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Christianity Today in 2023: Our Top News, Reviews, Podcasts, and More

A year in review of our most read articles and favorite stories.

Christianity Today December 20, 2023

Browse our lists of 2023’s most-read articles, book reviews, podcasts, obituaries, testimonies, and more via the collections at right [on desktop] or below [on mobile]. You can also read this year’s Top 10 discoveries in biblical archaeology, along with our most-read stories of the global church.

For our bilingual readers: This year, CT Global produced more than 50 articles originally written in Chinese as well as more than 1,150 translations—including these most-read articles in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Indonesian, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean, and Japanese. (We also expanded our Arabic and began translating into Turkish.)

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News

Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo

Hannah Herrera

The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.

News

After Their Kids Survived the Annunciation Shooting, Parents Search for Healing

Families in the same Anglican church watched their young children deal with trauma, anxiety, and grief. They found one solution: each other.

News

Kenyan Churches Compete with Bullfights on Sunday Morning

Pius Sawa in Kakamega County, Kenya

As the traditional sport regains popularity, pastors report young people have disconnected from church.

The Bulletin

Mercy in Minnesota, Pro-Life in Trump 2.0, and Syrian-Kurdish Conflict

Churches’ aid for immigrant neighbors, March for Life in DC, and Kurdish-Syrian military clashes.

How Football Shaped Christian Colleges

John Fea

Three history books to read this month.

What CT Asked Advice Columnist Ann Landers

As America teetered on the edge of revolution, the magazine called for more innovation, responsibility, sensitivity, and stewardship.

News

Refugee Arrests Shatter Sense of Safety in Minnesota

A federal judge ruled that ICE can no longer arrest legally admitted refugees in the state, many of whom are persecuted Christians. But damage has been done.

Inside the Ministry

The Big Tent Initiative

Anne Kerhoulas

The Big Tent Initiative is building bridges across the American Church.

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