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The Lost Art Of Catechesis
It's a tried and true way of teaching, among other things, Christian doctrine.

J. I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett | posted 3/12/2010 10:31AM

The Mind Under Grace
Why a heady dose of doctrine is crucial to spiritual formation.

Darren C. Marks | posted 3/12/2010 10:30AM

It's the End of the World, and We Love It
We're flocking to movies about the last days, even in the midst of a penny-pinching recession. Why?

Mark Moring | posted 3/05/2010 09:59AM

Marilynne Robinson, Narrative Calvinist
John Calvin has given the Pulitzer Prize-winning author a way of seeing that imbues her novels with the grandeur of God.

Thomas Gardner | posted 2/25/2010 09:23AM

Sports Fanatics
How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.

Shirl James Hoffman | posted 1/29/2010 09:50AM

Carl Henry Was Right
Christianity Today's first editor grasped what I as a young theologian failed to understand about church involvement in social justice.

Richard J. Mouw | posted 1/27/2010 10:20AM

Curing Christians' Stats Abuse
The statistics we most love to repeat may be leading us to make bad choices about the church.

Ed Stetzer | posted 1/15/2010 09:44AM

Jesus and the Unclean Woman
How a story in Mark's gospel sheds light on the problem of obstetric fistula.

L. Lewis Wall | posted 1/13/2010 09:23AM

The Myth of the Perfect Parent
Why the best parenting techniques don't produce Christian children.

Leslie Leyland Fields | posted 1/08/2010 10:16AM

The Dusty Messiah
Why I no longer believe in a spiritual Jesus.

Katelyn Beaty | posted 12/31/2009 10:15AM

Journey To The Center
Joanna Quintrell brings the Christ alternative to alternative spirituality seekers.

Tim Stafford | posted 12/30/2009 09:32AM

Christmas in Afghanistan
Why, Lord, do you allow this time, of all times, to become for some a memorial of searing pain?

Leigh C. Bishop | posted 12/22/2009 10:49AM

Still the Way, the Truth, and the Life
More people than ever doubt that anyone has a corner on truth. So why do Christians keep insisting on the incomparable uniqueness of Christ?

John R. Franke | posted 12/04/2009 10:01AM

Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/06/2009 09:52AM

In the Beginning, Grace
Evangelicals desperately need spiritual and moral renewal—on that everyone agrees. But what do we do about it?

Mark Galli | posted 10/02/2009 10:20AM

Reveling in the Mystery
Sometimes in order to see God, we have to learn to not know him.

D. H. Williams | posted 9/17/2009 09:43AM

Vacationing with the Pagans
Watching the Beatles in fast-forward reminded me of just how far we've come in four decades.

Eric Miller | posted 9/04/2009 09:31AM

Three Gifts for Hard Times
What I've learned as life has taken a turn for what most people think is the worst.

William J. Stuntz | posted 8/28/2009 09:36AM

Here We Are to Worship
Six principles that might bring a truce to the age-old tension between tradition and popular culture.

Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger | posted 8/21/2009 09:54AM

The Case for Early Marriage
Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot.

Mark Regnerus | posted 7/31/2009 09:43AM

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Love Needs No Reason
One difference between the therapeutic gospel and the liberating gospel.

Mark Galli | posted 3/18/2010 08:54AM

Taking Stock
Funds expand faith-based investing.

Rob Moll | posted 3/18/2010 08:57AM

Reclaiming St. Patrick's Day
But if we are to choose a social issue for March 17, what would it be?

Ted Olsen | posted 3/17/2010 02:29PM

The Evolution of Sin
Gary Anderson: How sin came to be seen as a debt rather than a weight.

Interview by John Wilson | posted 3/17/2010 09:40AM

Fight Between Erskine College and Its Denomination Will Head to Court
Denomination fired board members, alleging mission drift.

Jocelyn Green | posted 3/17/2010 09:51AM

Is Cosmetic Surgery Immoral?
Even more importantly: Why do you want to know?

Mollie Ziegler Hemingway | posted 3/16/2010 09:06AM

When Caesar Renders
Romanian Baptists dissent over accepting government funds.

Susan Wunderink | posted 3/16/2010 09:07AM

Practically Theological
How churches are teaching doctrine—and finding eager participants.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 3/15/2010 09:33AM

Getting the Story
Why journalism is not just a profession for us.

Mark Galli | posted 3/15/2010 09:34AM

posted 3/18/2010 05:10PM

The Mind Under Grace
Why a heady dose of doctrine is crucial to spiritual formation.

Darren C. Marks | posted 3/12/2010 10:30AM

The Lost Art Of Catechesis
It's a tried and true way of teaching, among other things, Christian doctrine.

J. I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett | posted 3/12/2010 10:31AM

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