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John Piper (@JohnPiper) asks ChatGPT to write a prayer. Is the prayer ChatGPT responds with true praise?

Today @NAQureshi, 34, died after a yearlong battle with cancer. thegspl.co/2freKGW

“The central basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably his heart is set on us.” —@TimKellerNYC

“It has to be Jesus. It cannot be anyone else.” —@WesleyLHuff

TGC Council member David Powlison (1949–2019) died today, June 7, 2019, after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Please join us in praying for his wife, children, family, and friends. thegspl.co/2wHW11P

The Gospel Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Vroegop (@MarkVroegop) as the organization’s third president. The members of TGC’s Council unanimously elected Vroegop on January 10, 2025. Vroegop, 53, is currently lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he has served since 2008. With nearly 30 years of experience in pastoral ministry, Vroegop has also been a TGC Council member since 2018 and a Board member since 2023. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Sarah. They have three married sons, a college-aged daughter, and two grandchildren. Vroegop will begin as TGC president in March 2025, taking leadership of TGC as the ministry celebrates its 20-year anniversary. “I deeply love the church of Jesus Christ, and I can’t think of a more strategic ministry than The Gospel Coalition to help renew and unify the bride of Christ,” Vroegop said. “For 20 years, TGC has supported ministry leaders and pastors like me through theological clarity, practical applications, meaningful relationships, and intentional gatherings. I’m honored and excited to help lead this vital ministry into its next chapter.” The selection of Vroegop came after the TGC Board appointed a search committee, chaired by Ligon Duncan and including H.B. Charles Jr., Andy Davis, Nancy Guthrie, Ryan Kwon, and Board Chairman Juan Sánchez. “What’s most exciting about Mark’s appointment is his deep love for the local church and his heart for pastors,” Sánchez said. “Having served with longevity in one church, Mark brings pastoral sensitivities and understands how to support and encourage pastors and church leaders in advancing the gospel and glorifying God.” Mark Vroegop has served in pastoral ministry leadership for nearly thirty years. He graduated from Cedarville University with a B.A. in Communications and earned a Master of Divinity from Cornerstone Theological Seminary. Since 2008, he has been the Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, following eleven years as Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Holland, Michigan. An award-winning author, Mark has written four books, including 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴, 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺: 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 and 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦. Mark is a frequent conference speaker and served as a council member of The Gospel Coalition since 2018. He is married to Sarah, and they have three married sons, a college-aged daughter, and two grandchildren. Read the full press release and watch several new videos about the new TGC president here: tgc.org/president

‘Josephus and Jesus’ gives academics, pastors, public advocates for Christianity a fresh look at one of the most hotly debated passages among ancient documents. thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/joseph…

We honor the life of John Perkins (1930-2026), who passed earlier today. Read more about his life, and the ways that God used him as a civil rights advocate and Christian leader, in this profile from 2018. thegospelcoalition.org/article/final-…

Pornography is satanic discipleship. It trains us to see people and situations in perverted ways and become calloused to the way it grieves God. But by continually beholding Jesus, God transforms us to think and love like Jesus by serving people rather than using them for sinful satisfaction. —@PastorJGKell

