News

Go Figure: June 2013

Secularism

57% : Americans who have not read the Bible in the past week. 33% : Americans who have not attended a Christian church in the past year. 27% : Americans who have never made a committment to Jesus. Source: Barna Group.

Doctrine

26% : Protestant churchgoers who say people can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity. 58% : Protestant churchgoers who say Christianity is the only path to eternal life. Source: LifeWay Research

Conversion

85% : Muslim converts who cited "the love of Christians" as the major factor that drew them to Christianity. 60% : Those who said it was the "exclusive factor." 30% : Those who cited "disappointment with Islam" as a major factor. 25% : Those who citied "dreams and visions" as a major factor. Source: Biblical Missiology.

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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

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Bruce Wydick

Cover Story

A Better World For Kids

Timothy C. Morgan

Cover Story

Sponsoring a Movement

Ken Walker

You Probably Won't Be Sent to Egypt…

Editorial

Planting Deep Roots

Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given that the Bible Teaches Us Not to Be 'Unequally Yoked'?

Mark Regnerus, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Russell Moore

A Fractured and Beautiful Faith

Patrick Stafford

Review

You Only Die Once

Brett McCracken

Finding the Right Words for God's Word

Interview by Lindsay Olesberg

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

Paul Louis Metzger

The Whole Gospel in One Word

Craig Bubeck

News

Marriage Help Comes to Capitols

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

A Flood of Arks

The Fitness-Driven Church

The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense

William E. Yoder in Moscow

Review

Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Michael Mangis

Excerpt

It's the Thoughts That Count

Steve Turner

The Secret to Why Sponsorship Works

News

Can a Christian Family Ever Be Too Big?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

Love the Lord with All Your Voice

Steven R. Guthrie

Our Francis, Too

News

Why Christian Groups Oppose America's Anti-Prostitution Stance

Melissa Steffan

Testimony

The Golden Fish

Eric Metaxas

News

After Turning Theological, Christian Hip-Hop Turns Critical

Owen Strachan

A Terrifying Grace

News

Quotation Marks: June 2013

News

Gleanings: June 2013

News

The Forgotten Millennials

Catherine Newhouse

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

Letters to the Editor

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Why John Perkins Stood (Almost) Alone

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Every Moment Holy author Douglas McKelvey on writing prayers for the moments both sacred and mundane.

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