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Fleeing a Massacre, Syrian Muslims Found Comfort Through Church
Revenge attacks against deposed president Assad’s heterodox Alawite sect led local evangelicals to model reconciliation between diverse sects.
For Pastors
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Facing a Precarious Future in Hong Kong
While Beijing has not yet clamped down on religion in the city, three churches are preparing.
Phylicia Masonheimer on How Erotic Fiction Harms Women
The author and theologian spoke with CT about women’s porn use and her path to freedom from addiction.
The Gen Z Worship War
Well, not a war so much as a slow and worrisome sorting of men and women into different corners of Christianity.
How Coptic Martyrs—and Migrants—Inform Our Christian Faith
While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always what Copts expect.
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The Father to the Fatherless Sang a New Song over Me
Abandoned at birth, I grew up in Romanian orphanages. Today I lead Eastern Europe’s largest Christian music festival.
I Have a Baby Face. It Shouldn’t Discount My Leadership.
Ageism persists in majority-Asian churches. But Scripture exhorts us to transform how we speak and act toward young pastors and leaders.
Pastors Press on After 46,000 Churchgoers Leave Hong Kong
Political upheaval led many to emigrate overseas. Yet some pastors still remain to shepherd those who stay.
How the Nicene Creed Became Cool Again
More and more churches are turning to ancient words of faith to anchor modern worship.
Anyone Can Bless the Food
Sometimes the pastor needs to lead a prayer. But sometimes, ask the new convert or the shy student to talk to God in public.
Right-Size Your Fear
A note from CT’s president in our May/June issue.
Do Not Harm Yourself, for We Are All Here
Paul’s cry to the Philippian jailer is a model for the church to respond to suicide in an America plagued by deaths of despair.
Who Gets Our Church After a Dating Breakup?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on outreach to a family leaving a church and a lost sense of ministry calling.
China Closed Christian Bookstores. Digital Publishing Grew in the Vacuum.
As Christian books struggle to get published, ministries offer free e-books to equip the church.
Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls
Jesus died for me to reap a harvest of resurrection.
Christian Converts Pay the Price to Marry in the Faith
Three first-generation Indian Christians face strong societal and familial pressures.
Church Hurts for Pastors, Too
Church hurt travels in both directions—from the pews to the pulpit and in reverse.
Cafeteria Church
Under the fluorescent lights, we come to commune, not to be entertained.
Bring Back Screen-Free Sunday School
Digital Bible lessons can’t replace teachers passing on the faith.
Can an E-Book App Address a Theological Resources Gap?
Churches, ministries, seminaries, and universities around the world struggle to access Christian material. BiblioTech wants to help.
The Dean of American Church Historians
Memories and reflections on Martin E. Marty, a scholar of remarkable influence, kindness, and wit, from a friend and colleague of 50 years.
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