TGC Podcast

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How can you believe what the Bible says about sexuality when Christians have acted so hatefully? How can you be a Christian given the church’s record on race? Questions like these have caused many to doubt—and even deconstruct—their faith. Where can we find help when we feel racked by doubt or are walking alongside someone who is? In this talk from TGCW24, Collin Hansen and Rebecca McLaughlin explore these questions and offer hope and help by pointing to Jesus, the one who has the words of eternal life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In creation, God sets out a purpose and vision for human labor and vocation through the cultural mandate of Genesis 1:26–28. Affirming that vision and yet moving beyond it, how ought Christians proclaim the gospel and demonstrate kingdom values in the marketplace?  In this panel moderated by Darryl Williamson, Bob Doll, Jessica Cicali, Chris Carneal, and Alex Harris discuss how Christians can go into the marketplace to advance the gospel. They talk about how to showcase Christ’s character through your work ethic, business practices, and relationship dynamics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Chris Watkin and Michael Keller talk about how cultural narratives shape our understanding of identity, freedom, power, and beauty, and how the Christian story offers a compelling alternative that completes and transforms these stories. Resources Mentioned: The Stories We Live By: Seven Cultural Myths That Fail Us and the Story That Never Will by Timothy Keller and Michael Keller Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Sometimes life just hurts. Out of nowhere, death, illness, unemployment, or a difficult relationship can change our lives and challenge everything we thought we knew. But amid all this pain and confusion, we are not alone. In this TGC Classic recorded in 2019, Paul Tripp weaves together his personal story, pastoral ministry experience, and biblical insights to encourage believers to cling to God’s promises when trials come, moving forward with the hope of the gospel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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We’re tempted to take the doctrine of the Trinity for granted. But there is scarcely any belief unaffected when we get the Trinity wrong. So argue Don Carson, John Piper, and Tim Keller in this classic discussion recorded at a meeting of The Gospel Coalition’s Council.  Pull the thread of the Trinity and the universe unravels. Without the Trinity, grace and glory disappear. So does church unity. And we lose a powerful opportunity to share with unbelievers how the Trinity distinguishes the gospel as the source of love for the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Did Jesus and Paul preach the same gospel?  In this classic panel discussion recorded at TGC13, Don Carson, Kevin DeYoung, Tim Keller, and John Piper discuss whether Jesus and Paul agreed on the gospel. They respond to the trend among mainline scholars to pit Jesus’s preaching on the kingdom against the gospel of salvation by grace through faith. Carson counsels that if others are abusing the doctrine of the kingdom in a reductionistic way, the response of evangelicals should be to preach the biblical view of the kingdom better and more often, for the glory of God. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Based on concepts from his book The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World, Brett McCracken teaches on how to become wise in a world that offers too much information, too quickly. McCracken addresses an issue of today's generation of quick information—how to develop wisdom amid all that's being thrown at us online. He shares three things that are making us sick: 1. We have too much information. 2. We receive it too quickly. 3. The information is too focused on the individual (self). Instead, of going with the flow of  our post-truth world, McCracken counsels that we should go online for a purpose, stay online only as long as we need to, and then go offline. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this talk recorded at TGC’s 2018 women’s conference, Don Carson considers four New Testament passages that talk about the Law in relation to Jesus. He considers the Greek meaning of the word “fulfill,” explains the theological concept called the three-fold division of the law (moral, civil, and ceremonial), and discusses Old Testament typologies and trajectories.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this TGC Classic recorded at TGW2014, Tim and Kathy Keller, John Piper, Kathleen Nielson, and Don Carson discuss why they are complementarians and how they see their theology work out practically in life and ministry. With candor and humor, they tell personal stories of how they came to their positions, address key exegetical questions, and discuss misconceptions surrounding Complementarian theology. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this TGC Classic message recorded at our 2019 National Conference, H. B. Charles preaches on Jesus’s conversation with the Samaritan woman, the longest recorded dialogue with Jesus. Charles emphasizes this episode’s placement after Jesus’s discussion with Nicodemus and how it demonstrates Jesus’s mission to reach both the religious and the immoral. Like the Samaritan woman whose transformation caused her to bring many others to Jesus, we should join Jesus in his mission to reach the lost. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this TGC Classic message recorded at TGCW16, Tim Keller explores the concept of friendship with God as taught in the psalms. He highlights five ways Scripture teach us to cultivate God’s friendship. No other religion offers friendship with God or the chance to be truly human through knowing the ultimate friend, Jesus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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How do we move forward when everything around us is crumbling? How do we hold on to hope?  Drawing from her own experience of losing an infant son, losing her marriage, and being diagnosed with a debilitating disease, Vaneetha Rendall Risner shares questions she asked God in suffering, the beautiful ways God answered her, and the three anchors that have given her hope and grounded her faith. This talk was recorded at TGCW24. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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As he observed the waning of Christendom a century before its time, Abraham Kuyper contended for the church to construct new “forecourts”—that is, front porches—from which Christians can have a missionary encounter with Western culture. At this talk, recorded at TGC25, Keller Center fellow James Eglinton discussed the importance of “front porch” ministry today and share ideas for how churches can create “in between” spaces to evangelize our neighbors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Diversity is biblical, uncomfortable, beautiful, and rare. But it’s worth it. This candid and thoughtful conversation recorded at TGC25 explores the biblical vision of diversity—its connection to the gospel, the most challenging barriers, the best practices, and how to maintain a hopeful posture. Panelists Michael Aitcheson, George Robertson, Irwyn Ince, and Mark Vroegrop speak from the Scriptures and personal experience about how to help the church look more like heaven right now.