One year ago:“𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬: 𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞” “You may have noticed this isn’t the usual sort of memorial service,” Kathy Keller told about 2,000 guests gathered today to remember Tim Keller. She meant there were few tributes and no videos or photos of her husband. “That’s because Tim wrote it himself, just the way he liked to do funerals for other people,” she said. “You mention the dead person, certainly, but then you talk about the God that person is now facing.” That’s exactly what happened in Keller’s final service. The founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and cofounder of The Gospel Coalition passed away on May 19 from pancreatic cancer. He was 72 years old. ‘𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗜𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀’ Kathy spoke midway through the 90-minute service held in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, one of the oldest and largest churches in the city. Even then, space was limited to invited guests, who included actor Max McLean, actress Patricia Heaton, New York Times columnist David Brooks, rapper Lecrae, historian (and recent convert) Molly Worthen, and The Gospel Coalition cofounder Don Carson. Nearly 10,000 more from around the world watched the livestream broadcast by Redeemer City to City. “Tim is buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery . . . but that place is huge and you couldn’t find the grave even if you tried,” Kathy said casually. “But please don’t try, and here’s why I don’t want you to: you know those scenes in movies, like at the end of Saving Private Ryan, where someone has a heart-to-heart talk standing at the headstone of the deceased person? Tim and I were always uncomfortable with those because the person isn’t actually there.” Instead, “Tim is with Jesus—healed, loved, more alive, and happier than he has ever been,” she said, keeping her tone conversational. “Having mentioned the headstone, I will tell you I’ve been considering various Bible verses for it. . . . Let me tell you my favorite right now.” She read Isaiah 25:6–9, then clarified, “That’s not what I’m going to put on the headstone—that would be like 20 feet high. That’s just context.” She’s actually got her eye on Isaiah 26:1, 12, and 19, “In that day this song will be sung. . . . All that we have accomplished you have done for us. . . . Your dead will live, LORD, their bodies will rise. Let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy” (NIV). Isaiah was speaking of a future reality with no more death or tears, and “Tim is living in that reality now,” she said. “How I yearn for all of us to trust the God he now worships face to face so that one day we may all sit down to that feast together.” 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗱 She then veered off the script prescribed by the 28-page program and offered the microphone to her youngest and oldest sons. “Jonathan, did you have something you wanted to say?” He did. “Dad was—is—fundamentally a gifted encourager,” Jonathan said. “Let’s be encouraged, friends and family, even in our sadness, from the memory of his life, which is a testament to something greater and longer-lasting than we have here on earth.” His brother David followed with the most emotional moment of the service, pausing several times to control tears during his prayer. “Heavenly Father, we are sad at the loss, but we take comfort in knowing Dad is filled with joy,” David said, with Kathy and Jonathan standing near. “We ask you to meet us in our grief and remind us that your loving sacrifice on the cross and resurrection has conquered death, so that when you call us home we can joyfully say what he did, ‘I’m ready to see Jesus. Send me home.’” 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 The rest of the memorial followed the order of service, with readings from the Bible and C. S. Lewis, hymns chosen by Keller, and a homily from family friend Sam Allberry. “The very qualities we have loved in Tim are all reflections of what can be found so clearly in Christ,” Allberry said. “What Tim was, imperfectly, Christ has always been, fully and completely. Or to borrow from one of Tim’s more memorable phrases, ‘Jesus is the true and better Tim Keller.’ And so the best way to appreciate and understand Tim is to think about Christ.” Jesus, the most powerful individual on earth, came to serve and to die for us, Allberry said. “Tim was an extraordinary servant because he had let Jesus serve him,” he said. “It was being served by Christ that enabled him to serve so many of the rest of us so beautifully. So will you let Jesus serve you? If you’ve never done so, would you let Jesus serve you today, this afternoon, this very moment?” Allberry’s evangelistic tone was reminiscent of the last high-profile funeral in evangelicalism. When Billy Graham passed away in 2018, he too directed family and friends to share the gospel with the more than 2,000 memorial attendees. “Tim was very clear that he wanted it to be evangelistic and not about him,” Allberry told TGC. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 That same purposeful theme ran through the songs. “I chose each hymn and there’s an order to them,” Keller told attendees at a worship service at the National Institutes of Health in April. His reasoning was transcribed in the program. “Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise” is all about God and his attributes, Keller explained. “Amazing Love, How Can It Be?” is about a personal relationship with God. “How Firm a Foundation” is about connecting to God through his Word, “Jesus Lives and So Shall I” gives hope for life after death, and “For All the Saints, Who From Their Labor Rest” reminds us all the saints will be gathered together at last. Keller’s memorial service was also thick with Scripture—in addition to verses in the opening and benediction, sections from John 14, 1 Corinthians 15, 2 Corinthians 4, Romans 8, and Mark 10 were read by leaders from four Redeemer campuses. Every one of them pointed to the resurrection to come. “We grieve, but we grieve with hope,” Tim’s middle son and pastor Michael Keller said in closing. He pointed to a quote in the program from D. L. Moody: “Some day you will read in the papers that D. L. Moody of East Northfield, is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now; I shall have gone up higher.” “The world to come is brighter and better and more real,” Michael said. “We are going to see him again in the new world, so there is joy and grace and love and light forever more. Let that comfort you, let that sustain you in all things now and always.” (“𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀: 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲” by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. Tim Keller’s funeral was held a year ago. At the time of his passing, we asked TGC leaders and friends to reflect on the life and legacy of the pastor, author, friend, and leader we loved. Watch it here: thegospelcoalition.org/video/tim-kell…)

