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

The Mystic Baptist

Review

How to Remove Our Bible-Reading Blinders

Excerpt

Why Love Never Ends

Review

The Need for Creeds

Shari'ah's Uphill Climb

God Did It

The Key to a Purposeful Life

'Fringe' Has Always Been About Playing God

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

News

Church and State for the Homeless

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

Jamie Grace Is Holding On

The Truth About World War II's True Shepherds

News

The Trouble with TBN

News

Should Seminary Professors Be Granted Tenure?

News

Christians Fight Israel's Marriage Ban

Editorial

How to Unfreeze the Middle East

What to Watch For on Election Night

This (Ambiguous) Political Life

News

Doubting China's One-Child Policy Change

News

Crisis of Faith Statements

Review

Review: The Church In An Age of Crisis

Review

Review: Amplifying Our Witness

Wilson's Bookmarks

My Top 5 Books on Homosexuality

Sacrilege Is Real

Letters to the Editor

News

Quotation Marks

News

Gleanings

Our 'Call'

Questions That Drive Us

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Despite GOP concerns over government interference, local evangelicals agree that the historic church must fully separate from its Moscow parent.

News

Ohio Haitians Feel Panic, Local Christians Try to Repair Divides

As Donald Trump’s unfounded claims circulate, Springfield pastors and immigrant leaders deal with the real-world consequences.

Review

A Pastor’s Wife Was Murdered. God Had Prepared Him for It.

In the aftermath of a senseless killing, Davey Blackburn encountered “signs and wonders” hinting at its place in a divine plan.

The Church Can Help End the Phone-Based Childhood

Christians fought for laws to protect children during the Industrial Revolution. We can do it again in the smartphone age.

Taste and See If the Show is Good

Christians like to talk up pop culture’s resonance with our faith. But what matters more is our own conformity to Christ.

The Bulletin

Don’t Blame Me

The Bulletin considers the end of Chinese international adoptions, recaps the week’s presidential debate, and talks about friendship across political divides with Taylor Swift as a case study.

Public Theology Project

The Uneasy Conscience of Christian Nationalism

Instead of worldly control of society, Christ calls for renewed hearts.

News

What It Takes to Plant Churches in Europe

Where some see ambition as key to evangelism, others experiment with subtler ways of connecting to people who don’t think they need God.

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