Church Violence

The surge in church shootings is real.

Steve Jeter / World Vision

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Related Elsewhere:

The Washington Postrecently covered a string of church shootings.

Previous Christianity Today articles on church shootings and church life include:

Securing the Faithful | What New Life Church did right when a gunman showed up in its parking lot. (February 1, 2008)

Arming in the Aftermath | Shooting spree at two churches prompts pastors to rethink security plans. (January 21, 2008)

YWAM Director Describes Shooting, Forgiveness | Peter Warren discusses response of families and future impact on the program. (December 19, 2007)

Church Shooting Creates New Martyrs (October 25, 1999)

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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 October, 2009

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Cover Story

In the Beginning, Grace

Mark Galli

On the Border of Misery and Hope

Katelyn Beaty

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China's 'Conscience' Missing in Action

Elissa Cooper

When Atheists Believe

Chuck Colson with Catherine Larson

Quick Media Takes

Editorial

Lord of the Wedding Dance

A Christianity Today Editorial

Crazy Passion

John Brandon

The Clothed Public Square

Interview by Sarah Pulliam

Speak Out Publicly

Clenard H. Childress Jr., founder of BlackGenocide.org.

Pro-Life's Next Movement

Melinda Delahoyde, Clenard H. Childress Jr., and Charmaine Yoest

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'Scouting the Divine'

An excerpt by Margaret Feinberg

Watching Her Tone

Tim Stafford

Wilson's Bookmarks

Come, Lord Jesus

Carolyn Arends

Lost in Transition

Interview by Katelyn Beaty

My Top 5 Books on the Emerging Movement

Scot McKnight, Professor of Religious Studies, North Park University

Review

An Evangelical Lament

Mark Galli

Review

Pistol City Holiness

Andy Whitman

New Look, Fresh Topics

David Neff

A Vertical Discipline

Craig Brian Larson

Readers Write

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A Lost Generation

Susan Wunderink

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Go Figure

Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Coen Brothers' World

Josh Hurst

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Should Multisite Campuses Be Church Plants Instead?

Review

Be. Do. Write.

Brett McCracken

News

Quotation Marks

Compiled by Ted Olsen

Holding Their Tongues

Cary McMullen in Orlando

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Passages

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Loss Is Gain

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

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No Laughing Matter

Charles Honey

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No Straight Shot

Bobby Ross Jr.

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No Iran Deal, Russell Brand Reads the Bible, and Ben Sasse’s Public Dying

Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Trump insists on nuclear deal with Iran, Brand’s viral Bible faux pas, and Senator Sasse shares his dying and his faith.

Mercy cooking meals to distribute with members of her organization, Women of Purpose.

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The Christian Migrants Feeding the Displaced in Lebanon

Ghinwa Akiki and Hunter Williamson in Beirut, Lebanon

The war left many domestic workers jobless and homeless. Some Christians see a chance to serve their community.

Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.

Desperately Seeking Alternatives to Arrogance

Marvin Olasky

The Trump administration’s critique of elite universities is worthwhile, but government control is problematic. Good news: Christian study centers are multiplying at major universities.