Gavin Ortlund
The Gospel Coalition
Deerfield, IL, United States
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20 Quotes from Gavin Ortlund on the *Beauty* of Christian Theism
These 20 quotes stood out as I read ‘Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism’ by Gavin Ortlund (Baker Academic, 2021). → Read More
Not Your Typical Apologetics Book
“Theism may not fully tell you *why* there is evil, but naturalism can’t even tell you *that* there is evil.” Gavin Ortlund wants to show skeptics that Christian belief is not just true, but beautiful. → Read More
5 Books to Read by Church Fathers
Five classic texts from church fathers that (1) are significant theologically and historically, (2) are relatively easy to read and understand, and (3) in some cases tend to get neglected. → Read More
20 Quotes on How (and When) to Fight Over Doctrine
For the health of our churches, we need to learn how to do theological triage. → Read More
What Theological Hills Should We Be Willing to Die On?
Is eschatology as important a doctrine as the resurrection of Christ? Gavin Ortlund helps pastors and church leaders think through theological triage. → Read More
4 Ways to Disagree Graciously with Other Christians
Debates among Christians are often the most contentious debates that exist. Gavin Ortlund provides four ways bellievers can debate humbly. → Read More
Why Evangelicals Need Theological Retrieval
The vision of the earliest Protestants was thoroughly catholic. Ours should be too. → Read More
8 Ways to Find Sermon Illustrations
Gavin Ortlund shares eight helpful resources pastors can look to when they are searching for the perfect sermon illustrations. → Read More
Life without God Is Weird
3 things that are out of place—homesick, we might say—within the confines of a naturalistic worldview. → Read More
Pastors Should Like People (Not Just Love Them)
Gavin Ortlund shows that pastors should like their people and show their love for them through various acts of kindness and service. → Read More
Why It’s Wrong to Say the Bible Is Pro-Slavery
Gavin Ortlund considers the question of whether or not the Bible upholds slavery, a charge many today, particular among the New Atheism, lodge. → Read More
7 Ways to Work Hard at Rest
Gavin Ortlund provides seven ways a busy Christian can take intentional periods of rest to recharge and make his or her work more productive. → Read More
4 Problems with Downplaying God’s Wrath
Gavin Ortlund argues that the take away the wrath of God is to redefine God, the atonement, and abandon Christianity altogether. → Read More
He Lay in the Manger without Leaving Heaven
Gavin Ortlund explains the 'extra Calvinisticum' and how Jesus clung to his mother while holding every single atom in place. → Read More
Did Augustine Read Genesis 1 Literally?
Different views on creation in the church today are often summarized in terms of whether one takes the biblical creation story "literally." Similarly, → Read More
The Missing Virtue in the Creation Debates
From conversion to death, Augustine was captivated by Genesis 1–3. He kept writing and re-writing commentaries on these chapters, and they pop up his other → Read More
What We Forget about Creation:
Sometimes Christians treat Genesis 1-3 as a kind of prolegomenon to the biblical narrative. These chapters are important, it is thought, primarily to set the → Read More
Can the Creation Debates Find Rest in Augustine?
Imagine a young man in his late teen years. He has recently moved to the city to go to school. In the course of his study, he becomes convinced that Genesis 1 → Read More
When Should Doctrine Divide?
Gavin Ortlund provides principals of cooperation for when Christians disagree over serious matters. → Read More
When Should Doctrine Divide?
I see two opposite dangers: doctrinal minimalism and doctrinal separatism. → Read More