News

Go Figure

Research

17.3% Average percentage of total bill that Christians tip for good service.

13% Christians who generally tip less than 15 percent.

Source: Journal of Applied Psychology

Church Life

79%: Protestant megachurches (2,000+ attendance) that are growing.

20% Protestant churches of all sizes that are growing.

Source: Leadership Network

Diversity

50,768: Total number of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) congregations in 2011.

19.8%: Those identifying as an ethnicity other than Anglo.

36.3%: Americans who identify as non-Anglo.

Source: North American Mission Board / 2010 U.S. Census

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

Easter Wings

Cover Story

National Tragedy and the Empty Tomb

If the Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, What Next?

Testimony

Antidote to Poison

Suffering Servants

The Hope Roaster

Excerpt

Taking Action Through Radical Kindness

The Mystery of Original Sin

News

First Language First

Conversion Confusion

The Trouble with Cussing Christians

Knowing What the Bible ‘Really’ Means

News

Is Concern Over the Rise of the 'Nones' Overblown?

My Top 5 Books on Singleness

Rick Warren's Final Frontier

News

Is 'Incoherent' Christianity Better Than None at All?

News

Black Churches' Missing Missionaries

Review

How a Dutch Neo-Calvinist Helped Birth an Intellectual Movement

Letters to the Editor

Notes from Newtown

Review

So All May Learn

Quick Takes

Wilson's Bookmarks

The Way We Give Now

News

Gleanings

News

Quotation Marks

News

Passages

Girls Talk

News

No GRACE in Sexual Abuse Investigation of Missionary Kids

Editorial

A Pope for All Christians

News

Quitting Time: The Pope Retired. Should Your Pastor?

The Man Who Birthed Evangelicalism

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