Christianity Today’s Top Testimonies of 2022

Church building with a lighthouse tower instead of a steeple shining a beam of light.

Helping the Church Think Clearly

Nicole Massie Martin

A note from CT’s President in our March/April issue.

Person lying on a sidewalk in a graffiti-covered Chinatown street.

Churches Haven’t Forgotten Portland

Kate Lucky

Churches partner with business and city leaders in Portland’s downtown core.

Pregnant woman sitting on a birthing ball while two caregivers support her during labor.

The Vigil of Birth

Bonnie Kristian

For low-risk pregnancies, midwife care can offer mothers the birth resources they need: patience, attention, and time.

Illustration of politicians in congress, running and falling as a cracked divide splits the ground beneath them.

Review

Congress Is Overwhelmed and Incompetent

Haley Byrd Wilt

Self-interested and self-loathing, it’s unable to represent the American people well. A new book suggests solutions.

Illustration of two silhouetted people sitting at a table with a covered dish between them.

Qualms & Proverbs

What’s the Difference Between Privilege and Blessing?

Karen Swallow Prior, Kevin Antlitz, and Kiara John-Charles

CT advice columnists also weigh in enjoying unnecessary luxuries and the nature of fun.

Illustration of four tree silhouettes showing different seasonal stages in a grid.

Birth and Death are Life Issues

Ashley Hales

A note from CT’s editorial director of features in our March/April issue.

Person hugging a small horse in a barn while a cat stretches on a wooden railing nearby.

The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me

Karen Swallow Prior

God calls us to a fruitful life, no matter our fertility.

Kyla Gillespie in a black jacket standing on a metal staircase in an industrial setting, looking to the side.

Testimony

Born a Woman, I Spent Six Years Living as a Man. Then God Showed Me My True Identity.

Kyla Gillespie

God’s voice reached me through a compassionate Christian couple.