What kind of relationship do you have with your mother?
• great, we're very close
• pretty good, we get along most of the time
• okay, we have our tough moments, but we keep trying
• not good, we fight more than we get along
• awful, we're either fighting or not speaking to each other
• my mother's passed away
The Grace of Wrath Is there any story about God that isn't a love story? by Carolyn Arends CT, May 2008
A Deeper Relevance Why many evangelicals are attracted to that strange thing called liturgy by Mark Galli CT, May 2008
The Poverty of Love The desert fathers and mothers would know instantly why our gospel is too small. by Bradley Nassif Christian Vision Project, April 2008
Dear Disillusioned Generation The 'failed experiment' called the church still looks better than the alternatives. by Katie Galli CT, April 2008
Forgiving Judas Christlikeness in the face of betrayal by Jane Johnson Struck From TCW Editors' Blog, April 2008
An Open-Handed Gospel We have to decide whether we have a stingy or a generous God by Richard J. Mouw Christian Vision Project, April 2008
Heaven Is Not Our Home The bodily resurrection is the good news of the gospeland thus our social and political mandate. by N.T. Wright CT, March 2008
Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus A fourth-century pilgrim left behind a vivid eyewitness account of the Land of the Bible and how Jerusalem Christians celebrated Holy Week. by Jennifer Hevelone-Harper CH, Winter 2008
Seven Days to Live What can we learn from Jesus' last week on earth? by Bill Hybels TCW, March/April 1999
The Vision Thing Clarity came just as things got blurry. by Al Hsu CT, February 2008
An Efficient Gospel? The modern world was inclined toward reduction, efficiency, and thing you can count. by Tim Keel LJ, Winter 2008
Conflicting Scriptures? As I've studied the Bible, I've found verses that seem to contradict each other. How can this be? TC, January/February 2008
"When I Was Killed … " Not many people can begin a sentence with that phrase, but Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, can. The pastor shares his amazing story.
by Michael W. Michelsen Jr. TC, January/February 2008
Doodling with Devotion How the simplest art can become a form of prayer by Robin Gallaher Branch CT, January 2008
Abandoned by God? I was laid off from my job, am deeply in debt, and my car broke down. Has God forgotten me? TC, January/February 2008
What Evangelism Isn't We need to stop mistaking other Christian activities for the spreading of the gospel. by Mark Dever CT, December 2007
Blessed Are the Barren The kingdom of God springs forth from the empty womb.
by Sarah Hinlicky Wilson CT, December 2007
A Rustling in the Garden Why we sometimes wish the atheists were right.
by Mark Galli CT, November 2007
Generation Exodus Why do so many young people leave the church?
by Holly Vicente Robaina Walk With Me blog, November 2007
Puncturing Atheism Fourfold God Squad brilliantly takes on Dawkins, Hitchens, & Co. by David Aikman CT, October 2007
Like Sweet Ice Cream Forgiveness tastes so good by Nancy Kennedy Walk With Me blog, October 2007
Gutsy Guilt Don't let shame over sexual sin destroy you by John Piper CT, October 2007
God's Tattoo Evidence of God's love is everywhere. But take a special look at his hands. by by Stephanie Voiland TCW, September/October 2007
The Good Life Augustine says we must love the very best the most. by Daniel H. Williams CT, September 2007
Minding the Master When does submission go too far? by Andrea Bianchi TCW Editors' Blog, September 2007
God's Writing Life Our Creator has chosen a medium that is the most challenging of all. by Philip Yancey CT, September 2007
All That's Good in Sports The NBA is as good a place as any for working out one's salvation. a CT editorial CT, September 2007
Eat, Drink, and Be Hungry It's emptiness, not fullness, that Jesus blesses. by John Koessler CT, August 2007
Coming Home Do your neighbors go to church? If not, do you know why? Their reasons are probably not the ones you'd expect. by Thom S. Rainer and Sam S. Rainer Outreach, July/August 2007
Liberate My People Theologian and educator Ruth Padilla DeBorst says true Christian mission addresses issues of power and poverty. interview by Andy Crouch CVP, August 2007
Finding Father Moving past a flawed parent to embrace the love of God. by Cheri Fuller TCW, July/August 2007
Holy, Holy, Holy How can I reconcile my powerlessness to do good with the Bible's perpetual charges to do right? by Patty Kirk TCW, July 2007
Stumbling After Jesus The Christian life was never meant to be a cakewalk. by Stan Guthrie CT, July 2007
God's 911 In trouble? Remember this emergency number. by Victor Parachin TC, September/October 2000
Operation Evil Power If Christ has truly defeated the powers of Satan on the Cross, why do the powers of evil effectively operate in this world? answered by Richard B. Hays CT, February 2004
The Spilled Blood When that Communion cup fell, the meaning of Christ's sacrifice became clearer to us all. by Eli Knapp TC, March/April 2007
