope that he is and wait and see what he has in store. ## [Why Pascal’s Wager Still Pays Off (with Graham Tomlin)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/gospelbound/pascals-wager-pays-off/) _2026-08-25 · Collin Hansen, Graham Tomlin · The Gospel Coalition_ Graham Tomlin explains how Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century disciple of Augustine, became one of the most influential cultural apologists of all time. ## [Separation of Church and Therapy?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/resisting-therapy-culture/) _2026-08-25 · Beth Claes · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘Resisting Therapy Culture’ will help Christians identify where therapeutic concepts distort our worldview and derail our confidence in the gospel. ## [2 Witnesses of Revelation 11: A Case for Symbolism](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/witnesses-revelation-symbolism/) _2026-08-25 · Benjamin L. Gladd · The Gospel Coalition_ The two witnesses aren’t two literal individuals. They represent the church’s identity as the voice of God on the earth. ## [AI and Ethics: Can AI Promote Truth and the Common Good?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/silicon-spiritualities/ai-ethics-truth-common-good/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Watkin, Joshua Baru · The Gospel Coalition_ Joshua Baru talks with Christopher Watkin about who designs AI systems, who benefits from them, and who bears the cost when they go wrong. ## [What Is a Human in the AI Age?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/human-ai-age/) _2026-08-24 · Chris Watkin · The Gospel Coalition_ In the incarnation, God does the opposite of an LLM. He binds his speech to a body, to time, to suffering. ## [Staying Faithful When the Work Is Slow and Hard](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/staying-faithful-slow-hard/) _2026-08-24 · Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Carey Moore · The Gospel Coalition_ Carey Moore wanted to offer classes and Bible studies to women in a hard part of Memphis. Instead, she bought a tea company and hired them. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K5Fszq0HOsvc) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [When Unhealed Illness Brings Shame](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/shame-unhealed-illness/) _2026-08-23 · Rob Edenfield · The Gospel Coalition_ Pray for healing, yes. But don’t make healing the yardstick by which you measure God’s activity in your life. ## [Start Here: A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Charles H. Spurgeon](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/start-here-charles-spurgeon/) _2026-08-22 · Alex DiPrima · The Gospel Coalition_ No matter where you look in Charles H. Spurgeon’s books, you’re sure to find the Lord Jesus Christ. ## [We Need Healthy Tribalism](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/need-healthy-tribalism/) _2026-08-22 · Jason Dees · The Gospel Coalition_ It’s OK for you to have a tribe and to learn from people outside your tribe. ## [Family Discipleship for Busy Families](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/family-discipleship-busy/) _2026-08-21 · Melissa Kruger, Michael J. Kruger · The Gospel Coalition_ Even imperfect family devotionals can have a profound effect on your children’s lives. ## [Learn to Grieve Well](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/learn-grieve-well/) _2026-08-21 · Bob Cutillo · The Gospel Coalition_ The longer we live, the more we’ll lose. And the more we love, the deeper we’ll grieve. Let’s do it well. ## [Overcoming Fear and Perfectionism in Bible Reading (with Tara-Leigh Cobble)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/deep-dish/fear-perfectionism-bible-reading/) _2026-08-20 · Courtney Doctor, Melissa Kruger, Tara-Leigh Cobble · The Gospel Coalition_ Courtney and Melissa talk to Tara-Leigh Cobble about how she got over her lack of desire to read the Bible and how, over time, reading the Bible made her fall in love with its Author. ## [What Job Teaches Us About Suffering](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/will-hope-him-job/) _2026-08-20 · Ginger Blomberg · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘Yet I Will Hope in Him’ reminds us that the hope Job found in God is still available to us, and through Christ, our hope is multiplied. ## [A Roach Infestation Taught Me to Rest](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/roach-infestation-taught-rest/) _2026-08-20 · Gracie MacCaughelty · The Gospel Coalition_ In a culture that praises self-sufficiency, it’s easy to lean on our own understanding. ## [Is This College Really Christian?](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/college-really-christian/) _2026-08-19 · Timothy Hall · The Gospel Coalition_ Christian higher education hasn’t been immune from the cultural trends that have eroded trust in higher education. ## [Science Fiction Reveals Our Fears and Longings](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/science-fiction-fears-longings/) _2026-08-19 · Caleb Woodbridge · The Gospel Coalition_ Science fiction gives a particularly vivid window into different worldviews in our cultural moment. