Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, The Gospel Coalition

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

The Gospel Coalition

Illinois, United States

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Past:
  • The Gospel Coalition
  • Christianity Today

Past articles by Sarah:

How Not to Be Scared of AI

AI functions much like a human brain, but it wasn’t created by a perfect God. Where does that leave us? → Read More

One Year Later, Christians in Ukraine Say, ‘We Wouldn’t Want to Be Anywhere Else’

Ukrainian Christians, now scattered across the world, report that God has comforted and delivered them during this year, reports Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. → Read More

One Year Later, Moscow Pastor Says, ‘I Know God Is Going to Judge Us All’

In addition to anxiety about the war, Russian pastors face societal pressure, isolation, anger from Christians outside Russia, financial strain, and questions about how to be faithful in an aggressor nation. → Read More

Megachurch Marriage for the Bachelor Pastor: A Story of Love that Lasts

Indiana megachurch pastor Steve DeWitt prayed and hoped for a wife for 28 years before finding Jennifer. → Read More

Suffering and Glory: The Sermon After the Plane Crash

The Sunday after four leaders of Harvest Church near Memphis were killed, the congregation gathered for worship. → Read More

The Pro-Choice Movement Doesn’t Need Men. The Pro-Life Side Does.

Too often, and to its own peril, the pro-life movement aims at too small a goal. → Read More

Why I Left Social Media—and Won’t Go Back

Despite the good that can happen, here are the reasons I left social media. → Read More

Gaming Alone: Helping the Generation of Young Men Captivated and Isolated by Video Games

How can we play video games under the lordship of Christ and before the face of God? → Read More

15 Things Your Church Staff Wants You to Know

Staff from five churches share the best practices of their boss-pastors. → Read More

5 Stats for Parents to Know About Teen Digital Media Use

This study confirms what we know from the way God structured families—parents do make a difference. → Read More

The Disaster and Delight of Social Media

Does social media have the power to shape our whole life? How can we wisely stay engaged online? → Read More

Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 7: Reclaiming Your Time

Ana Ávila offers insight on how to use what we have—our dependence on the Holy Spirit—to spend our time more intentionally when we engage on social media. → Read More

Gospel Hope After a Church Burning

College Hill Presbyterian Church—founded nearly 180 years ago and once a Civil War hospital—burned to the ground last week. Amid the ruins, their pastor reflects on God’s goodness and what’s next. → Read More

Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 6: Loving Well

Stephanie Greer and Sarah Zylstra explore how social media helps us to know and be known. → Read More

The Christian Reformed Church Corrects Course

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra tells a hopeful story of synod votes, biblical orthodoxy, and quiet revival in the Christian Reformed Church. → Read More

Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 2: Embracing Your Limits

Jen Wilkin and Sarah Zylstra discuss how knowing your identity helps you interact online, when it’s appropriate to post photos of your quiet time, and more. → Read More

Scrolling Alone: An Article from the Recorded Podcast

Sarah Zylstra: “There's no picture we could take, . . . no amount of followers we could gather that could add anything to the finished work of Christ.” → Read More

Transformation of a Transgender Teen

Read the story of a Christian teen who came out as transgender—and why she desisted two years later. → Read More

20 Quotes from Bryan Chapell on Working with Grace

Looking for relief and rescue from the seemingly meaningless daily grind? Try rigorous theological thinking. → Read More

Social Media Should Come with a Warning Label

Here's what Campus Outreach's Paul Poteat tells college students about what social media is selling, why it seems like the Matrix, and how to get out. → Read More