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Shelter From the Storm

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Kevin Frayer / Getty Images

Philippines: "We prayed the typhoon would not be strong. The Lord did not answer our prayer," says evangelical leader Efraim Tendero. Haiyan/Yolanda, the archipelago's deadliest storm to date, killed more than 5,600 people and damaged scores of buildings—including the roof of Tacloban's Santo Nino Church (above). Tendero's new prayer: "Increase our capacity to respond."

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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.

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The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries

What 'House of Cards' Gets Right About Staying in Politics

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Wilson's Bookmarks

New & Noteworthy Books

Who Owns the Pastor's Sermon?

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The Right Way to Give Someone a Blessing

Testimony

Christ Called Me Off the Minaret

The Foreign Policy Mission of American Evangelicals

Review

Tim Keller on Enduring Suffering Without Losing Hope

The Dark-Tinted, Truth-Filled Reading List We Owe Our Kids

Hummus and the Holy Spirit

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Gleanings: January/February 2014

Why We're Losing the War on Poverty

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Why Egypt's Christian Families Are Paying Ransoms

Editorial

The Problem with the Fetal Pain Abortion Bans

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Will the Supreme Court Pop Abortion Clinic Bubbles?

When God Wears a Costume

Three Views: Is the $17 Trillion Federal Debt Immoral?

Our Position on Missionaries

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What Happens When Schools Cut Denominational Ties

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Jesus Is More All Right with Jews

Review

Where Heaven and Nature Sing

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Should Christians Read Through the Entire Bible in One Year?

The 2014 Christianity Today Book Awards

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