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BJWswkIIT2Vn) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Themelios 51.2](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/themelios-51-2/) _2026-08-18 · Brian Tabb, J. V. Fesko · The Gospel Coalition_ The new summer 2026 issue of ‘Themelios’ has 231 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. ## [God Wants You to Be Happy—but Not How You Think](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/happiness-how-last-forever/) _2026-08-18 · Matt Ecton · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘Happiness’ points readers toward lasting joy by showing that delight in God isn’t the enemy of holiness but one of its richest fruits. ## [What Longevity Influencers Get Wrong About Death](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/longevity-influencers-death/) _2026-08-18 · Matt McCullough · The Gospel Coalition_ Longevity influencers are convinced we’re our own best shot at dealing with the problem of death. They’ve vastly underestimated both the problem of death and the hope of the gospel. ## [AI and Aging: The Grace of Limits (with Autumn Ridenour)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/silicon-spiritualities/ai-aging-grace-limits/) _2026-08-17 · Chris Watkin, Autumn Alcott Ridenour · The Gospel Coalition_ Autumn Ridenour joins Christopher Watkin to discuss how AI affects our understanding of aging and the difference between simulation and real relationship. ## [The Case of the Missing Youth Pastors](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/missing-youth-pastors/) _2026-08-17 · Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘I get a text at least once a week from a church looking for a youth pastor,’ said TGC’s vice president of operations, Zach Cochran. ## [Our Weakness Is God’s Invitation](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/weakness-gods-invitation/) _2026-08-16 · Kristen Wetherell, Sarah Walton · The Gospel Coalition_ Human beings were never designed to be self-sustaining. We were designed to depend on God. ## [Help Teens Navigate Friendship in the Social Media Age](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/help-teens-friendship-social-media/) _2026-08-15 · Kathryn Eckhardt · The Gospel Coalition_ The rise of social media use among teens is complicating their friendships, and they need godly guidance. ## [Hope for the Doubting and Deconstructing](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/hope-doubting-deconstructing-2/) _2026-08-14 · Collin Hansen, Rebecca McLaughlin · The Gospel Coalition_ Where can we find help when we feel racked by doubt or are walking alongside someone who is? ## [Literal or Symbolic? Reading Revelation Responsibly](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/literal-symbolic-reading-revelation/) _2026-08-14 · Benjamin L. Gladd · The Gospel Coalition_ As a rule of thumb, Revelation should be largely read and interpreted symbolically. ## [Help Your Kids Have a Missionary Encounter with Western Culture](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/gospel-way-catechism-kids/) _2026-08-13 · Andrew Spencer, Thomas West · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘The Gospel Way Catechism for Kids’ is a beautifully illustrated book that can be used in the home or at church to help 8-to-12-year-olds answer our culture’s most pressing questions. ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fqdwEkL1JvC8) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [‘I Wouldn’t Change Anything’: The Pain and Blessing of Hard Adoptions](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/pain-blessing-hard-adoptions/) _2026-08-13 · Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra · The Gospel Coalition_ Four couples share how hard it can be to raise challenging adoptive kids—and why they’d do it again. ## [How Scripture Memorization Helps Me Pastor Well](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/scripture-memorization-helps-pastor-well/) _2026-08-12 · Andy Davis · The Gospel Coalition_ Nothing has been so fruitful or eternally consequential as my ongoing memorization of extended passages of Scripture. ## [How Kevin Vanhoozer Bridges Biblical Studies and Theology](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/gospelbound/kevin-vanhoozer-biblical-studies-theology/) _2026-08-11 · Collin Hansen, Kevin J. Vanhoozer · The Gospel Coalition_ Kevin Vanhoozer discusses interpreting God’s Word on the far side of the ‘demise of biblical civilization.’ ## [Where Constant Pain Meets Constant Prayer](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/praying-pain-when-not-healed/) _2026-08-11 · Rachel Culver · The Gospel Coalition_ In ‘Praying in Pain,’ Glenna Marshall teaches Christians how to pray without ceasing, especially those suffering from chronic health conditions. ## [Mobilize Your Church to Serve Local Schools](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/mobilize-serve-local-schools/) _2026-08-11 · Josh Greene · The Gospel Coalition_ What if a school were so confident in your church’s care that when students had needs, it referred them to your church for help? ## [AI and Emotion: Can Machines Feel? (with Rosalind Picard)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/silicon-spiritualities/ai-emotion-machines-feel/) _2026-08-10 · Chris Watkin, Rosalind Picard · The Gospel Coalition_ Rosalind Picard joins Christopher Watkin to discuss how AI affects our emotional well-being. ## [Defend the Doctrine of Original Sin Like It’s 1776](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/original-sin-1776/) _2026-08-10 · Steve Bateman · The Gospel Coalition_ The doctrine of original sin clearly informed the founding of the United States. But even many evangelicals reject it today. ## [AI Writing: The Day of Reckoning](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ai-writing-the-day-of-reckoning/) _2026-08-10 · Collin Hansen · The Gospel Coalition_ We’re not anti-tech. We’re pro-human. We refuse to surrender our minds to the machines. ## [Starving in Silence: How the Church Can Care for Those with Eating Disorders](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-care-eating-disorders/) _2026-08-09 · Emily Keller · The Gospel Coalition_ To be fully known and loved frees us from the shame that gives eating disorders their power. ## [Obey the Greatest Commandment . . . While You Sleep](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/obey-greatest-commandment-sleep/) _2026-08-08 · Brett McCracken · The Gospel Coalition_ The third of our lives we spend sleeping can be a potent realm for loving God and others. ## [Living the Gospel at Work](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/tgc-podcast/living-gospel-work/) _2026-08-07 · Chris Carneal, Jessica Cicali, Bob Doll, Alex Harris, Darryl Williamson · The Gospel Coalition_ Christians can showcase Christ’s character through their work ethic, business practices, and relationship dynamics. ## [Gospel Hope for College Drop-Off](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gospel-hope-college-drop-off/) _2026-08-07 · Candace Echols · The Gospel Coalition_ As I help my son move 10 hours from home, this question erupts from the depths of my heart: How does God redeem the particular pains of parenting—things that the passage of time takes away? ## [The One Where We Offend Everyone](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/deep-dish/one-where-offend-everyone/) _2026-08-06 · Courtney Doctor, Melissa Kruger · The Gospel Coalition_ Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger discuss why Christians shouldn’t be quick to take offense and how we should live in a culture where people are easily offended. ## [Why Liberalism Needs Christianity](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/end-woke-counter-revolution/) _2026-08-06 · Neil Shenvi · The Gospel Coalition_ The crucial question is whether Christianity is true. ‘The End of Woke’ reminds us we should be grateful to live in a society that still allows us to ask it. ## [Every Type of Psalm Belongs to Jesus](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/every-psalm-belongs-jesus/) _2026-08-06 · Jared Kennedy · The Gospel Coalition_ When we see Jesus’s full experience of suffering, we learn that the laments weren’t meant to send us spiraling into despair. Instead, God invites us to pour out our complaints to him. ## [Our Line in the Sand on AI: TGC’s Missional Opportunity](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/ai-tgc-missional-opportunity/) _2026-08-05 · Brett McCracken · The Gospel Coalition_ TGC articles are human-made, human-edited, human-assessed, made in human community for other humans—as an act of love, fellowship, and worship. ## [Sleep Is More than Rest—It’s a Lesson in Grace](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/wisdom-sleep-rest/) _2026-08-04 · Aimee Joseph · The Gospel Coalition_ ‘The Wisdom of Sleep’ reminds us that rest—whether waking or sleeping—is an act of worship. ## [‘The Odyssey’: Homer’s Story of Glory and Misery](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/odyssey-story-glory-misery/) _2026-08-04 · Ryan Currie · The Gospel Coalition_ In ‘The Odyssey,’ Homer’s vision of the good life falls short of the glory God has designed humans for. So does Nolan’s. ## [AI and Art: What Is Creativity For? (with Brett McCracken)](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/podcasts/silicon-spiritualities/ai-art-creativity/) _2026-08-03 · Chris Watkin, Brett McCracken · The Gospel Coalition_ Brett McCracken joins Christopher Watkin to discuss AI, art, attention, and why human creativity still matters when machines can make beautiful things in seconds. ## [What the Spurgeon Family Scandal Teaches Us About Failure](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/spurgeon-scandal-failure/) _2026-08-03 · Rob Tervet · The Gospel Coalition_ The Spurgeon family scandal reminds us that even extraordinarily impressive ministries like Charles Spurgeon’s can have grubby, messy roots.