News

Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

Evangelism

80%: Regular church attendees who believe they have a responsibility to share their faith with non-Christians

61%: Regular church attendees who have not shared the gospel in the past six months

Source: Lifeway Research

Nonprofits

36.3 cents per dollar: What Americans (on average) believe nonprofits spend on overhead costs, per dollar donated

22.4 cents per dollar: What Americans (on average) believe is reasonable

25 cents (or less) per dollar: What 7 in 10 charities actually spend

Source: Grey Matter Research / Charity Navigator

Denominations

12 million: Worldwide embership of the United Methodist Church

+68,341: Change in African membership in 2011

-71,971: Change in U.S. membership in 2011

Source: United Methodist News Service

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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.

Cover Story

50 Women You Should Know

Excerpt

How We Hide Our Suffering

Tullian Tchividjian

Downton Abbey's Real Legacy

The Yes and No of Healing

Sharon L. Lewis

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Uganda Tells 1 Million Couples: You're Not Really Married

Isaiah Mbuga in Kampala

Review

The Foreign Mission Field Two Minutes Away

Jeff Haanen

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How Not to Care for Widows

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

'Once Upon a Time:' When Pagans Get Real

Joy Craun

News

Christian Colleges Try Massive Online Courses

Melissa Steffan

Review

The Love We Dare Not Ignore

Love Isn't Easy in Man Camp Ministry

Ruth Moon in Williston, North Dakota

Is It Stealing From God to Split Your Tithe Between the Church and Other Charities?

Gary Moore, Amie Streater, and Douglas LeBlanc

Justin Zoradi Believes Education Can Eradicate Poverty

Mark Moring

How to Eat, Play, Love—And Do Other Christian Acts

Interview by R.M. Stone

Ajith Fernando: On the Anvil of Suffering

Tim Stafford

News

Why Churches Worship Illegally—In Paris

Allison J. Althoff

News

Opening the Adoption Files

Ken Walker

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

The Bonds of Freedom

Roger Olson

Review

Born to Sing: No Plan B

Josh Hurst

Review

Review: Finding God

Matt Reynolds

Review

Review: The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill

Matt Reynolds

My Top 5 Books on The Cold War

Paul Kengor

How Books Helped Save My Soul

Editorial

Abusing the Megaphone

A Christianity Today Editorial

Letters to the Editor

The Regnerus Affair

News

Is Megachurch Worship Addictive?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

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Quotation Marks

The Spiritual Sex

A Women's Issue

News

Gleanings

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The Confessions of Scott Stapp

Mark Moring

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