Cover Story
Cover Story
Letting Pastors Be Real
Dale Pyne says when we put pastors on a pedestal, they’re more likely to topple.
Cover Story
New Life After the Fall of Ted Haggard
How the megachurch healed—by remembering what it means to be the local church.
Features
Peace and Goodwill? ‘Bah, Humbug,’ Says the Holy Spirit
‘The Comforter’ sometimes acts more like ‘the Great Discomforter’
Miracle of Science: 65 Diseases Treated With Adult Stem Cells
Biotech advances could make destroying human embryos for research a relic of the past.
Christ In Color
We make Jesus seem gray when he was anything but.
Meet the Christian Reporter Climbing the Ladder at The New York Times
How faith informs the award-winning work of Michael Luo.
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Testimony
How I Escaped the Mormon Temple
After being in the LDS Church for 30 years, I began reading the New Testament. What was there shocked me.
Perfecting ‘The Ask’
What we learned from Books & Culture’s astounding turnaround.
Trauma Counseling for Christian Journalists
Why we put the new New Life story on the cover.
News
News
YouTube’s Blocked Testimony
(UPDATED) An ex-Muslim’s lawsuit has implications for law and church.
News
Help the Persecuted Stay? Or Help Them Move?
Groups that help persecuted Christians survive at home sometimes help them leave, too.
News
Should Christian Colleges Encourage Students to Marry Each Other?
A Facebook study says they’re good at it. Experts weigh in on whether they should do more.
News
Church and State (Dept.): John Kerry Gets Religion
New adviser will (hopefully) make faith less foreign in foreign affairs.
News
Why So Many Christians Are Relaxing Over Drinks
As colleges drop drinking bans, some see alcohol as a moral good.
Reviews
The Scary Truth About Christian Giving
We need to be more ruthless about ridding ourselves of surplus wealth.
Review
Stop Blaming ‘The Culture’ for Our Distorted View of God
David Wells misses the deeper problem with modern-day spirituality
Review
What Birmingham Means Today
Four lessons for the church from an improbable civil rights triumph.
New & Noteworthy Books
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
Views
The Gift of Being Evangelical
Many of my peers lament their church upbringing. Why I celebrate mine.
Biblical Adoption Is Not What You Think It Is
For one, it wasn’t about the child, but mostly the family.
Three Views: Why Confess Sins in Worship When It Seems So Rote?
How the habit heals us.
Editorial
Four Powerful Ways to Solve the Crisis in Orphan Care
Despite fraud and scandal, resourceful evangelicals are meeting an urgent need.