About This Issue: December 06, 1963

Our Christmas issue features some straight talk by the well-known preacher on the “International Lutheran Hour,” Dr. Oswald C. J. Hoffmann. Also there are the thoughtful discussion of the doctrine of the Virgin Birth by David H. Wallace and an editorial examining the relation of the Christmas observance and family life.

Speaking of holidays, Philip Edgcumbe Hughes discusses in “Current Religious Thought” the proposal to fix the date for the observance of Easter.

The article by Rachel H. King is a personal account of a remarkable theological journey via such institutions as Smith College and Chicago and Yale Divinity Schools.

Circulation this issue 211,046 copies.

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Trump’s Refugee Policy ‘Is Slamming the Door on Persecuted Christians’

Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.

The Russell Moore Show

Listener Question: How Can the Church Hold Itself Accountable without Tearing Itself Apart?

Russell takes a listener’s question about the Church body convicting each other in love without unnecessary division.

Five Questions Pastors Should Ask Before Using AI

The philosophy of these tools is that the world is data and truth is probabilistic. Christians must proceed with biblically grounded care.

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Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including Its New Islamic Center

But it is run by one of the Muslim world’s smallest sects.

Bible Reading Is Up Among Young Adults

Millennial readership has increased; zoomers read less than other generations but are on a steady upward trajectory.

Analysis

Jihadists Persecute Christians in Nigeria. Is It Genocide?

One pastor decries government denials that militants are targeting Christians.

Indian Churches Encourage Couples to Leave and Cleave

For many couples, in-laws are a major source of marital strife.

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