October (Web-only) 2016
![The Challenge of Defending the Faith in the Inner City The Challenge of Defending the Faith in the Inner City](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73760.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Challenge of Defending the Faith in the Inner City
Traditional apologetics has struggled to address the theological issues of my urban community.
![In Albania, the Church Is Overturning Down Syndrome's Stigma In Albania, the Church Is Overturning Down Syndrome's Stigma](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73927.jpg?h=123&w=220)
In Albania, the Church Is Overturning Down Syndrome's Stigma
How the country's Christians are bringing long-needed support to disabled children.
![How a Farm-to-Table Restaurant Evolved into a Homegrown Church How a Farm-to-Table Restaurant Evolved into a Homegrown Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73814.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How a Farm-to-Table Restaurant Evolved into a Homegrown Church
Bi-vocational ministers are common—but what's it like to have a bi-vocational congregation?
![Ministry in a Multi-faith Society Means Confrontation Ministry in a Multi-faith Society Means Confrontation](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/70979.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Ministry in a Multi-faith Society Means Confrontation
Learning from Paul at the Areopagus, the epicenter of evangelism
![Beth Moore: I Found God in ‘Deep Valleys and Difficulties’ Beth Moore: I Found God in ‘Deep Valleys and Difficulties’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73767.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Beth Moore: I Found God in ‘Deep Valleys and Difficulties’
The best-selling author and speaker talks about her past and her first-ever work of fiction.
![November, Bring It On November, Bring It On](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73774.jpg?h=123&w=220)
November, Bring It On
NaNoWriMo, Gilmore Girls, and American thankfulness.
!['A Man for All Seasons' is a Movie for Our Time 'A Man for All Seasons' is a Movie for Our Time](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73762.jpg?h=123&w=220)
'A Man for All Seasons' is a Movie for Our Time
The stirring portrait of Sir Thomas More shows the costly importance of faithfulness.
![The Unique FOMO of Motherhood The Unique FOMO of Motherhood](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73575.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Unique FOMO of Motherhood
Living in the tension between my dreams and my family’s needs.
![The Illegal Cookout That Sparked the Swiss Reformation The Illegal Cookout That Sparked the Swiss Reformation](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73769.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Illegal Cookout That Sparked the Swiss Reformation
Who would have thought that an unassuming plate of sausages could ignite a revolution?
![‘The Good Place’ Imagines an Eternity of Ethics Lessons ‘The Good Place’ Imagines an Eternity of Ethics Lessons](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73752.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘The Good Place’ Imagines an Eternity of Ethics Lessons
The NBC comedy serves up an unusual take on the afterlife with a side of fro-yo, hold the religion.
![Ten Reasons Why Theology Matters Ten Reasons Why Theology Matters](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73349.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Ten Reasons Why Theology Matters
Most Christians agree theology is important, but can't articulate why. These reasons can help.
![The Best Ways to Help the Poor The Best Ways to Help the Poor](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73739.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Best Ways to Help the Poor
A new book, building on three classics, fills out the picture.
![Tampons Are a Justice Issue Tampons Are a Justice Issue](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73620.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Tampons Are a Justice Issue
While reporting in sub-Saharan Africa, I discovered the 'period problem' and why solutions are tough to come by.
![Welcome (Back) to the Welcome Wagon Welcome (Back) to the Welcome Wagon](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73599.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Welcome (Back) to the Welcome Wagon
With a new album on the way, this pastor-and-wife hymn-singing duo continues to sing of the simple joys—and struggles—of church ministry.
![Let's Kiss Dating Hello Let's Kiss Dating Hello](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73527.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Let's Kiss Dating Hello
A sociologist reveals her research about 'ring by spring' culture on a Christian college campus.
![Before You Vote, Watch ‘Vertigo’ Before You Vote, Watch ‘Vertigo’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73480.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Before You Vote, Watch ‘Vertigo’
What Hitchcock's thriller can teach us about sexism, nostalgia, and the gospel's call to justice.
![I Saw Myself in ‘This Is Us’ I Saw Myself in ‘This Is Us’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73529.jpg?h=123&w=220)
I Saw Myself in ‘This Is Us’
The popular new dramedy puts viewers in the messy middle.
![A Well-Designed Journal Can Change Your Life A Well-Designed Journal Can Change Your Life](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73411.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Well-Designed Journal Can Change Your Life
Mica May hopes her products make us more joyful, more inspired, and more grateful.
![Most College Students Are Leaving the Church. Here's How This Congregation Is Bucking the Trend Most College Students Are Leaving the Church. Here's How This Congregation Is Bucking the Trend](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73464.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Most College Students Are Leaving the Church. Here's How This Congregation Is Bucking the Trend
What helped a tiny campus church plant become the fastest-growing flock in Tallahassee?
![How the Ten Commandments Stop Us from Cheating How the Ten Commandments Stop Us from Cheating](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73515.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How the Ten Commandments Stop Us from Cheating
Dishonesty is nearly universal—unless you use this one weird trick.
