ARTICLES
10 Most-Read Articles of 2020
We share the top 10 most-read posts from 2020 from our staff writers and guest contributors.
Great Books from 2020 (and Beyond)
The GCD Staff Writers and Editors share their favorite books published in 2020 and from beyond.
The Wondrous Gift
In this excerpt from A Light Has Dawned Meditations on Advent and Christmas (Best of Christianity Today) by Lexham Press, Elisabeth Elliot writes about the mysterious gift of the Incarnation of Christ.
The Great Life and the Ordinary
Heather Morton helps us to see how significance comes from who we reflect, not how bright we shine our own light.
Christmas is Not the Beginning of the Story
Brianna Lambert shows us the scope of the Christmas is much greater than just the events in Bethlehem.
Shaped By the Statlers: An Advent Reflection
E.A. Love draws out the discipleship methods of Jesus from an annual family tradition.
The Two Faces of Self-Centeredness
Chrys Jones points out two perils of self-centeredness and how to find hope by looking away from ourselves.
Born of Encouragement
Chris Thomas draws out the shape of abandoning our worldly identities and becoming “sons of encouragement.”
The Arrival of Great Joy
David Mathis considers that joy might be underselling the true glory of Christmas.
The “How” Without the “Why”
Danny Loeffelholz shows the purpose for living the Christian life behind the ways we are given to do so.
The Marked Boundaries of Suffering
Myra Dempsey encourages us to look to Jesus, who has sovereignly marked the boundaries of our afflictions.
How To Enjoy a Better-Than-Anything Christmas
On the first week of Advent, Barbara Reaoch gives us some diagnostic questions to discern our Christmas traditions.