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Tent of Greeting

A snapshot of Christian witness in the world.

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France: As migrants flee Africa and the Middle East in record numbers, those who survive crossing the Mediterranean Sea are welcomed by European Christians. In the port city of Calais, France, Christian charities and the local Assemblies of God have helped Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees build St. Michael’s, a 500-member church. One refugee worker told World Watch Monitor, “They wanted a church before they even wanted a home.”

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Cover Story

History’s Biggest Heresies

Compiled by Kevin P. Emmert

Cover Story

Why You Shouldn’t Call That False Teaching a Heresy

Justin S. Holcomb

Cover Story

Do You Believe a False Teaching?

News

When Churches Get Burnt by the Offering

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

The Weird and Wonderful Church Drawings of John Hendrix

Testimony

From the Bahá’í Faith to Porn to Alpha to Jesus

Emily Armstrong

Excerpt

Don't Laugh, but I Think Theology Should Be Funny

Stanley Hauerwas

Can One Marriage Support Two Callings?

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

A Pastor's Journey from Gay Pride Parades to the Pulpit

Our Beautiful, Broken Christian Ancestors

Was the Samaritan Woman Really an Adulteress?

Lynn H. Cohick

Review

Leaving Patriarchy in the Past

Craig L. Blomberg

News

The Christian Case for Not Giving Up on the World's Most Fragile State

Review

Are You Worshiping a Fake Jesus?

Will Willimon

The Justice-Forward Salvation Army

How Christian Institutions Can Stay Christian Amid Secular Pressure

Interview by Matt Reynolds

News

Can the Baker, the Florist, the Photographer, and the Clerk Win?

Compiled by Bob Smietana

A History Lesson

Reply All

A Beautiful Escape

Harold B. Smith

Wilson’s Bookmarks

John Wilson

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

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Gleanings: October 2015

CT staff

Editorial

Why We Need the New Battle for the Bible

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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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