Matt Smethurst
Managing Editor of The Gospel Coalition
Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and author of Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10Publishing, 2019) and 1–2 Thessalonians: A 12-Week Study (Crossway, 2017). He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Louisville, Kentucky. They belong to Third Avenue Baptist Church, where Matt serves as an elder. You can follow him on Twitter.

What Does the Bible Say about Itself and Why Is That So Important?
Either he speaks, or we guess.

How not to read the Bible in 2018
January 1 is a new start when it comes to daily Bible reading, here are five suggestions for what not to do in 2018.

‘God plus’ or bust; lose the incarnation, lose it all
The doctrine of the Incarnation isn’t a hot topic in the circles I run in. I’ve seen little ink spilled over it. The mission of the church, the place of penal substitution, the role of women in ministry, and the legitimacy of multi-site? Sure. But not the Incarnation and two natures of Jesus. That’s why…