December (Web-only) 2014
![Evil Is a True Thing Evil Is a True Thing](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/52506.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Evil Is a True Thing
This year, the stories we told ourselves often explored the origins of evil, with surprising answers.
![Readers’ Top 26 Questions of 2014 Readers’ Top 26 Questions of 2014](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/52360.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Readers’ Top 26 Questions of 2014
If we really wanted pageviews, we’d do a story on whether Jesus rescued animals from hell.
![He Said, She Said He Said, She Said](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/52486.jpg?h=123&w=220)
He Said, She Said
Memory and its link to justice were a hot topic for 2014's pop culture.
![Making Room For Those With None Making Room For Those With None](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/52479.gif?h=123&w=220)
Making Room For Those With None
We all know there was no room for Christ at the inn. But is it the same in our own lives? A guest post by Sherry Woods
![Our Top Posts of 2014: Mark Driscoll, Conscious Uncoupling, and More Our Top Posts of 2014: Mark Driscoll, Conscious Uncoupling, and More](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/52330.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Our Top Posts of 2014: Mark Driscoll, Conscious Uncoupling, and More
Readers and writers pick the best of Her.meneutics.
![How Wish Lists Affect Our Gift-Giving How Wish Lists Affect Our Gift-Giving](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51333.png?h=123&w=220)
How Wish Lists Affect Our Gift-Giving
Accepting gifts, the ones we asked for and the ones that surprise us, ultimately points us to the Giver.
![When Merry Christmas Doesn't Come Easy When Merry Christmas Doesn't Come Easy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50859.jpg?h=123&w=220)
When Merry Christmas Doesn't Come Easy
In Christ, we get to celebrate even in our sorrow.
![Jesus and 'Jingle Bell Rock' Jesus and 'Jingle Bell Rock'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51193.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Jesus and 'Jingle Bell Rock'
I’ve learned that there’s no dividing line between ‘American Christmas’ and ‘Christian Christmas.’
![A Church that Hears Us A Church that Hears Us](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51307.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Church that Hears Us
When women cry for peace, we can at least be the ones to listen.
![Ambition: Why It Isn’t Just for Men (or Business) Ambition: Why It Isn’t Just for Men (or Business)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51210.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Ambition: Why It Isn’t Just for Men (or Business)
An excerpt from ‘The Measure of Success: Uncovering the Biblical Perspective on Women, Work, and the Home’.
![Latina, Pentecostal, and College-Bound Latina, Pentecostal, and College-Bound](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50767.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Latina, Pentecostal, and College-Bound
How the church stands to benefit from rising educational attainment.
![The Best Books to Read This Christmas (That You Won't Find in a Christian Bookstore) The Best Books to Read This Christmas (That You Won't Find in a Christian Bookstore)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51184.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Best Books to Read This Christmas (That You Won't Find in a Christian Bookstore)
Sarah Arthur recommends 10 under-the-radar titles.
![Always Advent and Never Christmas? Always Advent and Never Christmas?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51115.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Always Advent and Never Christmas?
Getting serious about the season of preparation? Don’t skimp on the celebration.
![Overcoming Cynicism, Even After You’ve Seen How the Sausage Is Made Overcoming Cynicism, Even After You’ve Seen How the Sausage Is Made](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51114.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Overcoming Cynicism, Even After You’ve Seen How the Sausage Is Made
An excerpt from ‘Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good.'
![St. Nick, Patron of Pawn Shops St. Nick, Patron of Pawn Shops](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51112.jpg?h=124&w=220)
St. Nick, Patron of Pawn Shops
The little-known history of Christianity’s icon of generosity.
![Please Stop Asking 'But What About...?' Please Stop Asking 'But What About...?'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51111.gif?h=123&w=220)
Please Stop Asking 'But What About...?'
True sympathy is wonderful. Playing one form of suffering against another is not.
![What’s the Truth Behind Serial? Only God Knows What’s the Truth Behind Serial? Only God Knows](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51109.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What’s the Truth Behind Serial? Only God Knows
Inconclusive storytelling stirs our longing for justice.
![Can Our Art Deal With Our World? Can Our Art Deal With Our World?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51102.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Can Our Art Deal With Our World?
There's more of it than ever before, and part of the problem is ours.
![The Church Is Slime (in a Good Way!) The Church Is Slime (in a Good Way!)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51074.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Church Is Slime (in a Good Way!)
An excerpt from ‘The New Parish: How Neighborhood Churches are Transforming Mission, Discipleship and Community.’
![Bringing True Joy to the World Bringing True Joy to the World](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50768.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Bringing True Joy to the World
How we can avoid over-sentimentalizing the holidays.
![Christian Colleges vs. Hookup Culture Christian Colleges vs. Hookup Culture](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50995.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian Colleges vs. Hookup Culture
The good intentions behind conservative campus rules.
![The Dangers of Door-to-Door Evangelism The Dangers of Door-to-Door Evangelism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51049.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Dangers of Door-to-Door Evangelism
Why winning people for Christ needs something better than a polished sales pitch.
![Why Torture Is a Complete Failure Why Torture Is a Complete Failure](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/51051.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Torture Is a Complete Failure
Former war crimes prosecutor: Legally, morally, and practically, ‘enhanced interrogation’ does not work.
![Our Own Kind of Time Our Own Kind of Time](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50994.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Our Own Kind of Time
Entering Advent and getting caught up in the church calendar.
![Holiday Traditions, Under Construction Holiday Traditions, Under Construction](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50980.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Holiday Traditions, Under Construction
Why our shifting families and evolving rituals can still be cause for celebration.
![Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton on Making a Modern 'Exodus' Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton on Making a Modern 'Exodus'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50972.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton on Reading the Bible, Making a Modern 'Exodus'
The actors talked with CT about the new epic film.
![How To Be A Christlike Ally How To Be A Christlike Ally](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50928.gif?h=123&w=220)
How To Be A Christlike Ally
Many of us want to be allies to our African American brothers and sisters but don't know how. The incarnation of Jesus shows us the way.
![Playing God on Paper Playing God on Paper](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50965.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Playing God on Paper
How composing 50,000 words of fiction deepened my appreciation for the Great Author.
![Moses at the Movies Moses at the Movies](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50951.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Moses at the Movies
When we trace more than a century of movies about the Exodus, what do we learn?
![Kay Warren: Stop Sending Cheery Christmas Cards Kay Warren: Stop Sending Cheery Christmas Cards](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50930.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Kay Warren: Stop Sending Cheery Christmas Cards
When you don't mention our son's tragic death, it only hurts more.
![The One Thing to Tell Pregnant Moms: ‘Congratulations’ The One Thing to Tell Pregnant Moms: ‘Congratulations’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50926.png?h=123&w=220)
The One Thing to Tell Pregnant Moms: ‘Congratulations’
No family too big, no mom too young to hear our affirmation of life.
![A Lesson from Rape Stories: We Don’t Get What We Deserve A Lesson from Rape Stories: We Don’t Get What We Deserve](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50890.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Lesson from Rape Stories: We Don’t Get What We Deserve
It’s time to recognize that our world isn’t fair. And do something about it.
![Evangelical Sex Talk Is About Much More Than Sex Evangelical Sex Talk Is About Much More Than Sex](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50884.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Evangelical Sex Talk Is About Much More Than Sex
Our views on life inside the bedroom can shape our approach to life outside the bedroom.
![The News Roundup: More James Bond, A ‘Turtles’ Sequel, and ‘Frozen’ Fever The News Roundup: More James Bond, A ‘Turtles’ Sequel, and ‘Frozen’ Fever](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50874.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The News Roundup: More James Bond, A ‘Turtles’ Sequel, and ‘Frozen’ Fever
Plus awards, pilots, a ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff, and more.
![The Critics Roundup: ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and ‘The Homesman’ The Critics Roundup: ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and ‘The Homesman’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50873.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Critics Roundup: ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and ‘The Homesman’
A new Western and a bunch of wacky birds.
![The Streaming Roundup: ‘Goldfinger,’ ‘Son of God,’ and ‘Stuart Little 2’ The Streaming Roundup: ‘Goldfinger,’ ‘Son of God,’ and ‘Stuart Little 2’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50872.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Streaming Roundup: ‘Goldfinger,’ ‘Son of God,’ and ‘Stuart Little 2’
Plus ‘American Beauty’ and ‘A Knight’s Tale.’
![Ferguson, Church, and Continuing the Conversation Ferguson, Church, and Continuing the Conversation](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50857.gif?h=123&w=220)
Ferguson, Church, and Continuing the Conversation
How can we continue the conversation on race in every season? A guest post by Rich Villodas
![Common Ground for Christians and Common Core Common Ground for Christians and Common Core](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50828.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Common Ground for Christians and Common Core
A teacher’s perspective on how higher standards serve poor students.
![A United Evangelical Response: The System Failed Eric Garner A United Evangelical Response: The System Failed Eric Garner](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50856.png?h=123&w=220)
A United Evangelical Response: The System Failed Eric Garner
What pastors, professors, and others are saying about the grand jury's decision not to indict.
![What One Racially Divided Family Can Do What One Racially Divided Family Can Do](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50852.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What One Racially Divided Family Can Do
Two small steps that may start to address the black/white divide in the church.
![Why the Ebola Crisis Needs a More Biblical Response Why the Ebola Crisis Needs a More Biblical Response](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50843.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why the Ebola Crisis Needs a More Biblical Response
Ministry leaders empower West African Christians to do what no government or hospital can do.
![The Cosby Show Dilemma The Cosby Show Dilemma](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50841.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Cosby Show Dilemma
When fictional dads and happy endings get tangled in real-life scandal.
![Defending the Workplace Baby Bump Defending the Workplace Baby Bump](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50799.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Defending the Workplace Baby Bump
Pro-life and pro-choice groups unite as the Supreme Court considers pregnancy discrimination.
![Body Talk: Beyond the Tween Abstinence Lecture Body Talk: Beyond the Tween Abstinence Lecture](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50766.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Body Talk: Beyond the Tween Abstinence Lecture
Media shapes how youth see their bodies. What can the church teach them instead?
![Balancing Ministry and Family Balancing Ministry and Family](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/59905.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Balancing Ministry and Family
3 strategies for resisting family burnout and building a missional purpose together
![Stepping into 'The Red Tent' Stepping into 'The Red Tent'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50796.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Stepping into 'The Red Tent'
The Lifetime adaptation of Anita Diamant’s novel about Dinah departs radically from the Bible - and that may be a good thing.
![Why We Don’t Need a Mrs. Jesus Why We Don’t Need a Mrs. Jesus](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50765.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why We Don’t Need a Mrs. Jesus
Christian faith offers a fuller notion of God and gender than sensationalized stories.
![Study: Young, Nonreligious Women Give More than Christians Study: Young, Nonreligious Women Give More than Christians](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49929.png?h=123&w=220)
Study: Young, Nonreligious Women Give More than Christians
The female dollar and the changing landscape for charitable donations.