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In our rapidly changing world, smartphones, COVID-19, social media, and travel sports have left many children, youth, and family ministries looking for clarity. This workshop and panel discussion recorded at TGC25 provides an overview of the landscape. Panelists also suggest adjustments we can make to effectively disciple young people via an integrated, collaborative approach in a 'post-everything' world. Panelists are Cameron Cole, Anna Meade Harris, Danny Kwon, Isaiah Marshall, and Chelsea Kingston Erickson.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In the face of evil and suffering, many people question God’s goodness. Even faithful Christians may struggle to see God’s justice when they experience the heartache, pain, and tragedies of our broken world. Why does God seem to remain silent when we need him the most? In this talk from TGC25, Collin Hansen considers God’s character by exploring the stories of Job, Jesus, and the Jewish people during the horrific events of the Holocaust. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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For centuries, readers have been struck by how modern the book of Ecclesiastes sounds. It diagnoses the human condition with stunning depth and timeless relevance. Bobby Jamieson argues that by addressing our experiences of the absurd, alienation, resonance, and more, Ecclesiastes offers fresh pathways to the gospel and equips us to evangelize secular neighbors  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this thoughtful conversation recorded at TGC25, Matt Boswell, Ligon Duncan, Keith Getty and Sandy Willson discuss the liturgical practices that have formed American Evangelical worship. They talk about the influence of contemporary music and the need for biblically-directed worship. Listen to hear what encourages the panelists about the growth of the global church as well as what liturgical practices they would like to see reformed.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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During this Easter season, New Testament scholar and skeptic Bart Ehrman has been making headlines again. He just released his latest book Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West. Last week, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat interviewed Ehrman on his podcast about his book and why he doesn't believe in God. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra sat down with New Testament scholar Michael J. Kruger, one of Ehrman's former students, to talk about Ehrman's arguments. Kruger has found that, unlike Ehrman, his own study of biblical manuscripts has strengthened his faith. Resources Mentioned: Surviving Religion 101 by Michael J. Kruger Dominion by Tom Holland Review of Jesus Interrupted Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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"This is the heart of the gospel. This is the center of history. This is God dying in our place." This message on Jesus’s passage from Luke 23 was preached by Gary Millar at TGC’s 2013 National Conference. When Jesus went to the cross, he was surrounded by weak, evil, and self-interested people. Yet he remained in control, steadfast in his trust of his father, all the way to death. His sacrifice is something we should never take for granted.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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“But God, being rich in mercy . . . made us alive together with Christ.” Nothing is more essential to Christianity than this truth from Ephesians 2:4–5. In this conversation recorded at TGC25, Ligon Duncan and Michael Lawrence explore the nature of Christian conversion, contrasting the historical trend in American Protestantism that reduced conversion to a personal decision with the biblical view: conversion is a divine work of God followed by human response through repentance and faith. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Divorce feels final and defeating. But our stories aren’t over yet, and divorce doesn’t have the final say. In Christ, there’s hope for the days ahead. In this conversation recorded at TGCW24, Wendy Alsup, Blair Linne, Jen Oshman, and Vaneetha Risner—four women whose lives have been touched by divorce—discuss their experiences and God’s faithfulness.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Benjamin Gladd and Nancy Guthrie outline principles for making sound biblical connections, tracing themes in the text, and avoiding common pitfalls of biblical interpretation. The New Testament includes 350 direct quotations from the Old, along with 6000–8,000 Old Testament allusions. Deep Bible study and the proper use of cross-references will help us rightly interpret both testaments in light of each other and better understand how all the Scriptures together point to Christ. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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As our children grow and mature, our anxieties as parents often grow right alongside them. How do we navigate concerns about activities, dating, cell phones, social media, and questions about faith? In this conversation recorded at TGCW25, Mike and Melissa Kruger consider biblical principles that serve as the foundation for the practical decisions we make as parents, while anchoring our hopes and expectations on Christ rather than our child’s behavior or our perfection as parents. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Conversations around complementarity can be divisive. Yet the Bible makes clear that men and women in the church are meant to be united by familial bonds—as mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. This panel discussion, recorded at TGCW24, explores the idea that the church is the household of God where we can serve together as spiritual brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, and mothers and fathers. Panelists are Wendy Alsup, Blair Linne, and Sandy Willson and Megan Hill moderates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“Marriage is a window, not a wall.” In this talk recorded at TGC25, Stephen Witmer explains how Ephesians 5 presents a joyful, liberating, and distinctively Christian approach to marriage. We see that God’s instructions aren’t arbitrary or sexist. We’re freed to cherish marriage without totalizing it—neither holding it too loosely nor valuing it too highly. And we’re given grounds for perseverance in marital challenges and hope in marital disappointments.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.