ARTICLES
Blest Be the Tie that Binds: Learning from the Believers Who Have Come Before
Suffering often opens our eyes to the gospel unity that binds us together—from the psalmists to the apostles and from eighteenth-century British Baptists to twentieth-century Japanese Americans.
How to Turn Your Pastor’s Grief into Joy
We’ve all been through a lot. Let’s start the year with the goal of working together for God’s glory and our joy.
Three Men in the Cellar of Affliction
Though we often think suffering is something to be vehemently avoided, God has seemingly chosen to make it his distinct and unique training ground for heroes of the faith.
Does Curiosity Kill the Christian?
Some people praise curiosity as a spiritual discipline we each should partake in if we wish to know God and grow in holiness. In other circles it’s viewed as a dangerous practice where believers shouldn’t even acknowledge the words of someone they disagree with on secondary or tertiary issues. Who is right?
Christian, Don’t Despise Your Trials
Whatever our trial, we can know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that God is using the trial to push our faith forward, to help it endure, to preserve it.
Receiving Grace through Gospel Disciplines
I was living as though grace were a one-time event, poured out at the cross and then into my life when I first believed, rather than seeing it as a rich reservoir from which I needed to drink daily.
Death Comes in Slow Drips
A few drops of lust today could add up to an affair next year. A couple of drops of envy tomorrow might add up to a severed friendship next month.
Writers’ Coaching Corner (January 2022): Surprise
Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing needs surprise.”
11 Most-Read Articles of 2021
The most-read articles on the Gospel-Centered Discipleship website in 2021 from our staff writers and guest contributors.
Old Paths for a New Year
I’ve discovered I don’t need to reinvent the wheel every year when it comes to the spiritual habits of Bible reading and prayer.
When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
I feel like Scrooge stuck in the middle of carolers in Whoville wondering if it’s them or me who’s out of touch with reality.