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Is the women’s ministry at your church looking for more resources for in-depth Bible study? Are they constantly looking for more Bible studies that provide accessible and serious study? How about trusted speakers for retreats or events? At the Center for Christian Studies (CCS), our mission is to equip Christians to better understand their faith so they can practice it and pass it on to others. To that end, we’re always working to find ways to address the education needs of

Visible Signs of Invisible Grace: Sacraments for the “Low Church” (Part 4) Keith D. Stanglin See Parts One , Two , Three , and five of this series. These posts are adapted from my essay, “Visible Signs of Invisible Grace: Sacraments for the ‘Low Church,’” in Distinguishing the Church: Explorations in Word, Sacrament, and Discipline , ed. Greg Peters and Matt Jenson (Eugene: Pickwick, 2019), 69-92. In my previous post , I discussed how the Lord’s Supper (eucharist) was demo

This week we continue offering excerpts from the 2026 CCS winter class. In this excerpt from the third class meeting, Carl Trueman discusses "The Desecration of Man". You can view all of the excerpts from the winter class on our YouTube channel. From the class description: In an age of increasing dependence and formation by technology, it is perhaps more vital than ever that Christians grapple with the question, “What is a human being?” What does it mean to be human? What doe