News

Go Figure

Church Life

35% Background checks for churches andministries (out of 55,000 last year) that found any offense, from minor traffic violations to felony convictions.

12% Background checks that turned up misdemeanor or felony offenses.

Source: Baptist Press

Church Life

Regular churchgoers in the United States say:

37% I am a member of my church

10% I attend but am not a member

52% I don’t know if my church offers membership

1% Unsure

Source: Grey Matter Research

Denominations

20% Average guess by Americans of the size of Protestantism in the United States.

48% Actual proportion of Americans who are Protestants.

Source: Grey Matter Research

Also in this issue

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

Honoring Faith in the Public Square

Wilfred McClay

The Mystic Baptist

Review

How to Remove Our Bible-Reading Blinders

Christopher Hall

Excerpt

Why Love Never Ends

Review

The Need for Creeds

Fred Sanders

Shari'ah's Uphill Climb

John Witte Jr.

God Did It

The Key to a Purposeful Life

Sarah Lebhar Hall

'Fringe' Has Always Been About Playing God

Todd Hertz

What Is the Biggest Change Evangelical Seminaries Need to Make Right Now?

Dan Kimball, Cheryl Sanders, and Winfield Bevins

News

Church and State for the Homeless

Matt Branaugh in Denver

How Gabriel Wilson Discovered his Paternal Roots—and Made a Record About It

Robert Ham

Jamie Grace Is Holding On

Mark Moring

The Truth About World War II's True Shepherds

Interview by Lisa Velthouse

News

The Trouble with TBN

Bobby Ross Jr.

News

Should Seminary Professors Be Granted Tenure?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

News

Christians Fight Israel's Marriage Ban

Ruth Moon

Editorial

How to Unfreeze the Middle East

A Christianity Today Editorial

What to Watch For on Election Night

This (Ambiguous) Political Life

John G. Stackhouse Jr.

News

Doubting China's One-Child Policy Change

Melissa Steffan

News

Crisis of Faith Statements

Melissa Steffan

Review

Review: The Church In An Age of Crisis

Matt Reynolds

Review

Review: Amplifying Our Witness

Matt Reynolds

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

My Top 5 Books on Homosexuality

Sacrilege Is Real

Letters to the Editor

News

Quotation Marks

News

Gleanings

Our 'Call'

Harold B. Smith

Questions That Drive Us

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How He Leaves

After his final tour, independent musician John Mark McMillan is backing out of the algorithm rat race but still chasing transcendence.

Review

Review: ‘House of David’ Season 2

Peter T. Chattaway

The swordfights and staring lovers start to feel like padding. Then, all at once, the show speeds up.‌

Being Human

Abby Thompson on Overcoming Anxiety in the Big City

A young professional’s journey to self-discovery

The Russell Moore Show

Listener Question: Are Late Prayers Still Worth Praying?

 Russell takes a listener’s question about whether God can still use prayers, and the conversation broadens to mind-breaking theology about God’s transcendence of time itself.

Analysis

Republicans and Democrats Clash on Epstein File Release

The Bulletin with Nicole Martin

The newest documents remind Christians to support sexual abuse victims.

Evangelicals Confront a Revolutionary Age

A Catholic on the campaign trail and the “possibly catastrophic character of what is happening under our eyes” caused deep concern in 1960.

News

Hindu Nationalists Attack Missionaries in Northern India

One victim describes the mob descending on their bus, a rare occurrence in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

News

Armenia Holds Inaugural Prayer Breakfast Amid Church Arrests

Some see the crackdown as persecution, others challenge the national church’s ties to Russia.

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