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Was the Earliest Bible Canon Actually Protestant?!?
Gavin Ortlund examines the earliest surviving Christian canon list from Melito of Sardis and explores why this second-century testimony may provide significant historical support for the Protestant Old Testament canon. Truth Unites (https:/
Should Only Men Be Pastors? My Honest Reflection on a Controversial Topic
Gavin Ortlund reflects on one of the most debated questions in the church today, exploring Scripture, church history, and the theology of gender to explain why certain church offices are reserved for men while affirming the full dignity and
Christianity and the Problem of Evil: The Story That Helped Me
Gavin Ortlund explores how Christianity responds to the problem of evil by showing, through Joseph’s story and ultimately Jesus, how God can bring good out of even the darkest suffering. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to prom
Does the Bible Have Errors? A Better Way to Think About Inerrancy
Gavin Ortlund explores what biblical inerrancy really means, and doesn’t mean, showing how a better understanding of Scripture can resolve many apparent errors and deepen both humility and trust in God’s Word. Truth Unites (https://truthuni
Can Christians Believe in Ghosts?
Gavin Ortlund explores whether Christians can believe in ghosts, offering a biblical perspective that challenges pop-culture ideas while taking the supernatural seriously. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assu
The Real Reason Jan Hus Was Burned (When Church History Gets Dark)
Gavin Ortlund examines the historical, theological, and political forces behind Jan Hus’s execution in 1415, showing how medieval views on heresy and church–state authority made his death possible.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exis
Did Cameron Bertuzzi Just Refute Me?
Gavin Ortlund explains when arguments from silence are persuasive or weak, showing how context determines whether silence in historical sources actually counts as meaningful evidence. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote
How Church History Gets MISUSED Against Protestants
Gavin Ortlund analyzes five popular critiques of Protestantism and offers a clearer framework for understanding church history. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlu
The Question Atheism Struggles to Answer (It’s Not What You Think)
Gavin Ortlund examines a key question raised in a debate between Douthat and Pinker, arguing that atheism struggles to provide a sufficient foundation for moral obligation and human rights without borrowing from theistic assumptions. Truth
The Secret to Enjoying Life (Christians Miss This)
Gavin Ortlund and his dad, Ray Ortlund, discuss the vital role of enjoying God’s gifts in living a flourishing Christian life. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlun
Is Gen Z Turning Catholic? Analyzing a Fascinating Trend
Gavin Ortlund explores why Gen Z is increasingly drawn to Catholicism, arguing that a deep cultural anxiety and longing for stability, belonging, and beauty are ultimately pointing people to the fulfillment found in the gospel. My new book:
If Christianity Is True… Why So Many Religions?
Gavin Ortlund explains why religious diversity doesn’t disprove Christianity and how believers can confidently affirm Jesus while engaging others with humility. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance throu
What Church Was Like in 150 AD (Justin Martyr Reveals)
Gavin Ortlund takes you inside a 2nd-century Christian worship service through Justin Martyr’s writings, revealing a gathering that feels both strikingly familiar and surprisingly different from church today. Truth Unites (https://truthunit
If Aliens Exist, Does Christianity Collapse?
Gavin Ortlund explores whether the discovery of extraterrestrial life would undermine Christianity, arguing that the Christian faith is able to absorb even something as surprising as aliens. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to
Did the Father Hate the Son on the Cross?
Gavin Ortlund explores what Jesus truly experienced on the cross and why the Father never hated the Son, even in the darkest moments of the crucifixion. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theol
Why Gen Z Loves Church History (And What to do About It)
Gavin Ortlund explores why Gen Z’s growing fascination with church history reveals a deeper hunger for rootedness, authenticity, and belonging, and how the church can respond with the unchanging truth of the gospel. Truth Unites (https://tr
Is AI Making us Lonely?
Gavin Ortlund responds to Wes Huff’s recent podcast appearance and warns about the dangers of using AI to meet emotional or spiritual needs. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth
What Does Sola Scriptura Even Mean?
Gavin Ortlund explains that sola Scriptura doesn’t mean Scripture is the only authority in the church, but that it is the supreme and infallible rule by which all other authorities are measured in matters of faith and practice.Truth Unites
Christianity’s Best Argument Isn’t What You Think
Gavin Ortlund reflects on the deep human “ache” of longing and explains why Christianity uniquely speaks to the heart’s deepest desires.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.Gavi
7 Reasons the Nephilim Were Angelic
Gavin Ortlund lays out seven reasons many scholars interpret the Nephilim as angelic-human hybrids, carefully weighing the biblical and historical evidence. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through t
Abortion and Marriage Aren’t In the Bible?
Gavin Ortlund responds to James Talarico’s claim that the Bible is silent on abortion and gay marriage, showing from Scripture and early Christian history that the biblical vision of life and marriage is clear, coherent, and ultimately grou
Did Emperors Actually Run the 7 Ecumenical Councils?
Gavin Ortlund explains the role of the Roman Emperor in the early ecumenical councils of church history. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theolog
The Shroud of Turin: Evaluating the Best Arguments (For and Against)
Gavin Ortlund examines the evidence for and against the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, explains whether it can be identified as Jesus’ burial cloth, and clarifies what C.S. Lewis actually believed about it. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller
Why Protestants Win the Church History Debate (Newman Was Wrong)
Gavin Ortlund examines John Henry Newman’s famous claim that “to be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant,” arguing that historic Protestantism is deeply rooted in the earliest Christian tradition.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.or
What is the Unforgivable Sin?
Gavin Ortlund explains what Jesus meant by the unforgivable sin, showing from Scripture that it is not a momentary failure or doubt but a persistent, knowing rejection of Christ, and why this truth offers assurance, not fear, to believers.
Explaining Every Chapter of Revelation
Gavin Ortlund offers a partial-preterist reading of Revelation, interpreting its apocalyptic imagery as focused on first-century Rome while maintaining hope in Christ’s future return. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote
Are the End Times Here? Explaining Each Event
Gavin Ortlund offers a big-picture guide to the end times, explaining what all Christians agree on, where faithful disagreements remain, and why future hope should fuel present faithfulness rather than fear.Truth Unites (https://truthunites
The Internet, Protestantism, and the State of Christianity (With Wes Huff)
Gavin Ortlund and Wes Huff sit down to discuss the internet, Protestantism, and the state of Christianity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theolo
Abortion in the Early Church: The Surprising Witness We Need Today
Gavin Ortlund explores the early church’s clear yet nuanced opposition to abortion and shows how its emphasis on human dignity and neighbor love can challenge Christians today toward a truly consistent pro-life ethic. Truth Unites (https://
Why Sam Harris’s Moral Vision Still Doesn’t Satisfy
Gavin Ortlund explains why Sam Harris’s account of morality still falls short, arguing that our deepest moral intuitions about human dignity, progress, and obligation are historically grounded in, and hard to sustain without, a theistic wor
