Christianity Today

April, 2022

Volume 66, Number 3

May/June, 2022
The Wondrous Cross

A church is always more than the space in which it meets, but it is never less. Congregations cannot help being shaped by the places and neighborhoods they inhabit, as editor Kara Bettis explores this month in her reporting on the concept of “spiritual gentrification.” Churches are usually birthed around a shared vision for ministry. When the world around a church changes—gradually or suddenly—one of the most difficult challenges is discerning how, if at all, that shared vision should also change. PLUS: Rediscovering the Jewish roots of Easter.

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Features

Black Christian Homeschoolers Are Redefining the Movement

Faithful moms are adapting and developing new curricula as more families of color opt to educate at home.

When the Congregation Leaves Town, Should the Building Follow?

How churches survive “spiritual gentrification.”

Christ Conquered Death. He Didn’t Cancel It.

Like a burial garment, life and death are interwoven.

Visiting Prisoners in Jesus’ Day

Helping detained people was a shocking calling in the first century.

Testimony

The Booze-Filled Business Trip That Made Me a Christian

I was on the verge of making a fortune, but I couldn’t stop dwelling on a conversation about religion.

More from this Issue

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Responses to our January/February issue.

Our April Issue: How Place Shapes Church

Congregations can’t entirely be separated from the ground they occupy.

News

News

More Ministries Seek Alternatives to Child Sponsorships

Nine million children are supported by one-to-one funding, but a growing number of Christian groups say that approach is problematic.

News

Gleanings: April 2022

News from Christians around the world.

News

Embezzlement Bedevils Global Church Giving

Experts project fraud will cost Christian ministries $170 billion in 2050.

News

Are the Precise Words of Baptism Important?

Pastors weigh in on the critical formulation of the sacrament.

News

Who Is My Neighbor? For Christians in the Balkans, the Answer Might be Troll Farms.

Amid memes targeting Americans, social media ministries witness to the truth.

Reviews

New & Noteworthy Fiction

Chosen by Roseanna M. White, novelist and author of the Codebreakers series.

Help! I’ve Stopped Caring About God.

Why Christians slide into spiritual apathy, and how they can recover.

Review

Jesus Is Risen! Now What?

We’re quick to affirm the Resurrection, but we often miss its full meaning.

Review

Fearing God Means Living with the Grain of Reality

Michael Horton looks to restore the first principle of wisdom to its rightful place.

5 Books on the Connection Between God and Animals

Chosen by Caryn Rivadeneira, author of “Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God.”

Views

Faith Is More than a Feeling, but Not Less

Discipled living demands not only right belief and right action but also right passions.

Don’t Expect Instant Gratification from Your ‘Quiet Time’

Fifteen minutes of Bible reading may not turn every day around, but it’ll yield fruit at the right time.

Why We Need the Evangelical Jeremiad

Speaking about dangers and errors is no failure of love for one’s own community.

Editorial

Don’t Make the Church Leadership Crisis Worse

We need to renew our spiritual imaginations amid the spiritual-abuse reckoning.

What Atonement Theories Tell Us About Our Politics

They were developed in their historical contexts. What does that mean for today?

Additional Articles

China’s Public Schools Are Failing Christian Families

Whether it’s atheism in the classroom or high-pressure academic environments, parents struggle to find a space that best serves their children.

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