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Sent to Your Street
Mission isn’t just across the ocean. It’s across the street. God places his people in neighborhoods and cities so the nations might know him.
The Cameras Missed Me on 9/11
I can’t find any footage of my escape from Manhattan that horrible day. I looked and looked—and finally asked what I wanted to prove.
Learning to Forgive the Country That Oppressed Mine
On Korea’s 80th Liberation Day, I exhort fellow evangelicals to view Korea and Japan’s relationship through one of Jesus’ parables.
The Christian Women Who Helped Build the American West
Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black migrants.
Jesus People and the Vibe Shift
Half a century ago, established churches looked askance at young men newly interested in Jesus. Let us welcome and exhort them today.
Today in Christian History
September 20
September 20, 1224: On or about this date, on Italy’s secluded Mount Alvernia, Francis of Assisi reportedly prayed, “O Lord, I beg of you two graces before I die—to experience in myself in all possible fullness the pains of your cruel passion, and to feel for you the same love that made you sacrifice yourself for us.” Soon his heart was filled with both joy and pity, and wounds appeared on his hands, feet, and side. He reportedly carried these scars (called stigmata) until his death in 1226 (see issue 42: Francis of Assisi).
September 20, 1565: Spanish sea captain Menendez reportedly wipes out French Huguenots in Florida (see issue 71: Huguenots).
The Cameras Missed Me on 9/11
I can’t find any footage of my escape from Manhattan that horrible day. I looked and looked—and finally asked what I wanted to prove.
Learning to Forgive the Country That Oppressed Mine
On Korea’s 80th Liberation Day, I exhort fellow evangelicals to view Korea and Japan’s relationship through one of Jesus’ parables.
The Christian Women Who Helped Build the American West
Reformers like Elizabeth Rous Comstock were not animated by conquest, but earnest—and complicated—charity towards Black migrants.
Jesus People and the Vibe Shift
Half a century ago, established churches looked askance at young men newly interested in Jesus. Let us welcome and exhort them today.
PEOPLE IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY
Dorothy Sayers
Mystery writer and apologist
Augustine of Hippo
Architect of the Middle Ages
C.S. Lewis
Scholar, author, and apologist
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German theologian and resister
Athanasius
Five-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”
Harriet Tubman
The “Moses” of Her People
Catherine Booth
Compelling preacher and co-founder of the Salvation Army
William Wilberforce
Antislavery politician
John Knox
Presbyterian with a sword
Dwight L. Moody
Revivalist with a common touch
Billy Graham
Evangelist to millions
Thomas à Kempis
Author of the most popular devotional classic
Perpetua
High society believer
Justin Martyr
Defender of the “true philosophy”
John of the Cross
Spanish mystic of the soul’s dark night
Teresa of Avila
Carmelite mystic and feisty administrator
Oswald Chambers
Preacher who gave his utmost
Joan of Arc
The courageous and controversial teenager who saved her country
Søren Kierkegaard
Christian existentialist
Why Pro-Life Black Christians Rejected Pro-Life Politics
Black and white Christians in America could have been allies in the fight for life across racial and partisan lines. Post-Dobbs, can we learn from recent history?
My Grandfather’s Greatest Legacy
His life as a pastor in rust-belt Illinois was rich in service, dignity, and the imitation of Christ. I want to follow in his steps.
Frederick Douglass Found His Mission in the Black Church
In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their full humanity.
Ten Years After Charleston
Chris Singleton’s mother was killed at the Mother Emanuel church shooting a decade ago. He’s still preaching unity and love.
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The Religious Roots of Hoosier Hysteria
Indiana’s storied basketball tradition was built on equality and faith—but only for some.
The Country We Could Have Had
An America without immigrants is a lesser America.
Remembering Cherokee Tears and Dying Groans
How some Christians warned about and mourned the Trail of Tears.
The Man Who Taught Us Orphan Care
Charles Loring Brace revolutionized America’s understanding and treatment of poor children—and he did it all for Christ.
Nailing Down the Truth of Christ’s Crucifixion
Apologizing for what I got wrong reporting on an idiosyncratic view on how Jesus died.
The Limits of Open Letters
American evangelicals love big statements—but we must first do the slow work of institution building and local discipleship.
MLK’s Famous Letter Changed a DC Church
A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s view on integration.
Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?
Why one evangelical Bible scholar thinks the answer might be no.
The Dean of American Church Historians
Memories and reflections on Martin E. Marty, a scholar of remarkable influence, kindness, and wit, from a friend and colleague of 50 years.
The Broken Promise of ‘40 Acres and a Mule’
In dealing with its Black citizens, America has acted not with the faithfulness of God but with the deceit of Laban.
The Truth of a Love Supreme
Our politics are bitter and retributive. In the Christians of the Civil Rights Movement, we have a model of a better way.
Robin Hood, Luigi Mangione, and Jesus
The alleged assassin has been widely compared to the outlaw hero. There are similarities—but real differences between this ethic and Christ’s.