The Gospel Lens
The Gospel Lens is a publication designed to examine current issues in the light of the gospel of Jesus.
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The Diagnosis We’d Rather Give Ourselves
We keep multiplying clinical labels for ordinary struggle. Genesis 3 suggests we are doing something older than diagnosing — we …
What Secular Lament Knows
Don Henley’s “New York Minute” names the dread of radical contingency honestly. The gospel doesn’t dismiss it — it offers …
When Love Is Not Convenient
Costly love and caregiving belong to the same conversation. The gap between the love caregiving requires and the love we …
The Creature We’d Rather Not Be
Self-sufficiency is America’s functional theology. But Scripture presents dependency as the creature’s baseline — and the Incarnation as its redemption …
The Work We Don’t Count
A government official’s phrase — “used to do it for free” — reveals something older than policy: our culture can’t …
A Better Patriotism
At America’s 250th, the church faces a theological question. The Gospel offers a patriotism that is honest, just, and oriented …
Open Hands: The Counterintuitive Generosity of the Gospel
Scarcity closes the human hand. The gospel opens it — not through guilt or obligation, but through the announcement of …
Cultural Christianity’s Broken Promise
Cultural Christianity is making a comeback. Before we embrace it, we should hear from the people who know it best …
The Body in the Room
Nearly half of Americans no longer want a funeral. That choice reveals what we actually believe about bodies, grief, and …
The Story We Don’t Want to Tell
America turns 250 with celebrations of national greatness. But the American church and historical honesty have rarely shared the same …