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Devaluing Mothers and Children Devalues Us All
When a society expects economic “winning” from all its members, it loses sight of their inherent preciousness.
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After Making Baseball History, Branch Rickey Faced a Spiritual Crisis
How the famed executive who signed Jackie Robinson found renewed hope in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Forgiveness Is an Art
The new movie “Exhibiting Forgiveness” depicts the dysfunction of generational Black trauma—and the freedom that’s on offer.
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How Can Evangelicals Navigate Political Tensions? Practice.
This campaign season, Christians have tried to proactively address political polarization—starting with tough conversations among themselves.
Lessons from Philippines’ Martial Law Still Hold for the Church Today
Filipina social anthropologist Melba Padilla Maggay, who fought for democracy 40 years ago, critiques today’s evangelical politics.
Bring the Evangel, Leave the ‘Ism’
The harvest of spiritual seekers today is aplenty, but the mentality of the workers is outdated.
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The ‘Least of These’ and the Quest for a Post-Christian Conscience
Human suffering should not cause us to categorize our neighbor but to be one.
Mind the Power Gap in Missions
Western missionaries can make good partners if they avoid trampling on their majority world friends.
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You Better Shop Around
The Bulletin discusses the US attack on Houthis in Yemen, the presidential candidates’ appeal to Black male voters, and the closing of Kmart.
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The Mysteries of Music
Randall Goodgame finds meaning in songs—from the silly to the Scriptural.
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Stop. Look. Listen. | Voting Third Party
The Bulletin’s Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries, part one: Why Matt Martens is voting third party.
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Died: Bill Pannell, Black Evangelical Who Raised the Issue of Racism
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View archivesOur September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers what’s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacement—even when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlines—election officials and volunteers—are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the “yearners”—those who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.
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The Uneasy Conscience of Christian Nationalism
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When I Opened My Bible, God Gave Me a Magnifying Glass
I was a Sikh student worrying about my grades when my eyes were drawn in dramatic fashion toward the truths of his Word.
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My Deconstruction Turned to Deconversion. But God Wasn’t Anxious.
He pursued me patiently across decades, as I passed from fundamentalism to progressive faith to another faith altogether.
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My Dreams Had Come True. But the Panic Attacks Remained.
How I discovered God’s peace and found relief from debilitating anxiety.
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To Guard Against the Monsters in My Life, I Became a Monster Myself
A lifestyle of violence and addiction nearly destroyed me, but it brought me to the foot of the cross.
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I Cried Out to the Name Demons Fear Most
How Jesus rescued a New Age psychic from spiritual darkness.
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It is easy to look at the future in a rearview mirror, but that always leads to a collision.
Elisabeth Elliot on the Christian Father
Examining the male parent’s role.
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Bill and Vonette Bright’s Wonderful Plan for the World
Evangelicalism’s power couple closes in on their radical mission.
CT Classic: Madeleine L’Engle on Allegory and Prayer
“It seemed ironic and unfair that just as I was turning closer to God, I couldn’t sell anything I wrote.”
