Essays
Easter Is God’s Story, Not Ours
Our salvation is just an appendix in Christ’s redemption of all creation.
Invasion Theology
Thorns and thistles may be the Bible’s classic metaphors for evil. But did the biblical writers ever meet kudzu?
News
Growth Is Good. Survival Is, Too.
Japan’s Christians still pray for revival. But endurance is its own reward.
News
Americans Think Church Should Look Churchy
Survey shows most don’t like trendy, modern buildings.
Borrowing Faith When Doubt Creeps In
The certainty of another believer can guide us back to the truth.
News
Church Kitchens Are Getting Chopped
More congregations are trading casseroles for coffee shops.
Keller’s Threefold Hope for Renewal
Tim Keller didn’t see national revival during his ministry. But he prayed that we would.
Public Theology Project
The Church Is Fragile—And Unshakable
We can be grieved about the state of the church, but we can still love and fight for it.
Review
Always on the Go but Never Away from Home
A classic novel captures the tension between the church’s devotion to particular places and its mission to the ends of the earth.
The Man Tackling the Masculinity Crisis
Jason Wilson’s rite of passage for young Detroit men is helping them become spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy.
Review
What Must We Do to Agree on Salvation?
Protestants and Catholics proclaim the same good news but expect different responses.
Review
Faith Torn Down to the Studs
A deconstruction survivor seeks ways to repair faltering houses of belief.
One Lord, One Faith, Many Metaphors
Scripture uses a wealth of images for the church. Shall one say to the other, “I have no need of you?”
News
Justin Brierley Goes from Unbelievable to Re-Enchanting
After hundreds of conversations, the pioneering apologetics podcaster is celebrating the “surprising rebirth” of faith in the UK.
Prologues
NYC Pastor Rich Villodas on Subversive Anger and True Forgiveness
A conversation with Russell Moore on living out the challenges of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
Testimony
I Was Sold into Slavery. Jesus Set Me Free.
In the Thai Muslim community where I lived, enslavement was all I knew. Then God spoke into the darkness.
Church Hurts for Pastors, Too
Church hurt travels in both directions—from the pews to the pulpit and in reverse.
Living Water for the Faithless
While the church may be riddled with failure, Jesus will not fail her.
Satisfaction Comes for Doubters
A note from CT’s president in our March/April issue.
Qualms & Proverbs
Who Gets Our Church After a Dating Breakup?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on outreach to a family leaving a church and a lost sense of ministry calling.
Backstories
News
Canadian Pastors Struggle to Address Assisted Death
And other news from Christians around the world.
Hope for Tainted Creeks and Troubled Families
Responders to our November/December issue told stories of estrangement and healing.