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Refocusing on the Family

Like many evangelical organizations that were built in the past 50 years, Focus on the Family is attempting to thrive—and survive—past its founder.

Family Talk, Family Business

Focus on the Family isn’t the only Colorado Springs organization preparing for its future after James Dobson.

India's Grassroots Revival

With its people turning to Christ in waves, India hosts more believers now than at any time in its 4,000-year history.

Q & A: Bishop Kallistos Ware on the Fullness and the Center

The metropolitan archbishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the U.K. on evangelism, evangelicals, and the Orthodox Church.

A Liberating Woman: A Reflection on the Founder of Christians for Biblical Equality

Catherine Clark Kroeger championed women’s equality without budging on scriptural authority.

The Paul We Think We Know

How his 21st-century evangelical makeover distorts the New Testament reality.

Harry Potter Is Here to Stay

Why the final movie is only the beginning of the Harry Potter phenomenon.

Jesus: Democratic King

Our most cherished democratic values are grounded in Jesus' sovereign authority.

Back to the Garden

Row by row, urban Christians learn to bear literal and spiritual fruit.

Briefing

Gleanings

Christian President Retains Office, Pastor Kidnapped in Mexico, & Other News

Important developments in the church and world.
Spotlight

YouVersion's Volunteer Army

With more than 22 million users on mobile platforms, and millions more on its website, it has unusual success in creating a massive participatory system like Wikipedia or YouTube.
Headlines

Go Figure

Recent stats on prayer, family life, and the country’s moral values.

Quotation Marks

Recent comments from Oprah Winfrey, Jim Wallis, and others that have stirred the pot.

Multi-Site Churches Go Interstate

Megachurches expand across state lines.

Renewal Groups Strategize after the PC(USA) Drops Celibacy Clause for Gay Clergy

Churches discuss future paths since the votes came in for the Presbyterian Church(USA) to open the door to ordaining non-celibate homosexuals.

Ministerial Murkiness: Biggest Religion Case in 20 Years?

Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether fired teacher is a religious employee.

Passages

Deaths, elections, and appointments in the church and in the world.

Youth Movement: Finns Seek Renewal

Lutheran leaders want to push out young conservatives.

Should Marital Infidelity Disqualify a Candidate from Office?

Observers weigh in on questions related to the 2012 election.

Syria's Christians Back Assad

Church leaders say the embattled president should stay on.

Viewpoints

Harold Camping Is (Sort of) Right

Jesus will put an end to this earth—but that is not the end of the story.

Readers Write

Responses to the May issue of CT.

Dying Decisions: Should Relatives Intervene?

Christian thinkers weigh in on whether family or friends should intervene if a terminally ill Christian decides against life-extending treatment.

The Power and the Glamour

Searching for Beauty amid Hollywood's beautiful people.

A Second-Coming Christian

The 'blessed hope' was the linchpin of my father's faith.

CT Review

Books

Common Grace and Amazing Grace: A Review of David Brooks's 'The Social Animal'

Brooks's portrait of human flourishing lacks the essential elements of rescue and redemption.

My Top 5 Books On Heaven

Picks from Paul Enns, author of 'Heaven Revealed'

Picturing Paradise: A Review of 'Heaven in the American Imagination'

How conditions on earth shape our views of the afterlife.

God Behaving Badly

Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist?

Joy in the Midst of Terror

How Andrew White's Baghdad congregation brings God's love to a war-torn land.

Books to Note

Short reviews of 'Heaven Revealed,' 'Rediscovering the Church Fathers,' 'Orphanology,' 'Our Triune God,' and 'Perspectives on Tithing.'

In Every Issue

A Change of Focus

What a beauty pageant story revealed about a ministry.

City Parish: An Australian Builds NYC Networks

Jon Tyson plants neighborhood churches in New York City.

Don't Miss

Forgiving Iran

Forgiving Iran

Long before I knew the true God, he helped me release my hatred.
Guilt Gone Wild

Guilt Gone Wild

The right kind of guilt can be healthy. But false guilt depletes your soul and ministry.

Training for "One Pitch" Preachers

Training for "One Pitch" Preachers

If you're stuck in a rut, this is how to mix things up.

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