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Advent Calls Us Out of Our Despair
Sitting in the dark helps us truly appreciate the light.
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Why Christians Oppose Euthanasia
The immorality of killing the old and ill has never been in question for Christians. Nor is our duty to care for those the world devalues.
The Holy Family and Mine
Nativity scenes show us the loving parents we all need—and remind me that my own parents estranged me over my faith.
China’s Churches Go Deep Rather than Wide at Christmas
In place of large evangelism outreaches, churches try to be more intentional in the face of religious restrictions and theological changes.
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After Assad: Jihad or Liberty?
A coalition of rebel fighters promises to respect Syria’s religious minorities.
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What to Salvage from Fundamentalism
Like Richard Mouw, I’m reluctant to discard everything about this flawed heritage.
Have Yourself an Enchanted Little Advent
Angels are everywhere in the Bible. The Christmas season reminds us to take them seriously.
Egypt’s Redemption—and Ours
The flight of the holy family is more than a historical curiosity. It points us toward the breadth and beauty of God’s redemption.
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My Favorite Books of 2024
Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, and Russell discuss this year’s reads.
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Jesus in the Old Testament and the Reliability of Scripture
Nancy Guthrie says the Scriptures hold up to our scrutiny.
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Anxiety Is on the Runway in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
Steve Cuss and his daughter, Kaylee, talk about the film’s relationships, patterns, and systems.
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A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
The Pulitzer Prize winner ponders who we are and what we may become.
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View archivesAs this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop's teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.
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Let Heaven and Nature Wail
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Stories of Christian conversion
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I Demolished My Faith for ‘My Best Life.’ It Only Led to Despair.
Queer love, polyamory, and drugs ruined me. That’s where Jesus found me.
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I Made Millions as a Porn Star. It Nearly Cost Me Everything.
My adult-film career destroyed my sense of self-worth, but God wouldn’t let it define me.
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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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Mid-life Crisis? Bah, Humbug!
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.”
