Christianity Today

March, 2019

Volume 63, Number 2

April, 2019
January/February, 2019

The still-young experiment of retirement as vacation, birthed in the second half of the 20th century, is not working out for millions who are approaching or already are well into their 60s. Are there new ways of thinking about retirement for those who fear financial ruin at the end of their so-called working years?

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Cover Story

Cover Story

Saving Retirement

Growing old is not what it used to be. For millions of retirees, that may actually be good news.

Cover Story

Florida’s Oldest Place to Grow Old

Dowling Park was a retirement community built around widows and orphans. A century later, it’s a model for intergenerational ministry.

Features

The Anvil of the Evangelical Mind

Schools and scholars can help the Christ-centered movement become all the more Jesusy.

Can Anti-Aging Treatments Offer Abundant Life?

Science seeks to fix aging and death. But a Christian vision of the good life might actually embrace them.

Jewish Christians Are Recovering Their Distinctive Religious Heritage

A growing group of Jews who believe in Jesus is crossing boundaries to revive their identity and restore unity in the church.

More from this Issue

Our March Issue: No Senior Moments, Please

Aging, weakness, and … hey let’s talk about something else!

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Responses to our December issue.

Testimony

My Cocaine Habit Was Killing My NFL Dreams

How I found a power greater than the white powder that enslaved me.

News

News

Hashtag Missions: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conferences

Gen Z’s digital natives bring followers along for the experience.

News

Can Restoring the Jordan River Build Peace in the Holy Land?

Christians explore how ecological work can support the gospel mission.

News

Small Town Pastors See More Than Small Wonders

Rural ministry is experiencing a resurgence in the US even as economic and demographic numbers continue their decline.

News

Gleanings: March 2019

Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our March issue).

Reviews

Across the Globe, Contemporary Worship Music Is Bringing Believers Together

More and more, says scholar Monique Ingalls, it permeates nearly every sphere of evangelical life.

Review

Missionary Opponents Misunderstand the Waorani Mission. So Do Evangelicals.

Some revere Jim Elliot and his friends as martyrs. Others revile them as oppressors. Both sides have an incomplete picture.

Review

If You Think You Have God Figured Out, You Definitely Don’t

Despite our best efforts to understand his ways, he won’t be bound by our tidy notions of divine etiquette.

Review

Richard Mouw Wrestles with Evangelicalism, Past and Present

Reading his book is like enjoying a cup of tea with a wise elder statesman.

New & Noteworthy Books

Compiled by Matt Reynolds.

Excerpt

A Caution to ‘Nice’ Christians

When we don’t confront sin, in others and in ourselves, we commit spiritual malpractice.

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Editorial

How to Jump Back In to Bible Reading

Christian leaders have their own reasons for not reading Scripture.

You Shall Know Them by Their Clothes

What we learn about Bible figures from the clothing they put on, take off, and tear apart.

God’s Glowing Gift

Light is more than a symbol of God’s truth. It’s a tangible reminder of his love for us.

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