The Lasting Effects of Your School

A new survey found that Christian schooling makes a difference—and that different kinds of Christian education produce different results among their graduates.

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September

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Public Theology Project

The Gospel at Ground Zero

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Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

My Top 5 Books on TV and Movies

Steven Greydanus

Review

The Antidote to Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Amy Julia Becker

The Science of Shacking Up

Interview by Caryn Rivadeneira

News

Growing in the Word

Matthew D. LaPlante in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

News

Parental Frights: Can Parents Practice Rites that Scare Children?

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Books to Note

A Wordless Presence

Leslie Leyland Fields

Excerpt

The King Jesus Gospel

Scot McKnight

News

Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

A Cross at the Bookends

Loving Muslims One at a Time

Interview by Mark Galli

Saving the Superheroes: Ministering to the Emergency Dispatch

Shelly Ngo

Believers on the MOVE

Mark Moring

Muslim Missions: Then & Now

J. Dudley Woodberry

How Christian Leaders Have Changed Since 9/11

Have Muslim-Christian Relations Improved Since 9/11?

Rick Love, Carl Moeller, and Jason Micheli

Editorial

Battle for the Bible Translation

A Christianity Today Editorial

Readers Write

News

Apologetics Makes a Comeback Among Youth

Chris Norton

News

Should Churches Try to Minimize Disruptions?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

News

Passages

DeVon Franklin Keeps the Faith in Hollywood

Mark Moring

News

Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Susan Wunderink

Criminalizing Circumcision

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Hundreds Jailed for Sectarian Violence, Turkish Leaders Smooth Way for Christians, & More News

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Missional Church Mergers

Ken Walker

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Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

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Somang Correctional Institution

Worship, Bible Studies, and Restoration in South Korea’s Nonprofit Prison

Jennifer Park in Yeoju, South Korea

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results.

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Being Human

Steve & Lisa Cuss: “What Percent of God’s Image Is in That Person?” with Clarissa Moll, Zach Windahl, & Andrew Arndt

Listening to learn vs fixing, defending, and hijacking

$A sad child with several math symbols$

News

‘I’m Not Being Disrespectful, Mama. I Just Don’t Understand.’

Carrie McKean in Midland, Texas

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

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The Bulletin

Sunday Afternoon Reads: Lord of the Night

Finding God in the darkness and isolation of Antarctica.

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The Russell Moore Show

Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?

Russell answers a listener question about how we should perceive seemingly harmful political beliefs in our church congregations.

Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989.

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Haleluya Hadero

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

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News

The Churches That Fought for Due Process

An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.

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The Bulletin

AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The future of artificial intelligence, Trump repeals landmark climate finding, and the existence of aliens.