November (Web-only) 2014
![Faith and Work: Your Story Here Faith and Work: Your Story Here](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/50805.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Faith and Work: Your Story Here
Only an abundance of stories can do justice to Scripture's vision of vocation. We need yours.
![Stockpiling Treasures in My Junk Closet Stockpiling Treasures in My Junk Closet](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49899.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Stockpiling Treasures in My Junk Closet
How I got rid of 1,000 things and finally found shalom.
![Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49913.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts
God designed your stomach and your heart to be intimately connected.
![Thanks For the Shibboleth Thanks For the Shibboleth](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49915.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Thanks For the Shibboleth
It's a 'West Wing' episode worth revisiting on Thanksgiving.
![Living a Color-Conscious Life Living a Color-Conscious Life](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/58689.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Living a Color-Conscious Life
I have a dream—that we can work toward racial justice together by tearing down the walls of colorblindness.
![America the Beautiful, America the Violent America the Beautiful, America the Violent](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/81273.jpg?h=123&w=220)
America the Beautiful, America the Violent
Ferguson may be about race, but it is also about violence. And we should have something to say about both.
![Even on Thanksgiving, It’s Okay to Ask for More Even on Thanksgiving, It’s Okay to Ask for More](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49829.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Even on Thanksgiving, It’s Okay to Ask for More
How our requests to God can actually fuel our gratefulness.
![The Imitation Game The Imitation Game](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49891.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch makes even the invention of the computer into compelling cinema.
![Waiting on Thankfulness Waiting on Thankfulness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49830.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Waiting on Thankfulness
How God works in us during times when we can’t muster gratitude.
![Why 'The Hunger Games' Is About Racism Why 'The Hunger Games' Is About Racism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49881.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why 'The Hunger Games' Is About Racism
And why it may give us a way to talk about what that means today.
![The Streaming Roundup: The Oscars Are Coming
The Streaming Roundup: The Oscars Are Coming](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49847.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Streaming Roundup: The Oscars Are Coming
Plenty of contenders to watch over the holiday weekend.
![The Missing Voice in the Adoption Conversation The Missing Voice in the Adoption Conversation](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49824.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Missing Voice in the Adoption Conversation
How our language would change if we heard more from adoptees.
![The News Roundup: Bill Cosby, New Trailers, and 'Better Call Saul' The News Roundup: Bill Cosby, New Trailers, and 'Better Call Saul'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49819.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The News Roundup: Bill Cosby, New Trailers, and 'Better Call Saul'
Plus Sony ditches the Steve Jobs movie and picks up ‘1984.’
![The Critics Roundup: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ and ‘Beyond the Lights’ The Critics Roundup: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ and ‘Beyond the Lights’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49818.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Critics Roundup: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ and ‘Beyond the Lights’
The critics are divided on a long-awaited sequel and a tale of pop stardom.
![Forming a Society Worthy of Humans Forming a Society Worthy of Humans](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49787.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Forming a Society Worthy of Humans
Robert Sirico says that in order to get economics right, we must first understand what it means to be human.
![The Benefits of Having Other People Raise Your Kids The Benefits of Having Other People Raise Your Kids](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49807.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Benefits of Having Other People Raise Your Kids
Why doing it all alone isn’t the best (or most biblical) parenting strategy.
![Asking 'Why Me, God?' But in a Different Way Asking 'Why Me, God?' But in a Different Way](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49805.gif?h=123&w=220)
Asking 'Why Me, God?' But in a Different Way
The question "Why me, God?" can be a lament, but also an expression of gratitude.
![What to Do When You Don’t Know a Family’s Immigration Status What to Do When You Don’t Know a Family’s Immigration Status](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/75649.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What to Do When You Don’t Know a Family’s Immigration Status
Amid the confusion over immigration laws, here are five things you should know.
![Over 25,000 Ebola Orphans at Risk Over 25,000 Ebola Orphans at Risk](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49781.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Over 25,000 Ebola Orphans at Risk
Churches join effort to care for vulnerable children who have lost one or both parents in West Africa.
![Christine Caine: Would God Give Me Ministry and Marriage? Christine Caine: Would God Give Me Ministry and Marriage?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49373.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christine Caine: Would God Give Me Ministry and Marriage?
How God multiplies our loves and passions.
![Grace for Our Doubts Grace for Our Doubts](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/60274.png?h=123&w=220)
Grace for Our Doubts
Author Micha Boyett believes questioning can be an act of faith
![Tragedy, Tradition, and Opportunity in the Homosexuality Debate Tragedy, Tradition, and Opportunity in the Homosexuality Debate](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49737.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Tragedy, Tradition, and Opportunity in the Homosexuality Debate
We need a better approach to the traditional biblical ethic on sexuality.
![The Christian Editor Behind the South's Sweetest Wedding Mag The Christian Editor Behind the South's Sweetest Wedding Mag](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49372.jpg?h=124&w=220)
The Christian Editor Behind the South's Sweetest Wedding Mag
Talking perfectionism, marriage, and faith with entrepreneur and new author Lara Casey.
![The Holy Land's Hold on the Christian Imagination The Holy Land's Hold on the Christian Imagination](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49722.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Holy Land's Hold on the Christian Imagination
A scholar gets inside the motivations of American believers making the pilgrimage to Israel.
![‘Jane the Virgin’ Pokes Serious Holes Through Our Reasons to Wait ‘Jane the Virgin’ Pokes Serious Holes Through Our Reasons to Wait](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49710.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘Jane the Virgin’ Pokes Serious Holes Through Our Reasons to Wait
What a goofy CW comedy gets right about abstinence.
