May (Web-only) 2019
![Oh, the Places We’ll Stay Oh, the Places We’ll Stay](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/91021.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Oh, the Places We’ll Stay
In a world that promises liberation from the limits of place, we are called to be rooted disciples.
![How David Brooks Meandered Toward God How David Brooks Meandered Toward God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90825.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How David Brooks Meandered Toward God
The New York Times columnist hasn’t become a Christian of the “Protestant evangelical variety,” but his latest book offers a fine example of spiritual autobiography.
![Some Christians Are Turning Over a New Leaf with CBD Oil Some Christians Are Turning Over a New Leaf with CBD Oil](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90791.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Some Christians Are Turning Over a New Leaf with CBD Oil
Those using the hemp-based product often find relief amid a lack of understanding and regulation.
![Why ‘Follow Your Passions’ Is Bad Advice for Graduates Why ‘Follow Your Passions’ Is Bad Advice for Graduates](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90799.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why ‘Follow Your Passions’ Is Bad Advice for Graduates
Four countercultural insights for outgoing students.
![How We Have Forgotten God How We Have Forgotten God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90781.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How We Have Forgotten God
Evangelical faith is no longer characterized by its initial passion.
![Why Foursquare’s Female Leaders Have It Harder Today Why Foursquare’s Female Leaders Have It Harder Today](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90779.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Foursquare’s Female Leaders Have It Harder Today
The Pentecostal denomination was founded by a woman nearly a century ago, but it has failed to elect another female president since.
![A Major New Study Asks: How Does Church Affect Marital Health? A Major New Study Asks: How Does Church Affect Marital Health?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90775.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Major New Study Asks: How Does Church Affect Marital Health?
A recent report suggests that highly religious couples have better relationships and better sex. Domestic violence, however, is the same for them as their less religious neighbors.
![Did God Endow All His Creatures with an Appreciation of Beauty? Did God Endow All His Creatures with an Appreciation of Beauty?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90752.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Did God Endow All His Creatures with an Appreciation of Beauty?
When it seems the whole world suffers, animals are still offering praise.
![How Can Today’s Pro-Life Christians Build Trust in the Movement? How Can Today’s Pro-Life Christians Build Trust in the Movement?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90755.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How Can Today’s Pro-Life Christians Build Trust in the Movement?
Four leaders share their vision for what demonstrating pro-life convictions really looks like.
![The Gospel Calls Us to Perfection, Not Perfectionism The Gospel Calls Us to Perfection, Not Perfectionism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90733.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Gospel Calls Us to Perfection, Not Perfectionism
Holiness is a hard challenge. The key is surrender, not striving.
![Why Jesus Couldn’t Do Miracles in His Hometown Why Jesus Couldn’t Do Miracles in His Hometown](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90720.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Jesus Couldn’t Do Miracles in His Hometown
The lack of signs and wonders in Nazareth says more about Jesus than about people’s lack of faith.
简体中文繁體中文![Why Character Is Making a Comeback Why Character Is Making a Comeback](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90682.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Character Is Making a Comeback
Character formation isn’t just an individual process, says Anne Snyder. It requires institutions.
![The Call to Self-Discipline in a Media-Saturated Age The Call to Self-Discipline in a Media-Saturated Age](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90696.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Call to Self-Discipline in a Media-Saturated Age
Our society is addicted to spectacle. How do we keep our eyes are fixed on Christ?
![I Used to Hide My Shame. Now I Take Shelter Under the Gospel. I Used to Hide My Shame. Now I Take Shelter Under the Gospel.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90697.jpg?h=123&w=220)
I Used to Hide My Shame. Now I Take Shelter Under the Gospel.
How a gay atheist teenager discovered Jesus and stopped living undercover.
![The Heart of the Evangelical Crisis The Heart of the Evangelical Crisis](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90628.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Heart of the Evangelical Crisis
It’s more fundamental than we’ve been led to believe.
![Welcome to Church. Want to Take a Selfie? Welcome to Church. Want to Take a Selfie?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90614.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Welcome to Church. Want to Take a Selfie?
With photo booths for special occasions, Instagram-friendly congregations navigate the tension between sharing faith and showing off.
![Parents Need Villages, Not Just Public Policies Parents Need Villages, Not Just Public Policies](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90595.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Parents Need Villages, Not Just Public Policies
American families are floundering for support. The church is a great place to start.
![Enter His Kitchen With Thanksgiving and His Pantry with Praise Enter His Kitchen With Thanksgiving and His Pantry with Praise](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90584.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Enter His Kitchen With Thanksgiving and His Pantry with Praise
This Mother’s Day and every day, feeding my kids is an opportunity for prayer.
![My Son Needed the Love of the Church. I Wasn’t Sure It Was Possible. My Son Needed the Love of the Church. I Wasn’t Sure It Was Possible.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90575.jpg?h=123&w=220)
My Son Needed the Love of the Church. I Wasn’t Sure It Was Possible.
Including the cognitively disabled in ministry is a chance to live in a cross-shaped way.
![Who Needs to Hear Proverbs 31 the Most? Who Needs to Hear Proverbs 31 the Most?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90559.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Who Needs to Hear Proverbs 31 the Most?
The ‘wife of noble character’ is rarely applied to whom it was meant to describe.
![Balm for the Religious-Freedom Lover’s Soul Balm for the Religious-Freedom Lover’s Soul](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90556.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Balm for the Religious-Freedom Lover’s Soul
Steven Waldman’s book helps “complainers” like me regain a sense of perspective.
Rachel Held Evans Had a Story
“Greg the Apologist” remembers his former student and interlocutor.
![From Marijuana to Magic Mushrooms: Weighing Drugs’ Benefits and Detriments From Marijuana to Magic Mushrooms: Weighing Drugs’ Benefits and Detriments](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90546.jpg?h=123&w=220)
From Marijuana to Magic Mushrooms: Weighing Drugs’ Benefits and Detriments
Neuroscientist William Struthers encourages wisdom as a flurry of drugs move from taboo to enrichment.
![Sabbath Rest: Not Just for Grownups Sabbath Rest: Not Just for Grownups](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90520.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Sabbath Rest: Not Just for Grownups
I want my children to know how to work hard. I also want them to know that hard work doesn’t define them.
![CT Women: Our 15 Favorite Prayers CT Women: Our 15 Favorite Prayers](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90511.jpg?h=123&w=220)
CT Women: Our 15 Favorite Prayers
Women from across the country share words that shape their prayer lives.
![The Three-Letter Word That Undergirds Gospel Living The Three-Letter Word That Undergirds Gospel Living](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/90502.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Three-Letter Word That Undergirds Gospel Living
Loving across our differences requires the power of paradox.