First and Second

Christ that in the flower blooms

is manifested mild

and with more subtle power looms

than thunderheads wild.

Given the choice between the two

quiet grace or power

he may have chosen one to woo.

We watch to see the second flower.

- More from Richard Nilsen

Also in this issue

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Christianity Today January 21, 1977

Do We Have the Right to Die?

John Warwick Montgomery

Evangelicals Together in Africa

Urbana ’76: Declaring God’s Glory and Word

Arthur H. Matthews

Book Briefs: January 21, 1977

The Repressive Powers

Carl F. H. Henry

Editorial

Peace Possibilities in Southern Africa

Redeeming the Time

Edith Schaeffer

Refiner’s Fire: The Human Understanding of Saul Bellow

The Beginning

Jean Hogan Dudley

The Still Forbidden Fruit

Gilbert Meilaender, Jr.

The Serpentine Serenity of EST

The Spiritual Lift No One Is Talking About

Eutychus and His Kin: January 21, 1977

Editor's Note from January 21, 1977

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My Book Sales Stink. But I’m Glad I Took the Publishing Plunge.

Even though the experience bruised my ego, God redeemed it in surprising ways.

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Latino Christians Deserve a Straight Answer on Immigration

Gabriel Salguero

Neither sweeping talk about deportations nor reassuring promises are helpful. We need clear and compassionate policies.

A Conversation with Peggy Noonan

The Russell Moore Show

A Conversation with Peggy Noonan

The Pulitzer Prize winner ponders who we are and what we may become.

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A Better Trans Conversation

As the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on youth gender medicine, Christians must prepare to speak with love while holding fast to biblical truth.

Hunter and Joe Biden

Ethics Aren’t Graded on a Curve

President Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden was wrong, and no amount of bad behavior from Donald Trump changes that fact.

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News

UK Christians Lament Landmark Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying

Christopher Kuo

Pro-life faith leaders say Parliament’s proposed bill fails to protect the vulnerable and fear it will “create more suffering and chaos.”

Four members of Sixpence None the Richer, including Leigh Nash, pose for a portrait in front of a barn.

Strike Up the Band: Sixpence None the Richer Goes Back on Tour

Joel Heng Hartse

With its perennial hit “Kiss Me” still in our ears and on our playlists, the Christian band reunites with nothing to prove.

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Christianity Today’s Book of the Year

Two volumes rose to the head of the class.