Faith Without Borders 7 ways to become a cross-cultural Christian. by Siri L. Mitchell TCW, March/April 2007
My Conversation with God I had no idea what God would do when I asked him to use me. Anonymous CT, March 2007
A Divine Appointment I wasn't buying what my visitor tried to sell me that bleak day, but it changed my life forever. by Don Kimbro Today's Christian, July/August 2005
Three Models of Hell "Is hell nothing more than eternal torture of the unsaved? Why would God engage in punishment that seems so cruel?" answer by R. Todd Mangum CT, February 2007
God's Weird Love I'm routinely puzzled by God's unusual choice of friends. by Steve Brown TC, January/February 2007
Credible Christianity A former "acid-dropping hippie chick," Barbara Curtis challenges believers to find common ground with people from "the other side." by Laura Christianson TC, January/February 2007
Dethroned Jesus puts the all-important self in its place. by David P. Gushee CT, January 2007
Fresh Air 3 practices to breathe life into your conversations with God. by Keri Wyatt Kent TCW, January/February 2007
Charity Fatigue Every day we get more donation requests from worthy causes. How can we always give when asked, as Jesus commanded? by Christin Ditchfield TC, November/December 2006
Dating Jesus When "love of my soul" language goes too far. by Agnieszka Tennant CT, December 2006
The Mary We Never Knew Why the mother of Jesus was more revolutionary than we've been led to believe. by Scot McKnight CT, November 2006
The Church's Great Malfunctions We should be our own fiercest critics, doing so out of the deep beauty and goodness of our faith. by Miroslav Volf CVP, November 2006
Rigo's Story What a poor, immigrant child taught me about Christ's love. by Julianne Bahlinger TC, November/December 2006
Got Street Smarts? Do you need to know culture to reach culture? Discover why and how you can relate to today's unchurched like Christ did—incarnationally. by Mark Batterson Outreach, November/December 2006
Hot Buttons Strategies several churches are using to reach out to men. by Brian Mavis Outreach, November/December 2004
Young, Restless, and Reformed Calvinism is making a comeback—and shaking up the church. by Collin Hansen CT, September 2006
God Is Already Here In his latest book, Philip Yancey wrestles with the mysteries of prayer as only he can. by Edward Gilbreath TC, September/October 2006
Despair Not There is something worse than misery and death. by Stephen L. Carter CT, September 2006
How to Create Cynics Everybody knows when we're covering up our confusion with God-talk. by David P. Gushee CT, September 2006
The Angry Savior Yes, Jesus taught peace and love. But Scripture reveals a Messiah who was not above losing his cool. by Mark Gali TC, July/August 2006
What Forgiveness Isn't 6 myths that may be keeping you from letting go by Denise George TCW, July/August 2006
Are You Listening? Spiritual opportunities surround us every day when we take the time to engage with others and practice the fine art of listening. by David Ping Outreach, March/April 2005
Back to the Book Seven ways to ignite a passion for reading the Bible. by Kathy Widenhouse BCL
Finding Christ in the Crisis When difficulties strike, how can you and your church offer hope? by Amy Spence Outreach, November/December 2004
Choking on Anxiety How to stop worrying and start giving your concerns to God. by Charles Swindoll TC, March/April 2005
Eternal Certainties While things are confusing down here, we can always trust in the hope of heaven. by Richard Tatum CTLibrary.com
Emerging Confusion Jesus is the truth whether we experience him or not. by Charles Colson with Anne Morse CT, June 2006
The 1st Corinthian Church of America A Texas pastor issues a call to the church to dive into the muck of cultural America and engage a broken world. by John Burke Outreach, July/August 2005
A Long, Warm Glow A respected evangelical elder on the life of faith. by Philip Yancey CT, May 2006
Mary Magdalene Meet the real friend and follower of Jesus. by Liz Curtis Higgs TCW, May/June 2006
Statistical Illusion New study confirms that we go to church much less than we say. by Bob Smietana CT, April 2006
Unsaved Parents I'm worried about my elderly parents' eternal destiny. What can I do? by Christin Ditchfield TC, March/April 2006
Nothing But the Blood More and more evangelicals believe Christ's atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination. Really? by Mark Dever CT, May 2006
For God's Sake What 147 elk taught me about prayer. by Philip Yancey CT, March 2006
The Least of These In Matthew 26, Jesus says the poor will always be with us. Does that mean efforts to wipe out poverty are pointless? by Nancy Ortberg TCW, January/February 2006
Schedule, Interrupted Discovering God's time-management by Mark Buchanan CT, February 2006
Remembering to Forget Starting the new year off right means looking forward, not backward. Here are three crucial steps for letting go of the past and grabbing on to God's promises. by Ellen Vaughn TC, January/February 2006
