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Building the Habit of Family Worship

Growing up in the Asian church, I thought worship belonged in the church. Now I’m bringing it into our home.

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.

Syria Massacre Leaves Christians Asking If They’re Next

Islamists didn’t target the church in the violence that killed more than 1,000, but the community is on edge.

Wire Story

Southern Baptists Say DOJ Investigation Concludes Without Further Charges

After the federal inquiry didn’t turn up findings around abuse, advocates fear critics will continue to push back against reform.

My Walmart Evangelism Wasn’t Working

The Good News didn’t sound so good when I ambushed people in the chip aisle.

A Closing Door to Persecuted Christians

Trump’s new immigration policies will hurt believers at risk for their faith.

South Africa and ‘The Art of the Deal’

Trump makes quick changes, but some consequences are fatal.

News

Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Less than a year after resigning over allegations dating back to the 1980s, the former megachurch pastor faces a criminal case in Oklahoma.

‘Mickey 17’ Laughs at Hope

The new film from Bong Joon-ho smirks at scientific hubris, political corruption, and any attempt to make things better.

Nixed USAID Scholarship Helped Christian Students Escape War

The $45 million diversity-focused program has so far provided 400 Burmese students—including Christian ethnic minorities—a chance to study away from conflict.

Review

A New Guide to What the Church Has Always Said About Sex

A book for young adults from Louise Perry explores a third way on sexual ethics that rejects gender ideology and cribs from long-standing Christian teaching.

South Africa: Black, White, and ‘Coloured’

A personal reflection on a country deciding between reconciliation and racism.

News

Confusion About American Policy Regarding South Africa

A three-part case study of how the Trump administration does business, with hundreds of thousands of lives—and hundreds of millions of dollars—blowing in the wind.

‘Come as You Are’ Is Not a Slogan for the Church

Stanley Hauerwas meditates on the necessity of the gospel, the politics of the kingdom, and the high demands of sanctification.

Attack, Assault, Arrest, Repeat

In 2024, persecution increased for Indian Christians due to growing Hindu nationalism and stricter anticonversion laws.

The Korean Evangelicals Who Want Their President Back in Power

At a recent rally, pro-Yoon Christians decried Communist infiltration and adopted MAGA rhetoric.

The Anti-Gospel of American Politics

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave specific instructions for embodying his story with our lives. None of it “works” in this political climate.

Wire Story

Christian Refugees See America’s Beacon Fading

Tulsa pastor who helps “Okla-Zomi” families worries that the sudden withdraw of humanitarian support will trigger a global crisis.

News

The Legal Hurdles Killing the American Dream

Most evangelicals want undocumented immigrants to have a path to citizenship. But ICE detentions, years-long court backlogs, and a growing lawyer shortage can make it feel impossible.

Making the World Safe for Bribery

Trump’s changes open the door for Americans to normalize corruption as merely the cost of doing business.

News

The Challenge of Orchestrating Global Worship This Side of Heaven

Gather25 reflects our desire to sing together but also the struggle to capture the diverse music of the church.

News

Ukrainian Evangelicals Wait for the End

They yearn for peace and a good night’s sleep but don’t trust Donald Trump’s proposed cease-fire.

‘Last Days’ Has No Motivation for Martyrdom 

The new movie from director Justin Lin portrays its missionary subject sympathetically. But it doesn’t understand #SoliDeoGloria.

Pastoring in the Gender Gap Crisis

Four factors driving young women away from the church and pastoral strategies to address them.

Public Theology Project

The Moral Cost of Murdering Ukraine

What’s at stake is not just the survival of nations. It’s the consciences of those who align themselves with what is unquestionably wrong.

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.

Review

Faith Torn Down to the Studs

A deconstruction survivor seeks ways to repair faltering houses of belief.

Review

What Must We Do to Agree on Salvation?

Protestants and Catholics proclaim the same good news but expect different responses.

Review

Always on the Go but Never Away from Home

A classic novel captures the tension between the church’s devotion to particular places and its mission to the ends of the earth.

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