![What 'Rosewater' Says About Principled Pluralism What 'Rosewater' Says About Principled Pluralism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49713.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What 'Rosewater' Says About Principled Pluralism
Religious conviction, untempered by dissent, can harden into oppressive ideology.
![Porn and the Singleness Panic Porn and the Singleness Panic](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49686.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Porn and the Singleness Panic
Why the state of marriage doesn’t mean we lower our standards.
![Foxcatcher Foxcatcher](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49672.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Foxcatcher
The spectacular third feature from "Moneyball" and "Capote" director - but not a sports movie.
![Sorry for Getting Excited to Shop at Target Sorry for Getting Excited to Shop at Target](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49647.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Sorry for Getting Excited to Shop at Target
How the fear of being ‘basic’ relates to ordinary Christian faithfulness.
![No Such Thing As Convenient Christianity No Such Thing As Convenient Christianity](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49641.gif?h=123&w=220)
No Such Thing As Convenient Christianity
Convenience is deeply engrained in American life. But it has no place in the life of faith.
![Absolutely, 'Interstellar' Is a (r)eligious Movie Absolutely, 'Interstellar' Is a (r)eligious Movie](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49640.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Absolutely, 'Interstellar' Is a (r)eligious Movie
And that's across all its dimensions.
!['The Problems Between Our Countries Are Between Politicians, Not Christians' 'The Problems Between Our Countries Are Between Politicians, Not Christians'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49613.jpg?h=123&w=220)
'The Problems Between Our Countries Are Between Politicians, Not Christians'
Russian Christian leaders on Crimea, what Putin likes about Protestants, and evangelizing with Americans.
![Before There Was Billy Graham, There Was… Before There Was Billy Graham, There Was…](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/48979.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Before There Was Billy Graham, There Was…
George Whitefield was once the most famous man in America. Historian Thomas Kidd explains why the celebrity evangelist shouldn’t be forgotten.
![Christian Cries for Justice Can Save Women of All Faiths Christian Cries for Justice Can Save Women of All Faiths](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49616.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian Cries for Justice Can Save Women of All Faiths
Our call to rally against persecution extends beyond the church.
![Humility at the Altar Humility at the Altar](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/59185.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Humility at the Altar
None of us are truly good enough for communion—but maybe that’s the point.
![The Critics Roundup: “Before I Go to Sleep” and “Laggies” The Critics Roundup: “Before I Go to Sleep” and “Laggies”](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49603.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Critics Roundup: “Before I Go to Sleep” and “Laggies”
Two films about forgetting and forgoing.
![Great Stories – But Are They True? Great Stories – But Are They True?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49600.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Great Stories – But Are They True?
Two documentaries at 2014 Virginia Film Festival explore mythmaking.
![Why Bankrupt Detroit Needs Art More than Ever Why Bankrupt Detroit Needs Art More than Ever](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49596.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Bankrupt Detroit Needs Art More than Ever
Seeing God’s design in blighted neighborhoods.
![Lessons from the Church of Satan Lessons from the Church of Satan](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49595.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Lessons from the Church of Satan
The films they recommend aren't about Satan, for starters.
![The Streaming Roundup: Evil, Apocalypse, and "Princess Diaries 2" The Streaming Roundup: Evil, Apocalypse, and "Princess Diaries 2"](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49571.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Streaming Roundup: Evil, Apocalypse, and "Princess Diaries 2"
Plus a lot of good stuff on Netflix this month.
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![Can Scientists and Evangelical Leaders Work Together? Can Scientists and Evangelical Leaders Work Together?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/89395.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Paid Content for The Perceptions Project
The Perceptions Project is bringing together two groups who rarely have a chance to meet.
![Hope for More Diverse Conference Lineups Hope for More Diverse Conference Lineups](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49566.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Hope for More Diverse Conference Lineups
How our exposure to minority voices can lead to greater shifts in the church.
![Billy Graham: 96 and Still Preaching Billy Graham: 96 and Still Preaching](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49514.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Billy Graham: 96 and Still Preaching
His unprecedented ministry continues nearly 70 years later.
![Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49536.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Big Hero 6
It's plenty of fun for kids, but it ends up being a good time without ever really being a good movie.
![God in the Tornado God in the Tornado](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49532.jpg?h=123&w=220)
God in the Tornado
A documentary explores where God was in the midst of a very real tragedy: the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma.
![Interstellar Interstellar](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49387.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Interstellar
A cinematic search for new homes in the heavens, with a secular, yet curiously devout vision of the cosmos.
![God’s Grace Through the Pain of Pregnancy God’s Grace Through the Pain of Pregnancy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49385.jpg?h=123&w=220)
God’s Grace Through the Pain of Pregnancy
Nine months can feel like a long, dark valley.
![What It's Like to Be Third Culture, and Why It Matters to the Church What It's Like to Be Third Culture, and Why It Matters to the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49386.gif?h=123&w=220)
What It's Like to Be Third Culture, and Why It Matters to the Church
The cultural terrain immigrants must navigate is difficult, but is also a source of strength.
![We Are Not Enough in Awe of God We Are Not Enough in Awe of God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49324.jpg?h=123&w=220)
We Are Not Enough in Awe of God
Why Eric Metaxas encourages a greater openness to miracles in everyday life.
![When Death Calls When Death Calls](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49161.jpg?h=123&w=220)
When Death Calls
In hospice ministry, I see death regularly. But this time, it was personal.
![Vote Like the World Is Watching Vote Like the World Is Watching](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49189.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Vote Like the World Is Watching
You may think your ballot doesn’t matter. The rest of the globe sees it differently.
![Not All Vulnerability Is Brave Not All Vulnerability Is Brave](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/49171.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Not All Vulnerability Is Brave
We don’t have to expose our deepest secrets with every speech and blog post.