Cover Story
Cover Story
Why I Gave Up Alcohol
In a rush to shed our separatist past, have young evangelicals forgotten to love their neighbors?
Features
An Explosion of Joy
What it means to be the apostolic church.
How the Tough Mudder Shaped My Soul
A pilgrim’s progress through one of the fastest-growing sports in America.
Your Faith Might Cost You Your Next Job
How one experiment with 9,600 résumés showed that religious discrimination is alive and well.
Confessions of a Bad Dad
What gave me hope despite my repeated parenting failures.
The Teetotalers I Never Knew
Abstaining Christian activists of previous generations were radically committed to the common good.
More from this Issue
Reply All
Readers respond to the April issue via letters, tweets, and blogs
A Toast To Temperance
A needed corrective for cocktail-sipping Christians.
The Long, Strange Trip
What has stayed constant during my 30 years at CT.
News
News
A New (and Old) Worldview Divides China’s Christians As Communism Fades
Is Confucianism a rival religion? A moral system ripe for integration?
News
Should Christians Stop Studying the Teachings of Fallen Pastors?
Demand for sermons can stay strong even after the preacher’s moral failure.
News
Taking Exception: The Strategy That’s Dividing the Pro-life Movement
States are passing more restrictions on abortion than ever before. Some say it’s because they’ve surrendered too much.
God’s Instruments
Making Christian music on the “Roof of the World.”
News
Gleanings: June 2014
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our June issue).
Reviews
How to Avoid the Church’s ‘Hero Culture’
Chuck DeGroat reveals his strategy for spiritual health while ministering to difficult people.
Review
The Forgotten Side of the First World War
Philip Jenkins remembers the religious passions that set the world ablaze a century ago.
How Jimmy Fallon Made Comedy Fun Again
The lovable host ushers in a new tone for late-night.
My Top 5 Books for College Students
Must-read picks from Gregory Thornbury, president of The King’s College in New York City.
Review
The Reality of Ruth and Billy Graham
A new biography highlights both their virtues and their flaws.
New & Noteworthy Books
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
Views
What Sermon Illustrations Should Be Banned From Pulpits?
Not every story helps the preaching moment. Three views.
The Dead White Poet You Need in Your Life
Why 17th-century poet George Herbert is making a comeback.
Called to Be Uncool Christians
When we fear no one but God, we’re free to really serve him.