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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 September 22, 1989

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Reading Life Backwards

Family Album

Letters

Star-spangled Clamor

“Are You Going to Cry, Father Jackson?”

Editorial

An Apple for the Parents

Will Your Child Get AIDS?

Nonalcoholic Sports

The Third Wave of School Reform

Sex Ed: Why Wait?

How Faith Works

Hellfire of the Banalities

When the Semi-saints Come Marching In

Philip Yancey

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from September 22, 1989

Debts Pose Problems for Missions Candidates

Enviromental: The Earth Groans, and Christians Are Listening

Investment Scams: Swindlers Prey on Trust of Believers

Assemblies of God Celebrates 75 Years

Interview: Freed Missionary Tells Story of Survival

Document Angers Jewish Community

Violence in Colombia Unites Evangelicals

Christian Life: Daughter of Manson Victims Finds Forgiveness

King Jesus as Big Brother

Archbishop of the World’s Capital

The Evolution of Evolution

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The Bulletin

An Alleged Drug Boat Strike, the Annunciation Catholic SCHOOL Shooting, and the Rise of Violence in America

Mike Cosper

The Bulletin discusses the attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat and the recent school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in the context of politics of violence.

Satan, Jezebel, and the Nephilim from AI Bible

The AI Bible: ‘We Call It Edutainment’

Interview by Bonnie Kristian

Max Bard of Pray.com details an audience-driven approach to AI-generated videos of the Bible, styled like a video game and heavy on thrills.

The book cover on a pink background.

Review

A Woman’s Mental Work Is Never Done

Bonnie Kristian

Sociologist Allison Daminger’s new book on the cognitive labor of family life is insightful but incomplete.

A Christian lab tech pricking fingers at a clinic in Uganda.

News

In Rural Uganda, a Christian Lab Tech Battles USAID Cuts

Morgan Lee

Orach Simon tests blood and finds hope amid suffering.

Regg Jones

From Our Community

Storing Up Kingdom Treasure

Melissa Huff

Greenbriar Equity Group chairman and founding partner Regg Jones urges fellow Christians to invest in the next generation of Christ followers.

Gen Z Is More Than Just Anxious

Jeremy Writebol

What the church gets wrong—and what it can get right—about forming a generation shaped by screens and longing for purpose.

Don’t Pay Attention. Give It.

Derek King

Attention isn’t a resource to maximize for productivity. It’s a gift that helps us love God and neighbor.

A sketch of a church with a pencil.

Faith-Based Education Is Having a Moment

Chris Butler

I’m excited to see churches—particularly Black congregations—step boldly into teaching.

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