Reducing Life to Basics

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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 October 5, 1979

The Living Bible: For Children Only?

The Quichuas: Drinking Sprees to Bible Study Conferences

The Kosheral Revolution

Freedom, Unity Make Stanford ’79 a Truly Ecumenical Experience

Book Briefs: October 5, 1979

Freeing a Stalwart People from Fatalism

John R.W. Stott

Refiner’s Fire: Pre-evangelism through the Arts: Are We Missing Out?

The Bible: God’s Storybook

Meanings from God’s Message: Matters for Interpretation

Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.

Does Male Dominance Tarnish Our Translations?: Obedience to Whose Word?

Berkeley And Alvera Mickelsen

Amid Our Crises, Church Silence

Rev. Robert G. Howes

Refugees: Reducing Life to Basics

Eutychus and His Kin: October 5, 1979

Editor's Note from October 05, 1979

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Christian justice, gospel-centered living, and faithful action

The Manosphere Gets Discipline Right and Dependence Wrong

Young men are right to want agency, clarity, and strength. But grit alone cannot carry them.

Two microphones with angry red lines coming from them.

A Civil War of Words

Kara Bettis Carvalho

Evangelical factions can increasingly be identified by our speech. We agree on big issues yet insult and talk past each other.

Members of the group "Concerned Women for America" pray outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguements in Chiles v. Salazar.

Is a Ban on Conversion Therapy Constitutional?

In her Supreme Court challenge, evangelical therapist Kaley Chiles calls the Colorado law a violation of her free speech.

Men in suits surround Tony Evans to pray for him.

Wire Story

Tony Evans Will No Longer Pastor Dallas Megachurch After Restoration

Adelle M. Banks - Religion News Service

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship announced that its pastor of 48 years won’t return to leadership. The church expects son Jonathan Evans to succeed him.

A mom and son gardening.

You Don’t Have to Be Radical

Most Christians aren’t monks, missionaries, or martyrs. We’re unimpressive and unsatisfactory—yet saved by God’s scandalous grace.

Pastor Issak and a picture of Stuartpuram.

From a Village of Bandits to a Village of the Gospel

Stuartpuram in India’s Andhra Pradesh was once known for its armed robbers. Then the gospel changed them.

Cynthia Gibbs, chair of the Taveau Legacy Committee, is part of a group working to restore historic Taveau Church in South Carolina.

Preservation Grants Help Black Churches Hold On to Their History

Over a hundred congregations have received up to a half-million dollars to repair deteriorating buildings and restore their place in their communities.