The Crossway Podcast

Scott Klusendorf, pro-life advocate and author, discusses how to dismantle pro-abortion arguments. Topics include deconstructing pro-choice arguments, challenging pro-life beliefs with academic arguments, the scientific case for pro-abortion, examining arguments on abortion like pro-life consistency and personhood, the sociological test and the argument for pro-choice, and equipping Christians to defend the pro-life position.

Today, we are excited to share with you a bonus inside look into Crossway's One Million Bible Initiative. Anthony Gosling and Randy Jahns explain the overarching goals of the project, highlight the unique challenge of distributing so many Bibles to such hard-to-reach places, and they share how the One Million Bibles Initiative connects to Crossway's mission as a nonprofit ministry. Crossway’s One Million Bibles initiative is designed to provide Christians in the Global South with their own copy of the Bible. Join us in an effort to raise $600,000 to support the printing and distribution of 150,000 Bibles by December 31, 2023. A gift of $40 will provide 10 believers with the life-giving resource of God’s Word!❖ If you want to donate, click here.❖ If you want to subscribe to the One Million Bibles Initiative newsletter, click here.Read the full transcript of this episode.

In this episode, trial lawyer Matt Martens explains how our American criminal justice system is broken and that in order for us to love all of our neighbors well, reforms need to be made.Matt Martens (JD, University of North Carolina School of Law; MABS, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a trial lawyer and partner at an international law firm in Washington, DC. He has spent the bulk of his more than twenty-five-year legal career practicing criminal law both as a federal prosecutor and as a defense attorney. He is also the author of 'Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal' from Crossway.Read the full transcript of this episode.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

Today, we are pleased to offer you the first chapter of Andrew Wilson's book 'Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West'. In 'Remaking the World', Andrew Wilson highlights 7 major developments from the year 1776—globalization, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Enrichment, the American Revolution, the rise of post-Christianity, and the dawn of Romanticism—and explains their relevance to social changes happening today. Carefully examining key documents and historical figures, Wilson demonstrates how a monumental number of political, philosophical, economic, and industrial changes in the year of America’s founding shaped the modern West into a “WEIRDER” society: Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic, Ex-Christian, and Romantic. This thoroughly researched yet accessible book offers a unique historical perspective on modern views of family, government, religion, and morality—giving Christians the historical lens they need to understand today’s post-Christian trends and respond accordingly.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

A few weeks ago, we asked people to send in questions related to what it looks like to stay motivated and excited about reading the Bible in every season of life. We received lots of questions from around the world about everything from keeping our Bible reading time fresh, to making time for God's Word as a busy parent, to engaging with Scripture when we're struggling with grief. Kristen Wetherell is a wife, mother, writer, and speaker. She is the author of several books, including 'Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word'.Read the full transcript of this episode.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by Jon Nielson, entitled, "6 Ideas for Thinking about Halloween with Your Kids".Jon Nielson serves as the senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also coeditor of the book 'Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry'.Read the essay here.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

In this episode, Trillia Newbell discusses the desire in all of us for friendship and how that is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.Trillia Newbell is the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers and the author of numerous books including 'Jesus and the Gift of Friendship'.Read the full transcript of this episode.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by Rosaria Butterfield, entitled, "5 Lies Our Culture Is Telling Us".Rosaria Butterfield is an author, pastor’s wife, homeschool mom, and former professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University. She is the author of 'Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age'.Read the essay here.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!

In this episode, Andrew Wilson shares about how the year 1776 shaped the world we know today and why it is important for every Christian to think about the way they interpret history.Andrew Wilson is the teaching pastor at King’s Church London and a columnist for Christianity Today. He is the author of several books, including 'Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West'.Read the full transcript of this episode.If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

In today's episode, Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry discuss how to recognize if your church is spiritually sick and what you can do about it.Ray Orland and Sam Albury are both pastors at Immanuel Nashville Church and canon theologians with the Anglican Church in North America. They're both authors of numerous books, including their newest book together 'You're Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches'.Read the full transcript of this episode.Check out Paul Tripp's previous interview mentioned in this episode: "What You Believe About God's Sovereignty Matters for Real Life (Paul Tripp)"If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show!Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!