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The Gospel Saturated Blog

The gospel is good news before it is good advice. It tells us who Jesus is, what he has done, and what that means for our lives and our world.

  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On August 2, 2021
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓) Christianity in the first century was a spiritual explosion, fueled by the reality...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 21, 2021
"If I find in myself desires nothing in this world will satisfy. I can only conclude that I was not...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On June 30, 2021
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓)There's a troubling trend arising in our postmodern age, an era that has...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On June 7, 2021
"Injustice: unfairness, unjust act, Unfair: not equitable or honest, not impartial or according to rules, society: organised and interdependent community,...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On April 28, 2021
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓)What's beneath the skin of our collective Christian identity?Has Christianity lost touch with...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On April 6, 2021
David, the shepherd boy-turned-king and famous author of the Psalms, is perhaps one of the most complex characters in the...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On March 30, 2021
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓) Jesus looked around the table at the closest of his disciples gathered...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On February 1, 2021
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓) "You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On November 3, 2020
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓) “He has told you, O human, what is good; And what does the...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On August 3, 2020
“Walking, stumbling, on these shadow feet; toward home, a land that I've never seen. I am changing: less and less...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On June 9, 2020
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓)This article is dedicated to the memory of William Tyndale (c 1490-1536), an...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On May 18, 2020
While our salvation is part of the gospel, the good news preached in the first century was rooted in a...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On May 11, 2020
"Blessed are the peacemakers for they will inherit the earth." | Matthew 5:9 (ESV)The Spiritual WarriorIn Ephesians 6, the Apostle...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On March 23, 2020
How we, as Christians, respond in times of crisis is not just vitally important for our own faith and for...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On March 16, 2020
"The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On February 25, 2020
When considering the ideas and thoughts surrounding Church burnout, it became apparent that there is another serious issue facing many...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On February 4, 2020
We’re called to a radical life. This is a life in which we’re called to follow someone we’ve never seen....
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On January 21, 2020
"It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature." | Peter Scazzero, Emotional Healthy SpiritualityEmotions Make Us HumanDo you...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On October 21, 2019
The final pages of the Old Testament come to a close with the prophetic words of Malachi, written around 460-430...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On August 26, 2019
The word disciple occurs frequently throughout the Bible and 'discipleship' is something that the Bible references often. But what does...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On May 28, 2019
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓)It seems hard to believe that people who have answered Jesus’ call to...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On March 5, 2019
Despite Christianity still being Australia's largest religion (61.1% compared with 7.3% of all other religions combined), the proportion of Australians...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On February 19, 2019
One of the most startling pieces of information that we are given in relation to Jesus is the fact that he...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On August 6, 2018
Though the following story may seem absurd or unlikely, it offers a apt illustration of how humanity often chooses to...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 30, 2018
The subject of God's grace permeates every aspect of the Gospel, giving it weight and power. The saving acts of God,...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 23, 2018
That Jesus existed, there is no doubt. There is a great deal of written historical evidence, both from Christian and...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 16, 2018
One of my favourite movies is Ever After with Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston. It has all the right ingredients...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 9, 2018
Religion is defined as "a cultural system of designated behaviours and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organisations,...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 2, 2018
Resilience can sometimes be mistaken for indifference, unaccountability or emotional disconnection but in reality, resilience is the complete opposite of...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On June 25, 2018
It’s easy to think of the gospel as something that started with Jesus - something new that sprang up in...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On June 4, 2018
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓)Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion. It occurs when you...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On May 7, 2018
(Not a reader? Take a listen instead ⇓) I heard a sermon recently about the life of Abraham and it got...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 17, 2026
Firstly, I want to make it clear that the goal of this article isn’t to critique or discredit the many...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 16, 2026
I read an article recently accusing cessationists of denying the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit, describing them as "heartless...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 7, 2026
The church is at war with the devil. That isn’t an overstatement. It’s the world of Ephesians. From the opening...
  • by Carrie Shaw
  • On July 17, 2026
Firstly, I want to make it clear that the goal of this article isn’t to critique or discredit the many...