![Are Religious Kids Meaner or Nicer? Are Religious Kids Meaner or Nicer?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73391.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Are Religious Kids Meaner or Nicer?
A Christian sociologist responds to two contradictory studies and what they tell us about science.
![The Bogus Scandal That Nearly Ruined the Father of Trinitarian Orthodoxy The Bogus Scandal That Nearly Ruined the Father of Trinitarian Orthodoxy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73432.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Bogus Scandal That Nearly Ruined the Father of Trinitarian Orthodoxy
At least no one brings severed hands to church anymore—right?
![Misogyny Has Its Moment Misogyny Has Its Moment](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73428.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Misogyny Has Its Moment
Things we’re reading and discussing this week.
![Losing Your Religion While 'Black-ish' Losing Your Religion While 'Black-ish'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73408.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Losing Your Religion While 'Black-ish'
Declining faith can feel like a threat to cultural identity for African Americans.
![N. T. Wright: The Church Continues the Revolution Jesus Started N. T. Wright: The Church Continues the Revolution Jesus Started](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73409.jpg?h=123&w=220)
N. T. Wright: The Church Continues the Revolution Jesus Started
In his new book, Wright explains that Jesus' death does more than just get us into heaven.
![‘13th’ Introduces America to the Dark History of Our Criminal Justice System ‘13th’ Introduces America to the Dark History of Our Criminal Justice System](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73407.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘13th’ Introduces America to the Dark History of Our Criminal Justice System
The new Netflix documentary makes the case that to save the future, we need to stop defending the past.
![How I Stopped Seeing Privilege in Black and White How I Stopped Seeing Privilege in Black and White](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73380.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How I Stopped Seeing Privilege in Black and White
What God taught this second-generation, child of immigrants about the nuance of status.
![Anti-Semitic Sculpture Outside Luther's Church Creates Controversy Anti-Semitic Sculpture Outside Luther's Church Creates Controversy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73315.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Anti-Semitic Sculpture Outside Luther's Church Creates Controversy
Protestant group seeking removal of Judensau carving before Reformation 500 encounters firm opposition.
![Call Out Locker Room Talk for the Sin That It Is Call Out Locker Room Talk for the Sin That It Is](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73355.jpeg?h=123&w=220)
Call Out Locker Room Talk for the Sin That It Is
We can’t excuse inconsistent principles in our politicians or in each other.
![Speak Truth to Trump Speak Truth to Trump](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73344.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Speak Truth to Trump
Evangelicals, of all people, should not be silent about Donald Trump's blatant immorality.
![She Reads Truth Leads the Digital Bible-Reading Resurgence She Reads Truth Leads the Digital Bible-Reading Resurgence](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73306.jpg?h=123&w=220)
She Reads Truth: Why Women Will Lead the 21st-Century Bible Resurgence
A hashtag started a movement to get millions of women into the Word.
![InterVarsity Asks Staff to Choose a Stance on Sexuality InterVarsity Asks Staff to Choose a Stance on Sexuality](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73305.jpg?h=123&w=220)
InterVarsity Asks Staff to Choose a Stance on Sexuality
Campus ministry's push for theological consistency prompts painful backlash.
![‘The Birth of a Nation’ Releases to Mixed Reviews and Moral Dilemmas ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Releases to Mixed Reviews and Moral Dilemmas](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73311.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Releases to Mixed Reviews and Moral Dilemmas
Things we’re reading and discussing this week.
![May You Not Be Weird and 30 Other Prayers for My Future Husband May You Not Be Weird and 30 Other Prayers for My Future Husband](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73279.jpg?h=123&w=220)
May You Not Be Weird and 30 Other Prayers for My Future Husband
All the single Christians said, “Amen.”
![Amena Brown Q+A: Poetry in an Age of Lament Amena Brown Q+A: Poetry in an Age of Lament](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73233.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Amena Brown Q+A: Poetry in an Age of Lament
How the spoken-word poet uses art to speak truth about race, faith, and womanhood.
![We’re Not Getting Any Younger We’re Not Getting Any Younger](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73162.jpg?h=123&w=220)
We’re Not Getting Any Younger
Our culture loves youth and fears age. Here’s what faith has to say.
![A Privilege to Vote: A Hispanic Perspective A Privilege to Vote: A Hispanic Perspective](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73191.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Privilege to Vote: A Hispanic Perspective
As Hispanic believers we want to be good citizens of this country, whether it is our country of birth or adoption.
español![Caring for Global Child Health Caring for Global Child Health](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73201.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Interview
Caring for Global Child HealthThe first thousand days of a child’s life may be the most important in terms of impacting their health for their entire life.
español![Latinas and Educational Opportunity Latinas and Educational Opportunity](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73211.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Interview
Latinas and Educational OpportunityYou've got to raise the standard, even for your community. You change yourself, you change your family, and you change your community.
español![Preparing Students for Testing Preparing Students for Testing](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/73217.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Interview
Preparing Students for TestingHow parents and teachers can help students prepare for academic tests.
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