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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 May 5, 1978

Testamentary Help in Interpreting the Old and New Testaments

John Warwick Montgomery

Spiritual Upsurge in Singapore

Edward E. Plowman

Evangelicals ‘Up Front, Suddenly,’ in Uruguay

Forrest J. Boyd

Book Briefs: May 5, 1978

Must I Really Love Myself?

John R. W. Stott

Destructive or Constructive Freedom?

Edith Schaeffer

Annie Dillard's Way of Seeing

God Is Transcendent—But Is Language?

James D. Spiceland

Should Churches Buy into the Education Business?

William H. Willimon

A Face Aflame

An Interview With Annie Dillard

Editorial

Watergate: A Different View

Eutychus and His Kin: May 5, 1978

Our Latest

Somang Correctional Institution

Worship, Bible Studies, and Restoration in South Korea’s Nonprofit Prison

Jennifer Park in Yeoju, South Korea

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results.

$A sad child with several math symbols$

News

‘I’m Not Being Disrespectful, Mama. I Just Don’t Understand.’

Carrie McKean in Midland, Texas

America’s crisis of reading instruction is by now well-known. But have you checked on your kid’s math skills lately?

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Being Human

Steve & Lisa Cuss: “What percent of God’s Image Is in That Person?” with Clarissa Moll, Zach Windahl, & Andrew Arndt

Listening to learn vs fixing, defending, and hijacking

Two photos of Antartica. One of the Amundsen-Scott station, the other of the Aurora Australis.

The Bulletin

Sunday Afternoon Reads: Lord of the Night

Finding God in the darkness and isolation of Antarctica.

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The Russell Moore Show

Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?

Russell answers a listener question about how we should perceive seemingly harmful political beliefs in our church congregations.

Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking to a Democratic gathering at the Cheyenne Civic Center on April 20, 1989.

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson

Haleluya Hadero

Six Christian leaders reflect on the civil rights giant’s triumphs and tragedies.

Detainees are transferred to an ICE facility during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Chicago on October of 2025.

News

The Churches That Fought for Due Process

An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.

President Trump looking upon smokestacks.

The Bulletin

AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

The future of artificial intelligence, Trump repeals landmark climate finding, and the existence of aliens.