Cloud of Witnesses

A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our April issue).

EGYPT: Islamist terrorists in Libya sought attention in filming the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians. And they got it—for the martyrs, honored with an icon (above) and a day in the Coptic church calendar. The Bible Society of Egypt transformed the ISIS propaganda video’s “two rows by the sea” into its largest outreach in 130 years. In 1.65 million tracts on God’s promise of blessing amid suffering, it asked: “Who fears the other? The row in orange, watching paradise open? Or the row in black, with minds evil and broken?”

Also in this issue

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.

Christianity Today April, 2015

Cover Story

Meet the Women Apologists

Andrea Palpant Dilley

Cover Story

Oxford's Unapologetic Female Apologist

My Top 5 Books on Nonviolence

The Morning After the Pentecostal Murders

Lisa Ann Cockrel in Stockholm

Getting Brutally Honest with God

Tremper Longman III

Review

The Civil War Is More Than a Historical Fascination

Robert Tracy McKenzie

News

Messianic Judaism Flourishes in Holocaust Towns

Lincoln Brunner in Kiev

Review

Why the Time Is Ripe for Pro-Life Reform

John G. Stackhouse Jr.

Boring Work: Good for the Soul

Bradley Nassif

The Best Worship Music You Won't Hear on Christian Radio

Wen Reagan

Reading Luke Through Latin American Eyes

Interview by Gary Burge

Which False Teachings Are Evangelical Christians Most Tempted to Believe In?

Cherith Fee Nordling, Marguerite Shuster, Amos Yong

Revival 100 Years After the Armenian Genocide

By Ann-Margret Hovsepian in Yerevan, Armenia

Testimony

Unplanned Pregnancy, Unplanned Grace

Christine A. Scheller

What to Do with the Dull Parts of Scripture

Editorial

There's Still Power in the Blood

Why Stretch Marks Remind Me of the Resurrection

Sharon Hodde Miller

News

Gleanings: April 2015

Reply All

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

News

Should Unaccredited Bible Colleges Be Allowed to Grant Degrees?

Compiled by Morgan Lee

Women Who 'Prophesy'

Our Latest

A road sign pointing in two directions.

Public Theology Project

8 Things I’ve Learned About How to Make a Major Life Decision

Russell Moore on the mid-level choices that perplex us.

A magazine cover from the CT archives, and a photo from Russia in 1983.

In ‘the Year of the Bible,’ Evangelicals Debate Politics, Civil Disobedience

Daniel Silliman

CT emphasized diverse views in ongoing discussions in 1983.

Two vintage Polaroid photos on a terracotta background showing an elderly person and child holding hands — one walking through a forest, the other a close-up of their joined hands — with an autumn leaf branch between them.

Let the Little Children Hang with Church Grandmas

In our age-segregated society, I’m grateful for the elder saints who counsel and invest in my children.

online-sports-gambling

The Russell Moore Show

McKay Coppins on the Hidden Dangers of Online Sports Gambling

McKay Coppins spent one year and $10,000 of The Atlantic’s money to find out the truth about sports betting.

Law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on the night of April 25, 2026.

Quashing Political Violence Requires We Tame Our Tongues

Bonnie Kristian

The manifesto of the WHCD shooting suspect was biblically superficial and wrong. It was also unsettlingly familiar.

Palestinian man overlooking the west bank.

The Bulletin

Trust in Higher Ed, Marijuana Status, NFL Draft, and West Bank Violence

Public confidence in universities, medical marijuana risk, NFL draft picks, and understanding the Israeli settler movement.

The book on a red background.

Review

God Didn’t Make a Zero-Sum World

Daniel K. Williams

Ian Shapiro argues that democracy depends on spreading the wealth. But Christians are equipped to live in love, not fear.

The book on a blue background.

Excerpt

Competence Is Deeper Than Confidence

David Thomas

An excerpt from Capable: How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience.