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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?

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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

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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

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New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

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Why We Need the New Battle for the Bible

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