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Can We Handle the Truth About Racism and the Church?
Before racial reconciliation can happen, says Jemar Tisby, American believers need to reckon honestly with the sins of the past.
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Important Developments in the Church and the World
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James MacDonald Takes ‘Indefinite Sabbatical’ from Harvest Bible Chapel
The founding pastor will step back as his megachurch undergoes a peacemaking process to address criticism. - Jan 16,
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Asia Rising: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Follow Jesus
China’s church raids drew headlines, but 26 countries—including India—treated Christians worse in 2018. - Jan 15,
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The Top Reasons Young People Drop Out of Church
Even with 1 in 4 leaving over politics, college kids are more likely to return after a hiatus than leave for good. - Jan 10,
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Going Dutch: Netherlands Imports Nashville Statement Controversy
Latest translation of US evangelical document on LGBT issues divides Dutch Bible Belt and leads to criminal threats against a Christian politician.
Pastor, Why Are You Hiding?Sin-management strategies rarely work. It’s time to risk moving out from the shadows.
Who Owns a Woman’s Body? Not Who You Think.Why treating the female body like property misses the gospel and fails the unborn.
No Sign Language in the World Has Its Own Bible TranslationDeaf communities around the world are still waiting to experience God's Word in their first language. How much longer will it be?
Your Plan B Is Still God’s Plan AWhat a failed church plant taught me about divine purpose and provision.
What Humans Have That Machines Don’tHow a theology of personhood cuts against the mechanical metaphors we use to describe ourselves.
Running from the Light—and the SnakesAn opera heroine’s conflict with her faith and family has dangerously high stakes.
Ministry in the #MeToo MomentAs abuse awareness grows, pastors are searching for ways to protect the vulnerable and care for survivors.
Abortion, Black Lives Matter, and WheatonLet me shed a little light on the situation with Wheaton College and Ryan Bomberger.
Why I’m Optimistic Amidst a Cultural CrisisHope never emerges from easy answers to the questions of a broken world. Hope comes from a Person.
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James MacDonald Takes ‘Indefinite Sabbatical’ from Harvest Bible ChapelThe founding pastor will step back as his megachurch undergoes a peacemaking process to address criticism. -
The Top Reasons Young People Drop Out of ChurchEven with 1 in 4 leaving over politics, college kids are more likely to return after a hiatus than leave for good. -
Pastor Matt Chandler on Going Back to School at The Wheaton Grad SchoolAt 45, Matt Chandler enrolled in the graduate program at Wheaton College. I asked him why. -
Abortion, Black Lives Matter, and WheatonLet me shed a little light on the situation with Wheaton College and Ryan Bomberger.
Special Sections
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CT Women’s Top 10 Articles of 2018Why being ‘spiritual’ is never enough, how Kate Bowler experienced Christ in her cancer, and 10 lessons from same-sex abuse inside the church. -
In Defense Of Longer (And Better) SermonsHow long should a sermon be? As long as it needs to be.(Pivot) -
Ir a la universidad con AbuelitaLas escuelas cristianas están aprendiendo a pensar en términos de familias, y no tan sólo como estudiantes individuales.Read in English -
Why Putting Christ Back in Christmas Is Not EnoughThe history of American holiday cheer obscures the difficult details of the nativity narrative. -
Where We Got It WrongCT’s greatest essays of old still speak today. But on civil rights, we failed our readers. -
The Pastor’s Pay in 2019 and BeyondEmerging trends for how the ministers of today and tomorrow will be compensated. -
A Voice in the CrowdWhat’s good and what’s bad about unpopular opinions. -
Can We Handle the Truth About Racism and the Church?Before racial reconciliation can happen, says Jemar Tisby, American believers need to reckon honestly with the sins of the past.