Making Do with More In an age of abundance, how do we survive with our souls intact? by Tim Stafford CT, February 2006
How the Kingdom Comes The church becomes countercultural by sinking its roots ever deeper into God's heavenly gifts. by Michael S. Horton CT, January 2006
A Right Time for Quiet Time? What's the best time to do personal devotions? by Christin Ditchfield TC, November/December 2005
The Word on the Street What the homeless taught me about prayer. by Philip Yancey CT, January 2006
My Soul's Dark Night The best of evangelicalism didn't prepare me for this struggle. by Charles Colson with Anne Morse CT, December 2005
Playing Favorites Why has God answered others' prayers for healing, but not mine? by Nancy Ortberg TCW, November/December 2005
The Underrated Spiritual Secret Gratefulness is not exotic or sophisticated, but it can change your life. by Ellen Vaughn CT, November 2005
Prayers That Connect Nine approaches to getting heart-to-heart with God. by Sandra Picklesimer Aldrich TC, May/June 1998
Havin' Cyber Church Is Christian fellowship via the Internet an acceptable alternative to church services? by Christin Ditchfield TC, September/October 2005
What Will Heaven Be Like? Thirty-five frequently asked questions about eternity. by Peter Kreeft CT, June 2003
No Apology How do I forgive someone who hasn't said "I'm sorry"? by Nancy Ortberg TCW, September/October 2005
Entertaining Demons Is the Devil responsible for every bad thing that happens? by Frederica Mathewes-Green TC, January/February 2003
The Making of the Christian Richard J. Foster and Dallas Willard on the difference between discipleship and spiritual formation. Interview by Agnieszka Tennant CT, October 2005
Impractical Christianity Faith really begins to make a difference when it stops "working." by Peter K. Nelson CT, September 2005
Toxic Christians My Christian friends are so negative and judgmental. What should I do? by Christin Ditchfield TC, July/August 2005
Battles Follow Blessings Satan often targets us when we're least expecting it. by Anne Graham Lotz TC, July/August 2005
"I Waited Too Long" You don't have to be perfect to share God's love. by Christin Ditchfield TC, July/August 2005
How Discipline Died The church should stop taking its cues from the state by Marlin Jeschke CT, August 2005
To Judge, Or Not to Judge Christ commanded us not to judge others, but aren't there times when common sense or prudence requires it? answered by Roger E. Olson CT, July 2005
Going Deeper Tired of surface-y Christianity? Dive into the deeper waters of spiritual formation. by Dieter Zander LeadershipJounral.net, July 11, 2005
How Much Is Enough? The challenge of tithing on a limited income by Christin Ditchfield TC, May/June 2005
It's Hard to Be Like Jesus Why would anyone choose to follow a God who promised more hardship, not less? Exposing the myth of the prosperity gospel. by Philip Yancey TC, May/June 2005
The Strength of Solitude Learning to be with God in solitude allows us to be Godly in community. by Ruth Haley Barton CT, June 2005
Beware Christian Junk Food Why the average believer is starving for something more. by Anne Graham Lotz TC, May/June 2005
A Quirky and Vibrant Mosaic Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned—and all for good reason. by Philip Yancey CT, June 2005
The Cost of the Cross When faced with religious discrimination on the job, I had a difficult choice: Wear my cross, or bear it? by Caleb Sjogren TC, May/June 2005
Random Acts of Healing? Why does God heal some people and not others? by Christin Ditchfield TC, May/June 2005
Our Fathers Who Are On Earth If Satan thinks they are a key battleground, shouldn't we? by Roland C. Warren CT, May 2005
Riding Out the Storm A faith based simply on what you feel will not survive the tough stretches. by Anne Graham Lotz TC, March/April 2005
Hearing God's Call How can I figure out what God wants me to do with my life? by Nancy Ortberg TCW, March/April 2005
Killing with Kindness Why is the church against euthanasia in instances where people are in terrible pain? Answered by David P. Gushee CT, December 2004
"Have You Ever Been Stoned?" Why God's forgiveness is greater than our deepest contrition Richard J. Bauman TC, March/April 2005
Forgiving the Unrepentant Can I forgive those who have betrayed me if they are not repentant? answered by R.T. Kendall CT, February 2005
Global Suspense The trick of faith is to believe in advance what will only make sense in reverse. by Philip Yancey CT, March 2005
Hurry Up and Pray The importance of waiting for God's power. by Max Lucado TC, November/December 2004
The Church—Why Bother? There is no healthy relationship with Jesus without a relationship to the church. by Tim Stafford CT, January 2005
All Sins Are Not Equal Are all sins weighed equally, or is one more important than another? by J.I. Packer Christianity Today, January 2005
Ask Before You Answer How to talk to skeptics, unbelievers, and mule-headed friends and family about God. by Randy Newman ChristianBibleStudies.com
