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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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Analysis

Republicans and Democrats Clash on Epstein File Release

The Bulletin with Nicole Martin

The newest documents remind Christians to support sexual abuse victims.

Evangelicals Confront a Revolutionary Age

A Catholic on the campaign trail and the “possibly catastrophic character of what is happening under our eyes” caused deep concern in 1960.

News

Hindu Nationalists Attack Missionaries in Northern India

One victim describes the mob descending on their bus, a rare occurrence in Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

News

Armenia Holds Inaugural Prayer Breakfast Amid Church Arrests

Some see the crackdown as persecution, others challenge the national church’s ties to Russia.

Review

A New Jesus Horror Movie Wallows In Affliction

Peter T. Chattaway

“The Carpenter’s Son,” starring Nicolas Cage, is disconnected from biblical hope.

The Bulletin

Israeli Settler Violence, Epstein Emails, and BrinGing Back Purity

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

West Bank skirmishes, Congress releases Epstein documents mentioning Trump, and Gen Z reconsiders purity culture.

News

Christians from 45 Countries Call for Zion Church Pastor’s Release

Meanwhile in China, the house church continues to gather and baptize new believers.

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Kenyan Clergy Oppose Bill Aimed at Regulating Churches

Moses Wasamu

Pastors say the proposed law could harm religious freedoms.

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