Features
Discipling the Eyes Through Art in Worship
The visual arts can play a powerful role in worship—if we look closely enough.
What Good Grief Looks Like When a Daughter Dies
Walking the way of grace in the midst of my grief.
Jesus Disappoints Everyone
Our Savior has come, but we’re often blind to his purposes.
Proof of a Good God: ‘Crucified Under Pontius Pilate’
Why this ‘factoid’ from the Nicene Creed is key to ending our nightmares about God.
More from this Issue
Journaling Grief: How Web-Based Publishing Is Changing Everything
The Internet allows a project to go from idea to publication in record time.
News
News
Nontraditional Believers Recover Christian Community
Renewal in the post-war Balkans comes from outside the God box.
News
Violence in Nigeria: Breaking the Country’s Fatal Deadlock
Christians and Muslims will find peace if they work together for justice.
News
Mass Appeal: Evangelicals Copy More of Catholic Playbook to Oppose Contraception Ruling
Mandate has evangelicals and Catholics finding common ground on ethics—and strategy.
News
Sex Sect The Family Cleans House
The former Children of God movement is leaving its sex cult history behind as it shifts from radical legalism to more biblical behavior.
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The Problem ‘Son’: Debate Continues Over Translating ‘Son of God’ for Muslims
Wycliffe translations challenged by Assemblies of God.
Employers Can Limit Employees’ Speech, TBN’s Lawsuit, Bar Boots Catholic Group, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.
News
Contract Concern: USAID Policy on Hiring Alarms Charities
Groups concerned religious liberty fear they could be challenged in the future.
Jeremy Lin, Tim Tebow, Josh Hamilton: Muscular Christianity’s Newest Heroes
The new God squad.
Reviews
Review
Polarizing Politics by Defending the Declaration
Social conservatism draws its viability from America’s founding principles. A review of ‘The Case for Polarized Politics.’
‘God Is Not a Genie in a Bottle’: Ways We Misuse the Bible
Why Eric J. Bargerhuff says we must avoid twisting Bible verses for our own advantage.
My Top 5 Books on Christianity in North Korea
Picks from Carl Moeller, CEO of Open Doors USA and coauthor of ‘The Privilege of Persecution’
Review
Tolerance—Or Else: Coercive Attempts to Impose Secular Beliefs
Secularists, D.A. Carson says, want to drive their opponents from the public square.
Review
Blue Like Jazz
Miller’s memoir comes to the big screen, but it’s hardly Christian cinema as usual. PLUS: Interview with leading man, and a movie discussion guide.
Becoming Donald Miller
Marshall Allman plays the author of ‘Blue Like Jazz.’
Jesus Through Jewish Eyes
Why Jewish New Testament professor Amy-Jill Levine thinks Jews should know more about Jesus, and Christians more about first-century Judaism.
Books to Note
Brief reviews of ‘Prophetic Evangelicals,’ ‘The Explicit Gospel,’ and ‘Winning the Food Fight.’
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Brief reviews of ‘The Monks of Tibhirine,’ ‘How to Win an Election,’ and ‘Wright Morris Territory.’
Interview: Why Sarah Macintosh Ran Away from CCM and Went Back
She left Christian music a decade ago, frustrated with the industry. Now she’s back on a CCM label. Here’s why.
Views
Defending Scripture. Literally.
Not everything the Bible has to say should be literally interpreted. But that doesn’t make it less powerful.
Chuck Colson: Evangelicals Should Be Uniters, Not Dividers
Why evangelicals need to redefine themselves and reform the whole church.
Editorial
How Pastors’ Ponzis Affect Our Gospel Witness
A rash of pastor-endorsed fraud taints our gospel witness
Do Pets Go to Heaven?
An author, a professor, and an animal advocate weigh in.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the February issue.