Dangerous Meditations What harm is there in achieving a higher state of consciousness through meditation? by Douglas Groothuis CT, November 2004
New York's New Hope From inner-city gardens to fine-art exhibitions to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city. by Tony Carnes CT, December 2004
The Emergent Mystique The "emerging church" movement has generated a lot of excitement but only a handful of congregations. Is it the wave of the future or a passing fancy? by Andy Crouch CT, November 2004
"Why, God, Why?" Facing the painful question that life keeps asking. by Anne Graham Lotz TC, September/October 2004
Drawing Closer to God How a spiritual director can help you grow in your faith. by Agnieszka Tennant TCW, September/October 2004
Wind of Terror, Wind of Glory We cannot know God's majesty without his terrible holiness. by Daniel Tomberlin CT, October 2004
Here Comes the World As refugees seek a better life in the U.S., American Christians are discovering a mission field outside their front door. by John W. Kennedy TC, May/June 2004
The Edge of Expectation What I've discovered through the act of waiting by Cindy Crosby TCW, January/February 2004
When Freedom Isn't How can we live by God's standards without coming across as "intolerant"? by Frederica Mathewes-Green CR, January/February 2004
Can You Hear Me Now? Why we should turn off our cell phones and reconnect to a deeper call. by Rodney Clapp CR, July/August 2003
The Gospel According to John (Eldredge) The gospel is not about sin management, says this best-selling author; it's about adventuresome life. by Greg Asimakoupoulos CR, May/June 2003
Praying for Mr. Right What is the Christian way to find the partner that God has for me? by Frederica Mathewes-Green CR, May/June 2003
When God Seems Silent What to do when life is dark and heaven's quiet by Verla Gillmor TCW, March/April 2003
Back to the Book Seven ways to ignite a passion for reading the Bible. by Kathy Widenhouse CR, March/April 2003
Spirituality + Beauty = Desirability For single Christian women, the question of desirability can be loaded with a multitude of puzzling issues. by Grant Langston January 2003
Spirituality How and why does spiritual agreement between two people play such a vital role in their partnership? Part 1 | Part 2 by Neil Clark Warren December 2002
Did God Really Say That? The Lord won't give you more than you can handle? Well, not exactly. by Norris Burkes CR, November/December 2002
My Sister Rejected God What I learned about loving a family member who doesn't share my faith in Christ. by Jane Merrill TCW, November/December 2002
Looking Up How Lisa Beamer, widowed wife of 9-11's United Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, finds strength in her faith. by Jane Johnson Struck TCW, September/October 2002
When Life's on Hold Three ways to find worth in your wait. by Faith Tibbetts McDonald TCW, September/October 2002
Mainstreaming Single Adults In a recent Leadership article, Seay said single adults should be mainstreamed with married people in church life. by Chris Seay and Weekly readers LeadershipJournal.net Newsletter, August 1, 2002
Prayers from an Afghan Prison Interrogated and tried by the Taliban, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer discovered a higher purpose for their imprisonment. by Meg Cullar CR, July/August 2002
Measuring Up How I learned I didn't need to worry about it. by Verla Gillmor TCW, July/August 2002
Start Spreading the News Why it's important to reach outside your Christian clique. by John Ortberg TCW, July/August 2002
Double Jeopardy Former Taliban hostages Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer talk about the risks they took, the imprisonment they suffered, and their hopes to return to 'the hardest place on Earth.' by Stan Guthrie and Wendy Murray Zoba CT, June 28, 2002
Rediscovering Holiness If you think it's just a set of rules, you may be surprised. by Ruth E. Van Reken TCW, May/June 2002
Singular Hopes Don't tell the unmarried to "be content." Here's a better response. by Kimberly Hartke Leadership Journal, Spring 2002
A New Dimension Fresh ways to deepen your prayers for your loved ones. by Julie-Allyson Ieron TCW, January/February 2002
Savor the Season Ways to add a little "summer" to your soul. by Nancy Beach TCW, July/August 2001
Solitary Refinement The church is doing better than ever at ministering to single people. But some evangelical assumptions still need rethinking. by Lauren F. Winner CT, June 11 2001
A Singular Mission Field There are more single people in America than ever—and they need the church as much as ever. by Margaret Feinberg CT, June 11 2001
Holy Moment Births and deaths and everything in between are full of God sightings. by Evelyn Bence CR, May/June 2001
The Buddy System Together Julie Rodriguez and Diana Navarro have battled witchcraft and racial stereotypes to find a business—and faith—to call their own. by Camerin Courtney TCW, March/April 2001
