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Shelter From the Storm

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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.

Cover Story

The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries

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

David Corbin and Alissa Wilkinson

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Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

New & Noteworthy Books

Compiled by Matt Reynolds

Who Owns the Pastor's Sermon?

Bob Smietana

Excerpt

The Right Way to Give Someone a Blessing

Testimony

Christ Called Me Off the Minaret

Nabeel Qureshi

The Foreign Policy Mission of American Evangelicals

Interview by Timothy C. Morgan

Review

Tim Keller on Enduring Suffering Without Losing Hope

Gerald L. Sittser

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

Hummus and the Holy Spirit

Bradley Nassif

News

Gleanings: January/February 2014

Why We're Losing the War on Poverty

Timothy C. Morgan

News

Why Egypt's Christian Families Are Paying Ransoms

Editorial

The Problem with the Fetal Pain Abortion Bans

News

Will the Supreme Court Pop Abortion Clinic Bubbles?

Bobby Ross Jr.

When God Wears a Costume

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

David P. Gushee, Gary Moore, Amy E. Black

Our Position on Missionaries

News

What Happens When Schools Cut Denominational Ties

Bobby Ross Jr.

News

Jesus Is More All Right with Jews

Kevin P. Emmert

Review

Where Heaven and Nature Sing

Jake Meador

News

Should Christians Read Through the Entire Bible in One Year?

Compiled by Ken Walker

The 2014 Christianity Today Book Awards

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