Recovering the Apostles’ Zeal

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Christianity Today December 16, 1991

Strategy: Can the West Be Won?

George G. Hunter Iii

Buried in Data

Letters

A Friend of God’s, a Friend of Mine

If Mother Teresa Were a Baptist in Houston

Recovering the Apostles’ Zeal

Behold!: Behold the Lamb of God: Calligrapher Timothy Botts Points His Pens at Handel’s Messiah and Makes the Words Sing

Interview By David Neff And Carol Thiessen

A Little Religion at Christmas

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

‘Go Fetch Baxter’

Timothy Beougher And J. I. Packer

Where Would We Be without Staupitz?: Behind the Great Leaders of the Church Stood Others Who, through Their Lives and Teaching, Provided Inspiration. Here Is a Look at Five Unsung Heroes Church History Could Not Have Done Without

Bruce L. Shelley

Evangelism in the ’90s: There’s a Wideness in Our Witness

CT Survey Report: Who’s Really Doing Evangelism?

James F. Engel

Bible Study: Saint John’s Four Laws

Christopher Hancock

Take It to the Streets

Big Nanny Is Watching You

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from December 16, 1991

The Doctor as Executioner

1991 In Review: Enter the New World Order

In the News: 1991’s Top Ten Stories

News from the North American Scene: December 16, 1991

Church/State: Court Hears Prayer Case

Election Update: Prolifers Claim Gains in Midst of Voter Turmoil

World Scene: December 16, 1991

Episcopal Church: Traditionalists Form New Diocese

Church and Law: Zoned Out

Evangelical Wins Peaceful Election

Gypsy Church Thrives in Europe, Worldwide

Hostages Released

Why 1989 Happened

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A man standing under the Taiwan flag looking through binoculars to a tattered Ukrainian flag.

The Bulletin

Midwest Primaries, Taiwan’s Ukraine Lessons, and Abortion Pill Case

Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Indiana and Ohio hold primaries, Trump travels to Beijing, and the Supreme Court considers the abortion pill.

The book on a red background.

Review

The Lies—and Truths—That Keep Some Black People Out of Church

Haleluya Hadero

A California pastor’s book confronts the painful parts of Christian history but points to the healing power of the gospel.

Three books on a blue background.

Review

Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Heaven?

Three theology books on the afterlife.

A pile of colorful clothes overlapping each other.

Thrifting to the Glory of God

Ann Byle

Shopping secondhand and donating our own items echoes Jesus’ renewal of discarded lives.

A 'No Kids Zone' sign at the entrance of a cafe in Seoul.

‘No-Kids Zones’ Abound in South Korea. But Kids Aren’t Pests.

Ahrum Yoo

In a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, children are seen as a nuisance. But they are a blessing that can pierce the idols of efficiency.

A damaged Christian church near the National Police Headquarters in downtown Khartoum.

News

Sudan’s Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches

Emmanuel Nwachukwu in Khartoum

Local doctors and Christians are trying to rebuild lives in the capital city.

Farmers harvest tea leaves at a tea plantation in Bomet County, Kenya on February 4, 2026.

News

Iran Tensions Threaten Kenya’s Largest Export Industry: Tea

Moses Wasamu

Christian farmers struggle to avoid bankruptcy.

A girl walking on floating stepping stones.

Q&A: Douglas McKelvey on Gen Z’s Lack of Rites of Passage

Interview by Ashley Hales

The Rabbit Room’s newest prayer book urges readers to join God’s mission in young adulthood.