Jen Wilkin joined Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger on the new podcast from The Gospel Coalition to discuss why aging is a “discipleship issue” for the church.

Many ask for a fresh, personal word from God while the ancient, shared ones lie neglected. It is not new truths we need, but old truths recently forgotten. It is not personal revelation that fuels the church’s mission, but shared revelation. All 66 books of it. All profitable.

Coming in January! “Lord, You are my portion and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” — Psalm 16:5-6

“Emphasis matters…The NT Epistles mention attacks of “Satan,” “the devil,” “the evil one,” and “the enemy” several times, but worldliness, fleshly desires, and sins of the flesh show up everywhere -- expounded in lists, warned against constantly.” www.christianitytoday.com/2025/03/sata...

“Nearly any inconvenient circumstance—a flat tire, canceled flight, strained muscle, fraud alert from the bank—can send us into speculation that Satan is trying to derail our day,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social. But Satan isn’t our only enemy.

The Bible is our great Ebenezer, a memorial stone to the faithfulness of God, carefully recorded and preserved for His children. And every copy, from the dog-eared to the disregarded, is whispering, “Remember.” Remember the God who remembers you.

Hymns for everyone!

Because God does not change, we can rely on His promises. All that he has promised to do must come to pass. The gospel itself is bound up in the idea of God’s immutability. We fervently need God to stay the same – our great hope of salvation lies in his remaining exactly as who he is.

“In a culture that fetishizes youth and views aging as a journey into irrelevance and uselessness, God’s family takes the view that people possess an ever-developing value, one that renders their contributions essential and indispensable,” writes @jenwilkin.bsky.social.

If you are at TGC25, I hope you will join Gavin Ortlund, Mike Kruger, Alistair Begg and me for a discussion of how to have healthy disagreements in the church. Register for this auxiliary event here: www.tgc25.org/event/5c7c78...

Don’t let a youth-obsessed culture rob you of your sense of the value of all parts of life. We need our aging faces and slowing bodies to tell us the truth: that time is passing, and that it is exceedingly precious. My latest at @CTmagazine: t.co/oLtqw1Zwvy

How do you plan to spend time in the Scriptures in 2025? Some thoughts on the relative benefits of reading plans, Bible studies, and topical studies: www.jenwilkin.net/blog/2015/12...

To be clear, I’m saying students don’t need teen-targeted content. They’re more than capable of interacting with Scripture as adults (and with adults). Devotionals can slow or sabotage their developing Bible literacy because devos spoon-feed. Give them tools to learn the Bible & form a study habit.

Parents of teens, before you buy them a teen devotional or teen Bible study, read this: www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/teac...

To all my ministry friends for whom Christmas means long days of serving when others are on vacation time, thank you. Thank you for giving your time so that many others can gather to worship during the season of Advent!

Advent is the season of light. In June I taught on the theme of light from Genesis to Revelation and its implications for the children of God. I hope it ministers to you! youtu.be/HW8mqcj05pg

"We have never been good at waiting ... Advent has always taken longer than we expect." A beautiful @jenwilkin.bsky.social piece I re-read every Advent: www.christianitytoday.com/2022/11/wilk...

Interested in learning how to disciple others or see discipleship permeate your church culture? I’m teaching part of a 6-week virtual cohort from Women’s Initiatives at TGC called Demystifying Discipleship. Use code ‘JEN10’ for a discount on the cohort cost. ⁠ Learn more by visiting tgc.org/women

We readily assent that no part of sanctification will be easy, but we often expect this particular part should be. If God wants me to know the Bible, why wouldn’t He make it easy for me to understand? The spirit of the age is instant gratification. The Spirit of the Lord takes the long view.

The final score wasn’t what we hoped, but the company couldn’t be beat. Always proud to be a Fightin’ Texas Aggie! 👍🏻

It’s a great day to BTHO t.u.!!!

It’s a big day, Vito. We salute you. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

As a Charles Wesley fan, I’m here to help with one of the best (and most often incorrectly edited) Christmas hymn lyrics of all. Do you know which lyric it is? Hint: it’s in “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” /1

Emily Dickinson. I hold firmly to the belief that much of our trouble reading the Bible stems from forgetting that God is a poet. And if His image-bearers are this devastatingly artistic with words, how much more so is He?

I’m studying/writing on aging and rightly numbering our days. I’ve read: Being Mortal (Gawande) When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi) On my bedside: We Shall All Be Changed (Pipkin) On Getting Out of Bed (Noble) What book has helped you think about aging/embodiment?

I’ve been thinking about the significance of the Kingdom of Heaven for 25 years, and I feel like I’m just now beginning to really “get it”. Can’t imagine what further I might see in another 25. Scripture does yield immediate benefit, but it’s the oft-undervalued long view I’m learning to cherish.