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- Christianity Today’s 2020 Book Awards
Image: Mallory RentschOur picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture. - What If I’m Not the ‘Submissive’ Type?
Image: Illustration by Mallory RentschI used to be repulsed by Ephesians 5. Then I learned to see Paul’s instructions through a gospel lens.
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One-on-One with J.T. English on ‘Deep Discipleship’Leading into holistic discipleship for the local church
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Middle-Age Couples: Your Marriage Doesn’t Have to Be Stuck in Survival ModeHow the stresses and strains of aging can strengthen the bonds of love.
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Reagan, Clinton, Bush, and Obama All Cited One Puritan Sermon to Explain AmericaHow did a forgotten colonial text become a national origin story?
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Monuments Can Be Destroyed, but Not ForgottenOur most controversial stone statues carry layers of communal history that aren’t easily cast aside.
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Scripture Won’t Let You Endure Suffering on Your OwnFellow believers might abandon you or cover you in happy talk. But the Bible offers companionship with saints who know sorrow.
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Politics Has a Strong Grip on Our Hearts. The Gospel’s Grip Should Be Stronger.How the church can shape public policy without losing its soul.
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5 Books on Understanding the Human BrainChosen by Bradley L. Sickler, author of "God on the Brain: What Cognitive Science Does (and Does Not) Tell Us about Faith, Human Nature, and the Divine" (Crossway).
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Your Unbelieving Friends Need More Stories Than SyllogismsWhy serving up a diet of hard, rationalistic Christianity might be counterproductive.
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Paul’s Word to Police: Protect the WeakAs black Christians have long understood, the New Testament has a strong theology of law enforcement.Português한국어
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One-on-One with Daniel Darling on 'A Way With Words'How do Christians glorify God with our words, in person and online?
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What a Leading Racial Reconciliation Advocate Learned from Her CriticsBrenda Salter McNeil says she put too much faith in an approach that downplayed justice in order to seem nonthreatening.
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The Beating Heart of Progressive Politics Is in the Street, Not in the PewReligious people aren’t bit players in this movement. But they aren’t necessarily central figures either.
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White Fragility: What Next?To have a seat at the table, you have to sit down.
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Work-Family Balance Was Never Easy. Then the Pandemic Hit.Christian husband-wife duo share their research on how couples approach love and work.
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White Fragility: The Order of UnityAny hope for justice must begin with unity first.
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White Fragility: Refusing to Choose a SideWhite Fragility demonstrates the importance of understanding contexts, allyship, and reading widely.
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Secular Faiths Are Remaking the American Religious LandscapeTara Isabella Burton’s report on the ascendance of “Remixed” spirituality is equal parts fascinating and dismaying.
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Sex Is the Earthly Glow of the Heavenly CityHow a lovestruck literature student learned that lesson while walking Oxford’s cobblestone streets.
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New & Noteworthy FictionChosen by Erin Bartels, author of "We Hope for Better Things" and "The Words between Us."
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White Fragility: Re-centering the ConversationObserving White Fragility as a minority and as a missiologist.
News & Reporting
- Make American Politics Hopeful AgainHow the call to “carry one another’s burdens” breaks down partisan stalemates.
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- 5 Books on Understanding the Human BrainChosen by Bradley L. Sickler, author of "God on the Brain: What Cognitive Science Does (and Does Not) Tell Us about Faith, Human Nature, and the Divine" (Crossway).
- 5 Books That Taught Me to Love the Local ChurchChosen by Megan Hill, author of "A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church" (Crossway).
Top Story September 19, 2020
How to sort out the many disparities between the genealogies of Matthew and Luke.
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