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Jani Ortlund discusses the joys and challenges of being a pastor's wife. She reflects on what it's been like to be married to a pastor and immersed in full-time ministry for nearly five decades, shares advice related to how a ministry wife should respond to criticism of her husband, and offers encouragement for the woman struggling with unrealistic expectations and a lack of close friendships within the church.Jani Ortlund is the author of Help! I'm Married to My Pastor: Encouragement for Ministry Wives and Those Who Love Them.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Michael Reeves discusses what the Bible is actually getting at when it commands us to "fear the Lord." He makes the case for the difference between rightly fearing God and sinfully being afraid of him, explains why the fear of the Lord is so often paired with examples of God's gracious blessing and commands to love him in Scripture, and offers encouragement for the Christian wrestling with consistent guilt, shame, and even fear on account of their sin.Michael Reeves is the author of Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Rosaria Butterfield discusses what it looks like to embrace the Christian call to radical hospitality even during a pandemic. She shares about how her family has sought to continue reaching out to those around them with the love of Christ, reflects on our tendency to spend more time reading the news than reading our Bibles, and calls on Christians to fight against the fear that threatens to destroy our witness.Rosaria Butterfield is the author of The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Barbara Hughes discusses why discipline is important for Christian women. She highlights her own struggle to cultivate a disciplined life over the years, reflects on an important lesson she learned from key mentors like Elisabeth Elliot, and offers encouragement for the listener who feels like she's struggling in her spiritual walk right now.Barbara Hughes is the author of Disciplines of a Godly Woman.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Kent Hughes discusses why discipline is so important for the life of a Christian man. He explains how discipline is actually aimed at freeing us to be the men that God called us to be, how to fight the addiction to entertainment so common among men in our culture today, and why working hard when it comes to our spiritual growth is not the same thing as working for our salvation.Kent Hughes is the author of Disciplines of a Godly Man.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Bob Kauflin discusses his work as a songwriter and worship leader. He reflects on how God led him into a career in music, what his process looks like when it comes to writing songs for the church, and what it's like to lead a crowd of thousands in worship at a conference like Together for the Gospel.Bob Kauflin is the author of Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Jeff Vanderstelt discusses what it means to be fluent in the gospel and why that's an essential part of what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus. He reflects on his own journey as a pastor and efforts to cultivate a culture of gospel fluency in the churches where he has ministered, highlights why the concept of the missional community is so central to how he views what the church is called to be, and unpacks why living in light of the gospel should impact literally every facet of our lives as God's people.Jeff Vanderstelt is the author of Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Stephen Meyer discusses the controversial topic of theistic evolution. He explains what the term does and doesn't mean, describes the amazing digital code at the heart of all life on earth, and highlights significant scientific and philosophical problems with many forms of theistic evolution advocated today.Stephen Meyer is an editor of Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique.Read the full transcript. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Joel Beeke discusses the doctrine of Christ's ongoing intercession in heaven. He explains what that doctrine is all about, where we find it in the Bible, and why it is more important and spiritually edifying than you may realize. Joel Beeke is the author, with Paul Smalley, of Reformed Systematic Theology: Volume 2: Man and Christ.Read the full transcript. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Erik Raymond discusses what it looks like to cultivate a spirit of contentment in a world that often seems dead set on helping us do just the opposite. He explains what is unique about a distinctly Christian approach to contentment, highlights the connection between contentment and gratitude, and offers practical advice for navigating the consumerism of the holiday season that's just around the corner. Erik Raymond is the author of Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age.Read the full transcript. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, the topic of sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends. Yet no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Saint Augustine to Karl Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of the self.This special two-hour episode includes the introduction and first chapter of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution in which historian Carl Trueman analyzes the development of the sexual revolution as a symptom, rather than the cause, of the human search for identity. He surveys the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture in humanity's every-changing quest for identity.Interested in listening to the entire book? Learn more about the audio book today!If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Carl Trueman discusses our culture's current obsession with identity and changing attitudes about gender and sexuality. He offers a crash course on key historical figures and ideas that have shaped us in profound yet often unnoticed ways, highlights what conservative Christians often misunderstand about the LGBTQ cause, and offers advice when it comes to navigating an increasing hostile culture in the coming years. Carl Trueman is the author of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Crossway is pleased to announce the launch of our newest podcast: Emblems of the Infinite King, an imaginative journey through the grand story of the Bible.Listen now: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS You can see a full listing of all of our podcasts at crossway.org/podcasts.

Andy Naselli discusses snakes in the Bible. He talks about why Satan appeared to Adam and Eve as a talking serpent in Genesis 3, where else snakes and dragons appear in Scripture and why it matters for our understanding of the history of redemption, and how the biblical idea of serpents and serpent slayers sheds light on everything from Beowulf to Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter.Andy Naselli is the author of The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Guy Waters discusses how to understand the biblical covenants and how they help us to read Scripture rightly. He addresses what people often get wrong when it comes to covenant theology, highlights the progressive nature of God's promises in the Bible, and explains where he thinks dispensationalism and new covenant theology miss the mark.Guy Waters is an editor of Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Jonathan Leeman discusses how Christians should think about political disagreements within the church. He makes the important distinction between clear, biblical principles on the one hand and prudential applications of those principles on the other, shares his take on how much pastors and church leaders should say regarding their own political perspectives online and in-person, and offers advice for those worried about political controversy causing division within their church.Jonathan Leeman is a co-author of How Can I Love Church Members with Different Politics?Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Ryan Lister discusses what it means when the Bible says that God is with us. He unpacks the idea of the presence of God throughout Scripture, addresses common misconceptions about what that phrase really means, and highlights how Jesus, God in the flesh, stands as the ultimate example of God drawing near to his people.Ryan Lister is the author of The Presence of God: Its Place in the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Cameron Cole discusses the unexpected death of his three-year-old son, Cam. He shares about the initial shock when he first heard the terrible news, recalls the thoughts and questions that filled his mind in the days, weeks, and months following, and reflects on how that tragedy and all the suffering it entailed has ultimately strengthened his hope in God rather than destroyed it.Cameron Cole is the author of Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths That Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Frank Thielman discusses what the New Testament, and particularly the apostle Paul, teaches about how Christians today should think about the Mosaic law. He reflects on why this seems like such a challenging, hermeneutical issue, why the topic of circumcision was so central in Paul's epistles, and how this so-called "new perspective" on Paul fits in this conversation.Frank Thielman is a contributor to the ESV Expository Commentary: Romans-Galatians.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

Brad Sickler discusses how Christians should think about recent developments in our understanding of the brain and cognitive science. He explains why all science entails philosophical assumptions stemming from a person's worldview, highlights how science and the Bible both speak to the physical and spiritual dimensions of what it means to be human, and answers the question we've all wondered: Is it true we only use 10% of our brains?Brad Sickler is the author of God on the Brain: What Cognitive Science Does (and Does Not) Tell Us about Faith, Human Nature, and the Divine.Read the full transcript.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!