News

Go Figure: September 2013

Church Life

52% : Weekly churchgoers who say pastors contribute "a lot" to the well-being of society. 37% : All adults who say the same.

Source: Pew Research Center

Jesus

The seven Wikipedia topics more controversial than Jesus (based on editing history):

George W. Bush Anarchism Muhammad WWE personnel Global warming Circumcision United States

Source: Global Wikipedia, Scarecrow Press

Homosexuality

42% : LGBT adults who identify as Christian.

29% : LGBT adults who say they have felt unwelcome at a place of worship (6 percent within the past year).

Source: Pew Research Center

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

Chaos and Grace in the Slums of the Earth

Kent Annan in Bangkok

Prodigal Love: What to Do When Family or Friends Have Rejected Jesus

Review

Taking Care of Busyness

A Front-Row Seat to African Faith

Philip Jenkins

Editorial

Hungry for Outrage

Letters to the Editor

Should Yoga be Banned from Public Schools as a Religious Activity?

God's Word in Two Words

Tullian Tchividjian

Testimony

Forgiving the Man Who Murdered My Mom

Everett L. Worthington Jr.

Worship con Queso

Why We Need Small Towns

Jake Meador

The Gospel of Small for an Oversized Church

To Tame the World

N.T. Wright Wants to Save the Best Worship Songs

Interview by Andrew Byers

Review

Faith Outside the Bubble

Review by Alister McGrath

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

Excerpt

Conversion or Death

Asia Bibi with Anne-Isabelle Tollet

News

The Hope Dealers of Honduras

Allison J. Althoff

News

Gleanings: September 2013

News

Why America's Christian Colleges Are Pursuing Chinese Students

Melissa Steffan

News

Passages: September 2013

News

Quotation Marks: September 2013

The Wars Over Christian Beards

News

Game Changer: Pastors Blame Kids' Sports for Attendance Dips

Ruth Moon

My Top 5 Books on The Body

R.M. Stone

News

Counting the Cost (Accurately)

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

News

Should Pastors Rebuke Parishioners from the Pulpit?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

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Saying ‘Welcome the Stranger’ Is Easy. Hosting a Toddler Is Not.

A conservative pastor I know opened his home to children whose parents were deported. His witness has me examining my comfortable life.

News

Died: Claudette Colvin, Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer

As a teenager, Colvin challenged Montgomery’s segregation law and prevailed.

Analysis

How to Organize a Healthy Protest

Pastor and political strategist Chris Butler draws on Martin Luther King Jr.’s wisdom when planning action.

Seeing Black History Through Scripture

Rann Miller

Similarities between the African American and Jewish experience can help us think biblically about human dignity.

Being Human

Clarissa Moll and Steve Cuss on Power Dynamics, Faith, and Inclusive Leadership

Why did the listener cross the road? To stop fixing and start understanding!

 

The Russell Moore Show

What Happens When You Look Away from the Minneapolis Shootings

You cannot hide a hardened heart behind the fact that you weren’t the one pulling the trigger.

News

Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo

Hannah Herrera

The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.

News

After Their Kids Survived the Annunciation Shooting, Parents Search for Healing

Families in the same Anglican church watched their young children deal with trauma, anxiety, and grief. They found one solution: each other.

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