Rather than being skeptical about Kanye, can we be prayerful? Can we give Kanye what he asks for in “Hands On”? ‘Don’t throw me up, lay your hands on me / Please, pray for me.’ thegspl.co/2Ni4gtr

“Oh, I want to see him! I am almost there. I can almost see his face. And he is Joy!” —John M. Perkins (1930–2026) thegospelcoalition.org/article/john-p…

You’ll find him on podcasts and in pulpits, but everything he does is for social media. He’s the man who has confused being provocative with being profound, who mistakes the ability to offend for the courage to lead. He is the edgelord. thegospelcoalition.org/article/edgelo…

The fundamental problem with nationalism—in its precise ideological sense—is that it divides humanity along lines the gospel erases. thegospelcoalition.org/article/christ…

Today @NAQureshi, 34, died after a yearlong battle with cancer. thegspl.co/2freKGW

John Piper (@JohnPiper) asks ChatGPT to write a prayer. Is the prayer ChatGPT responds with true praise?

Christians going to their local church on Sunday but devoting much more time and attention to online resources—podcasts, YouTube videos, sermons from other churches—for their spiritual nourishment. The real result: malnourishment. thegospelcoalition.org/article/danger…

You’ll find him on podcasts and in pulpits, but everything he does is for social media. He’s the man who has confused being provocative with being profound, who mistakes the ability to offend for the courage to lead. He is the edgelord. thegospelcoalition.org/article/edgelo…

Protesters disrupted a Cities Church service on Sunday after activists identified one of the pastors as acting director of ICE’s field office in St. Paul, Minnesota. thegospelcoalition.org/article/faqs-c…

The Gospel Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Vroegop (@MarkVroegop) as the organization’s third president. The members of TGC’s Council unanimously elected Vroegop on January 10, 2025. Vroegop, 53, is currently lead pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he has served since 2008. With nearly 30 years of experience in pastoral ministry, Vroegop has also been a TGC Council member since 2018 and a Board member since 2023. He lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Sarah. They have three married sons, a college-aged daughter, and two grandchildren. Vroegop will begin as TGC president in March 2025, taking leadership of TGC as the ministry celebrates its 20-year anniversary. “I deeply love the church of Jesus Christ, and I can’t think of a more strategic ministry than The Gospel Coalition to help renew and unify the bride of Christ,” Vroegop said. “For 20 years, TGC has supported ministry leaders and pastors like me through theological clarity, practical applications, meaningful relationships, and intentional gatherings. I’m honored and excited to help lead this vital ministry into its next chapter.” The selection of Vroegop came after the TGC Board appointed a search committee, chaired by Ligon Duncan and including H.B. Charles Jr., Andy Davis, Nancy Guthrie, Ryan Kwon, and Board Chairman Juan Sánchez. “What’s most exciting about Mark’s appointment is his deep love for the local church and his heart for pastors,” Sánchez said. “Having served with longevity in one church, Mark brings pastoral sensitivities and understands how to support and encourage pastors and church leaders in advancing the gospel and glorifying God.” Mark Vroegop has served in pastoral ministry leadership for nearly thirty years. He graduated from Cedarville University with a B.A. in Communications and earned a Master of Divinity from Cornerstone Theological Seminary. Since 2008, he has been the Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis, following eleven years as Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Holland, Michigan. An award-winning author, Mark has written four books, including 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴, 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺: 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 and 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦. Mark is a frequent conference speaker and served as a council member of The Gospel Coalition since 2018. He is married to Sarah, and they have three married sons, a college-aged daughter, and two grandchildren. Read the full press release and watch several new videos about the new TGC president here: tgc.org/president

TGC Council member David Powlison (1949–2019) died today, June 7, 2019, after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Please join us in praying for his wife, children, family, and friends. thegspl.co/2wHW11P

‘Josephus and Jesus’ gives academics, pastors, public advocates for Christianity a fresh look at one of the most hotly debated passages among ancient documents. thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/joseph…

Church members are increasingly looking 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 to therapists to help them with emotional and relational struggles because they don’t consider those problems to be related to their spiritual lives. That's a mistake. thegospelcoalition.org/article/therap…

Rather than being skeptical about Kanye, can we be prayerful? Can we give Kanye what he asks for in “Hands On”? ‘Don’t throw me up, lay your hands on me / Please, pray for me.’ thegspl.co/2Ni4gtr