What I Learned Teaching the Same Book Twice—20 Years Apart
When I first taught through Hebrews, I understood doctrine and discipline but not disappointment and disillusionment.
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Gen Z Isn’t Asking Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
Christians have long asked how a good God can let evil happen. My students want to know when the evil will get their due.
How God Helps Me Eat on $33 Per Week
It’s a very faith-stretching way to get by, compared to trusting in a salary and benefits.
You Can’t Love the Church in the Abstract
It’s easy to say you love the church universal, the whole bride of Christ. But Scripture unmistakably calls us to love the local congregation too.
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HW Brands on the Patriarch of America
What does it mean to call someone the “father” of a nation?
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In the Beginning Was the Word, Not the State
An excerpt from Christ and Covenant in Global Politics: A Christian Introduction to International Relations.
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We Don’t Need Resilience. We Need Resurrection.
As Tish Harrison Warren’s new book explores, springing back to strength after disaster isn’t the picture offered by Scripture.
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The Apostle Paul Was Not an Escapist
Theologian Nijay Gupta’s new book argues that the goal of the Christian life is not to “go up.”
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Rubio’s Presidential Bid, College Cybercrime, and Psychiatric Med Skeptics
Rubio’s campaign-style video, an edtech cyberattack, Russia’s WWII celebration, and RFK Jr.’s antidepressant doubts.
At 90, My Grandma Is Leading Worship at Her Retirement Home
Her decades of service to her community inspire me to be like her.
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View archivesThroughout Scripture, God calls his people to be faithful and steadfast as we abide in him. Isaiah reminds us our faithfulness is fleeting “like the flowers of the field,” yet our hope is secure when we place it in God, so our strength is renewed (Isa. 40:6, 31). In this issue, we consider stories of resilience. Historian Thomas S. Kidd shares missionary Adoniram Judson’s hardship and fortitude in Burma (now Myanmar). Emily Belz reports on Minnesota churches today that are supporting persecuted Karen Christians, also from Myanmar. Haleluya Hadero reports on groups who are determined to help Gary, Indiana, achieve a more resilient future. We also consider Tish Harrison Warren’s new book and feature an interview with her. Rooted in the person of Jesus Christ, Christian resilience is about more than having grit or bouncing back.
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I Sold My Body and Couldn’t Quit Heroin. But God Pursued Me.
Some faithful Christian women visited the dressing room at my strip club and showed me the love of Christ.
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Born a Woman, I Spent Six Years Living as a Man. Then God Showed Me My True Identity.
God’s voice reached me through a compassionate Christian couple.
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I Ran from God and My Jewish Identity. Then I Read the New Testament.
Aaron Abramson served in the Israel Defense Forces before abandoning his faith and wandering the world in search of meaning.
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Journalism Was My Religion. Then I Encountered Jesus Christ.
I wanted to be an eyewitness to Brazil’s history. Instead, God made me a witness to his work in the world.
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Was It Really God’s Perfect Plan to Amputate My Foot?
A tragic accident jump-started my relationship with God. It also made me question his goodness.
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College Students Feel Meaningless: The Church Can Provide the Solution
In a rootless and self-focused world, the church can provide meaning to college students by inviting them into the story of God.
Defining Moments in Preaching
Understanding and facilitating unforgettable encounters with God.
Music at Midnight: The Supreme Value of Mercy
Our pastoral forefather, George Herbert, orients us to the music that stops the flow of discouragement.
Good Expectations
Knowing the ways God uses our preaching feeds our faith in the outcomes.
Browse the Archives
Christianity Today magazine was born in 1956; enjoy a selection of our classics and cover stories.
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Gender Roles Beyond the Western Church
Scott W. Sunquist calls the American church to observe the diversity in ecclesiologies around the world.
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Will ‘Complementarianism’ Survive?
I want to continue to call myself a complementarian. But we need to reclaim the term.
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Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
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Should I Offer My Pronouns?
Gendered language is increasingly controversial in public life. Christians are grappling with how to engage.
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Canada Euthanized 10,000 People in 2021. Has Death Lost Its Sting?
Here’s what I’ve learned as a Christian doctor receiving requests for physician-assisted dying.
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The Woman Who Gave the World a Thousand Names for God
How a British linguist and a failed Nigerian coup changed everything about Bible translation.
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There Are Many Mansions in Heaven, but We’d Like Something Sooner
How US homebuyer woes can reorient us toward the eternal.
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Our Pulpits Are Full of Empty Preachers
Tens of thousands of pastors want to quit but haven’t. What has that done to them?
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Wait, You’re Not Deconstructing?
What’s behind the exvangelical trend isn’t new. But it sheds new light on theology.
