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The Syrian Pastors Who Stayed
Violent clashes have led many Christians to emigrate, yet some church leaders see a revival brewing.
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Birthright Citizenship, War’s Moral Hazards, and Can Literature Save Men?
Supreme Court considers citizenship at birth, war in Iran compels us to number our days, and the importance of reading.
Can Reading Fix Young Men’s Modern Malaise?
Good literature can steady and orient unmoored men in their early years. But for renewal, they need to read Scripture.
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What the Iran War Could Do to Your Soul
War, in every case, is hell. Let’s watch out for ourselves, lest it also make us hellish.
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Joy Is in the Waiting
An excerpt from Savoring Childhood: Practical Wisdom for Slowing Down.
John Perkins, in Life and Facing Death
“If we are going to help others understand who Jesus is, our own lives must reflect his character and love.”
Ideologies Don’t Save, But We Act Like They Do
Even the most admirable societal aims become spiritual distortions when we treat them as ultimate.
Don’t Forsake the Assembly
A durable, dogged, in-person, on-paper, public commitment to a local church is a necessary part of the Christian life.
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American Christianity Is More Than Its Politics
Matthew Avery Sutton’s impressive new history is insightful, helpful, colorful—and incomplete.
Janette Oke Wrote Her First Novel at 42. Then She Wrote 70 More.
The When Calls the Heart author launched the modern Christian romance genre, seeking to tell stories of faith in hardship.
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The Magazine
View archivesIn this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit.
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This Easter, Let’s Lose Our Hope
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What’s the Difference Between Privilege and Blessing?
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Born a Woman, I Spent Six Years Living as a Man. Then God Showed Me My True Identity.
God’s voice reached me through a compassionate Christian couple.
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I Ran from God and My Jewish Identity. Then I Read the New Testament.
Aaron Abramson served in the Israel Defense Forces before abandoning his faith and wandering the world in search of meaning.
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Journalism Was My Religion. Then I Encountered Jesus Christ.
I wanted to be an eyewitness to Brazil’s history. Instead, God made me a witness to his work in the world.
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Was It Really God’s Perfect Plan to Amputate My Foot?
A tragic accident jump-started my relationship with God. It also made me question his goodness.
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I Was the Enemy Jesus Told You to Love
As an extremist Muslim, I beat a Christian boy and left him to die. His faithful prayers for me led to my salvation.
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When They Trust Jesus but Not His Church
Preaching and pastoring in an age of skepticism.
Leadership That Doesn’t Flinch
Friedman’s classic The Failure of Nerve reveals how self-differentiated leaders resist the pull of anxiety and lead with clarity.
There’s Safety in Meaningful Church Membership
Churches have misused it and culture hates commitment. But don’t throw out the body with the bathwater.
Spiritual Formation Has a Local Address
Richard Foster discusses healthy pastoral leadership, his daily routine, and how to practice solitude in an age of distraction.
Browse the Archives
Christianity Today magazine was born in 1956; enjoy a selection of our classics and cover stories.
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Egalitarianism Is More Than a PR Statement
Are churches moving to an egalitarian model truly embracing female leadership?
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Will ‘Complementarianism’ Survive?
I want to continue to call myself a complementarian. But we need to reclaim the term.
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Complementarian at Home, Egalitarian at Church? Paul Would Approve.
The biggest New Testament passages on gender roles may have more to do with marriage than ministry.
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Gender Roles Beyond the Western Church
Scott W. Sunquist calls the American church to observe the diversity in ecclesiologies around the world.
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The Evil Ideas Behind October 7
The Hamas attacks in Israel have a grotesque ideological history and deserve unflinching moral judgment.
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Christianity Today’s 2024 Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
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God’s Promises Are Clearest When We Turn Out the Lights
Christians have every reason to reduce light pollution.
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One Christian’s Quest to Change the Way We See Immigration
Equipped with Scripture, history, and a defunct restaurant on the southern border, Sami DiPasquale hopes he can soften politics-hardened hearts.
