Their culture tells them the dragon is transcendent. Their Bibles tell them it’s evil. How should Chinese Christians approach this year’s zodiac animal?

An excerpt on sanctification and conceit from theologian Cornelius Plantinga’s new book, Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks Is the Key to Our Well-Being.

Chinese church leaders consider how to use the Lunar New Year tradition as an opportunity for evangelism.

Season 4 of the popular Jesus show, now in theaters, takes a turn for the serious. CT reports from its premiere and press junket in LA.

Honor-shame dynamics color how Christians have these sensitive conversations.

A testimony from Julius Jones and the minister who led the campaign to stop his execution.

The New York Times columnist says extraordinary things happen—both personally and socially—when we pay attention to others.

The national abortion rate rose slightly after Dobbs but plummeted in states with abortion restrictions.

God designed weekly rest to be holy for all people, not just the economically stable.

David E. Fitch’s Reckoning with Power offers Christians a purer model of power but misreads how power operates in the ministry of the church.

Caring for foster children can be difficult—even devastating. It is also a revelation of the love God gives and expects of his people.

Songwriters and hit worship singers including Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, and Mitch Wong come together to celebrate the hymn’s 75th anniversary.

For Gen Z men who feel purposeless and lost, the way off the couch is the way of the Cross.

Six Christian leaders and professionals respond to the government’s new directive.

James Kekela and his team stuck it out on the remote Pacific island chain—and earned recognition from Abraham Lincoln along the way.

A husband-and-wife team introduced a royal to Christianity and her conversion changed the islands forever.

As a Christian physician, opposing medically assisted suicide wasn’t enough. I needed to understand why people decide to die.

The landmark abortion ruling is dead. We have much to do to make sure babies live.

Following Jesus’ example, many lived simply, humbly, and selflessly to uplift the poor and marginalized, and their faith in God nurtured their hopes for liberation.

Personal discipleship and spiritual formation are hardly irrelevant to the rough-and-tumble of public debate.

We’ve romanticized stories of destiny-driven love—even at the expense of fidelity. This Oscar-nominated drama shows the beauty of limits.

The Zone of Interest, nominated for Oscars including best picture, is a Holocaust horror movie about the corruption of the human heart.

Cringeworthy passages can derail our yearly Bible reading plans. How do we interpret them?

Even with the recent release of imprisoned priests, Ortega’s regime continues to target Christian organizations with an “absolute intolerance for dissent.”

Rules and moral codes won’t save us in an era of judgment, hate, and superego. What will save us is mercy.

He’s an East African researcher for Open Doors. The work has counterintuitively affected his faith.

The Atlantic journalist’s portrait of a fractured movement chooses lament over axe-grinding.

As young people become more accepting of abortion, pro-life ministries encourage pastors to talk about sex and unplanned pregnancies.

Facile expectations hurt everyone in the process, including my new son.

End-of-life decisions are wrenching and ever more medically complex, but we can honor both God and our loved ones as death nears.

The primary goal of Zhongguo hua is not cultural assimilation but political domestication. Yet I’m more confident than ever that house churches will survive.

Our new year’s resolutions won’t get very far if we neglect the object of our transfiguration.

Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.

Throughout political turmoil, Soong Mei-ling remained steadfast in her Christian nationalist beliefs and supported spreading the gospel in China and Taiwan.

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क्या मसीही ईश-विज्ञान सर्दियों में आने वाले सिक्ख त्यौहार लोहड़ी में की जाने वाली प्रार्थना द्वारा सुझाई गई मान्यताओं के साथ पूर्ण सहमति में है?

ਕੀ ਮਸੀਹੀ ਧਰਮ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ ਲੋਹੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੁਝਾਏ ਗਏ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਹਿਮਤ ਹੈ?

In the ’60s, white evangelicals condemned Martin Luther King Jr. In the ’80s, we lauded a convenient, hagiographic version of his life. How should we remember him now?

Evangelical elites of all political stripes still dispute Trump, but the question is largely settled at the grassroots.

Satellite congregations are popping up wherever a critical mass can be found, from Florida to Portugal to Kazakhstan.

We know holiness doesn’t always lead to happiness. But what if our unhappiness can itself be holy?

Evangelicalism’s historical emphases on personal renewal and church revival shine precisely in dark days like these.

Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their corner of the continent includes—and misses.

Six Asian church leaders discuss whether it’s wise for congregations to set age limits for senior pastors.

Jeymes Samuel’s anachronistic biblical epic nods to classics like “Ben-Hur” and “Life of Brian”—and ends with a surprisingly earnest view of Christ.

Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.

As police arrest a pastor for an alleged murder in a lurid crime of passion, young people question how they can trust the church.

Bob Vander Plaats wants Christian voters to move on from Trump. Are they still listening?

We often credit the early church with heroic faithfulness. But it was hardly innocent of accommodation and compromise.

Church homelessness is lonely and exhausting. And the only antidote is Christian community.

And what I wish I had considered before reproductive assistance.

Leaders reflect on what YouVersion list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.

A Protestant considers a Catholic theologian’s call for an “ecclesial” reading of Scripture.

Harvard president Claudine Gay has resigned. Perhaps it’s not time to think less of Harvard, but to think of Harvard less.

The gospel doesn’t come with a gag order. It calls us to name and repent of idolatries and hypocrisies—especially our own.

How a contested alien abduction claim from the 1960s helps explain modern cynicism toward credentialed experts and organizations.

As Christians, we must prioritize thinking theologically about emerging technologies.