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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.

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

Reply All

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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Some Israelis are Turning to Faith Amid Ongoing War

Studies show a renewed interest in Judaism, and pastors report an increase in baptisms.

The Bulletin

IDF and Lebanon, Ukraine’s Fears, AI Data Centers, and a Korean Messiah

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Israel fights Hezbollah, Ukraine left behind, US builds data centers, and North Korea’s Evangelical roots.

Review

Trashing Evangelicals Is No Way to Fight Conspiracism

Jared Stacy’s new book correctly identifies a serious problem. But his depiction of evangelicalism is overblown and unreasonable.

News

‘We Feel Like We Are Having a Berlin Wall Moment’

A conversation with an Iranian-American Christian on the ongoing conflict and her hope for the future of Iran.

Teaching ‘the Mystery of Joy’ to Protestants and Catholics

Philosopher Peter Kreeft, like Augustine, gains a reading from both sides of the Reformation.

News

Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues

Pius Sawa

Many view babies born with disabilities as cursed. Christians are fighting back.

With Bible Translation in India’s Hadoti Language, ‘God Came Closer’

A missionary from south India initiated the translation in the language spoken by millions in southeastern Rajasthan state.

Being Human

Shane J. Wood Helps Us Understand Christ’s Ultimate Victory in a Chaotic World

How can the book of Revelation teach us to embrace our wounds?

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