Cover Story
Cover Story
The Benedict Option’s Vision for a Christian Village
How to conserve and strengthen the American church.
Features
The Painful Questions about Genetics and Race
Mistrust of medicine clouds possibility of treatment for sickle-cell.
How the Prophet Habakkuk Built an Anti-Fragile Faith
Lessons on worshiping a consistently unpredictable God.
In the Image of Our Choosing
In a new era of genetics, where’s the line between healing and enhancement?
Gene Yang: A Graphic Novelist Caught Between Two Worlds
The graphic novelist and MacArthur Grant recipient sees his life as an outsider as a blessing.
More from this Issue
Reply All
Responses to our December issue via letters, tweets, and Facebook posts.
Testimony
A Critical Care Surgeon Meets the Great Physician
I felt distant from God until I witnessed a medical miracle.
Christians, Retreating Isn’t a Failure of Nerve
We need a tactical withdrawal to regroup the church for the days ahead.
News
News
Gleanings: March 2017
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our March issue).
News
A Tale of Two Calvary Chapels: Behind the Movement’s Split
Chuck Smith’s successor says he is expanding founder’s vision. Other leaders say he’s diluting it.
News
Egypt’s Anglicans Face ‘Existential Threat’ … from Fellow Protestants
Cairo bishop resists efforts to deny his church independence.
Reviews
Don’t Miss Steven Curtis Chapman’s Point
Even his happiest, most heartwarming music has been fueled by tragedy and pain.
Review
There’s No Crying on Social Media!
Young adults are desperate not to let peers see any signs of weakness or failure.
New & Noteworthy Books
Compiled by Matt Reynolds
Excerpt
How Christian Artists Blow the Whistle on Cultural Pollution
An excerpt from ‘Culture Care.’
Views
When God’s Mercy Sounds Like Bad News
The patience of the Lord can be a heavy burden.
The Local Church Is More Awkward Than Your Facebook Wall
Embrace it anyway.
Stop Calling Everything a Bible Study
Why it matters what churches call their classes.
Additional Articles
Just Who Are These ‘People of Faith’ Anyway?
Articulating moral consensus in a pluralistic country.