Reformed Scholars Debate Christ's Sonship in Theological Exchange
A multi-author symposium at Reformation 21 engages precise formulations of Christ's sonship and whether adoptionist language properly describes the incarnate Son. Lane Tipton, Robert Letham, and David Garner are exchanging responses.
12h ago
Mohler Reflects on Children and Family Order After Obergefell
Mohler's commentary argues that Christian values regarding children and the natural family should transcend the implications of the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling, invoking the Court's building and historical significance.
17h ago
First Things Spotlights Efforts to Reverse College Faith Dropout
An article examines communities and strategies effectively addressing the crisis of young Protestants abandoning church attendance during college, citing a 70 percent dropout rate.
11h ago
Crossway Examines Shame as Public Disgrace in Three Relational Spheres
A Crossway article explores how Scripture addresses shame across three relational audiences—God, fellow believers, and outsiders—offering believers freedom from shame's spiritual and social weight.
18h ago
D.A. Carson Unpacks How Jesus Fulfills Old Testament Law
In a Gospel Coalition podcast, Carson explains how Christ fulfills the law redemptively, typologically, and ethically rather than simply abrogating it, drawing on New Testament testimony.
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How Pastors Are Using AI Right Now
A field map of what is already operating in your ministry
Read at churchinthemachine.com
22h ago
Ligonier Traces Noah as Type of Christ and 'New Adam'
Ligonier explores how Noah functions as an Old Testament type of Christ, connecting his name to themes of rest and relief and framing his role as initiating deliverance from sin's curse.
Church
18h ago
Article Argues Confessional Commitment Strengthens Church Education
A piece contends that anchoring church educational ministries in confessional commitment rather than cultural assumption fosters intentional theological formation across generations.
Theology
18h ago
Article Contrasts 'Born This Way' with Call to Be Born Again
An Aquila Report piece argues that redemption, rather than self-acceptance, offers genuine transformation from homosexual desires, framing sexual identity as a manifestation of sin nature requiring conversion.
Theology
18h ago
Essay on the Nature of Faithful Preaching Contrasts Comfort and Truth
A reflection on faithful preaching argues that true proclamation conveys God's voice through human messengers, calling congregants to approach sermons with expectations rooted in Scripture rather than entertainment.
18h ago
How Doctrine Provides Comfort Amid Suffering Without Neat Answers
Tabletalk explores how theological understanding of God's sovereignty and providence offers comfort to Christians processing pain that defies simple cause-and-effect explanations.
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I Built Something New. Here's Why.
The church is already inside the machine. Here is what I built to help it think.
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1d ago
Mohler Examines Life, Death, and Rule of Law
Albert Mohler's essay explores how Christians should engage legal structures on life-and-death issues, balancing moral conviction with constitutional principle.
6h ago
9Marks Cautions Against Privileging Single Analogies for God's Love
A 9Marks article urges believers to adopt a more measured approach when selecting metaphors to describe God's love, warning against overreliance on particular analogies.
Theology
18h ago
Reflection on the Unpardonable Sin Distinguishes Pride from Repentance
An expository piece on Matthew 12:30–32 argues that Christ's warning against blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is directed at the proud, not intended to terrify genuine believers seeking repentance.
18h ago
TGC Reviews Book on Biblically Rooted Masculinity
A Gospel Coalition review promotes 'Authentic Masculinity,' a book arguing for a vision of masculinity distinct from femininity and rooted in Scripture as an answer to cultural confusion on gender.
Theology
18h ago
Aquila Report Calls Young Christians to Spiritual Integrity
The final installment of a series exhorts young Christians to maintain sincerity across all contexts—church, school, work, and social settings—rather than adopting different personas.
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What the Algorithm Cannot Know About Your Flock
AI can process every word of Scripture. It cannot see the grief in your third row.
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Theology
18h ago
Article Distinguishes Cynicism from Exhaustion as Spiritual Condition
A piece argues that cynicism represents broken trust in God's process rather than mere fatigue, suggesting it requires spiritual restoration beyond rest.
Douglas Wilson proposes a hierarchy for Christian cultural engagement, placing worship at the foundation of both culture and politics.
1d ago
Crossway explores why God delights in human obedience
A new Crossway article argues that God takes genuine pleasure in human obedience, offering four theological reasons and reframing obedience as something that gladdens the heart of God rather than burdensome legalism.
Church
1d ago
PCA report on Christian Nationalism commended
The Aquila Report discusses rising Christian Nationalism in America, commending the PCA's preliminary report while expressing concern about institutional gatekeeping's diminishing influence.
1d ago
Theopolis Launches Close Reading of Cain and Abel Narrative
A new multi-part series from Theopolis Institute applies detailed literary and theological analysis to the Genesis account of Cain and Abel, treating the text as a source of deep interpretive significance.
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The Weight of Sin and the Treachery of Covenant Rebellion
How softened language obscures guilt, judgment, and the glory of the cross