Editor's Note
Our December Issue: When God’s Word is Silent
The Gospels don’t tell us what we don’t need to know.
Our September Issue: This Present Fiction
Before American Christians were known for writing pop fiction, they were known for disliking it.
Our September Issue: Hope Beyond the Headlines
In Afghanistan as elsewhere, there is more than meets the media’s eye.
Our July/August Issue: The Cynic’s Life Raft
How we ask questions matters as much as what we ask.
Our May/June Issue: Discerning Good Gossip from Bad
Our sweeping censure of talking behind backs isn’t biblical.
Our April Issue: Single Parenting by Choice
CT’s single-parent adoption pioneer shares her story.
Our Jan/Feb Issue: Tomato, Tomahto, and the Bible
If the Christmas story actually happened in a garage, would we translate it that way?
Our November Issue: An Ocean of Need
How can we care for the sick when we don’t have the cash?
Our October Issue: Atlanta’s Black Church
Honoring hard-won progress while lamenting the costs of the struggle for justice.
Our July/August Issue: Put a Ring on It?
The future of marriage may depend on good marriages.
Our May/June Issue: Life of the Body
Jesus is present in his people, even the socially distanced ones.
Our April Issue: Behind the Scenes
Honoring the hidden heroes of our past can start right now.
Our March Issue: Us vs. Us
How to let go of our precious personal versions of orthodoxy.
Our November Issue: Church of Work
Yes, work matters. But our quest for belonging in the office is often misguided.
Top Story April 26, 2024
The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.
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