Christianity Today

April, 2020

Volume 64, Number 3

May/June, 2020
March, 2020

Our cover story this month features the work of Kyung-Chik Han, a South Korean pastor who worked tirelessly mobilizing churches to meet overwhelming needs in the midst of the Korean War. This issue went to press before the scope of the COVID-19 epidemic in that country was fully known and well before the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Nevertheless, Asbury University historian David Swartz offers us a provocative reminder that many of our most important institutions—crucial in good times and bad—stand on the shoulders of unsung giants. And it’s not unthinkable that the strength of any institution that endures tumult today is owed, in large measure, to the success of its overlooked heroes.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

World Vision’s Forgotten Founder

A Korean pastor helped birth one of the world’s largest charities. Why did he disappear from history?

Features

Love in the Desert of Lent

This season’s greatest gift has nothing to do with discipline.

The Moral Order of the World Points to God

The so-called “moral argument” gives evidence of God’s existence. But it also directs us to his goodness and grace.

Before Christ Rose, He Was Dead

The truth of Holy Saturday is that God is with us, even in our mortality.

More from this Issue

Medium Matters

Like Christians of old, we’re embracing the new.

Our April Issue: Behind the Scenes

Honoring the hidden heroes of our past can start right now.

Reply All

Responses to our January/February issue.

Testimony

I Was Warned to Keep My Distance from ‘Infidels.’ Then One Prayed for My Family.

How a son of the Arabian Gulf met the Son of God in a strange new place.

News

News

Why Gideons International Is Scaling Back Bible Printing

How the Scripture distribution ministry is adapting for 2020 and beyond.

News

How Christian Colleges Have Been Revising Student Handbooks Since Obergefell

Schools wrestle with best ways to serve LGBT students, stay true to traditional teachings.

News

They’re Not From the US. But They’re Ministering to the Nation’s Soldiers

Foreign-born chaplains serve growing diversity in American military.

Reviews

The ‘Over There’ Era of Missions Is Over

Nowadays, the Western church needs to send ambassadors to its own culture.

Review

God Likes You. He Really Likes You!

Scripture has a resounding reply to our doubts about his longing to be with us.

Review

Youth Ministry Needs Less Fun and More Joy

The collapse of an older, activities-driven model has created room for a gospel-centered alternative.

Five Books That Capture the Blessings of Getting Older

Chosen by Michelle Van Loon, author of “Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife” (Moody Publishers).

New & Noteworthy Fiction

Chosen by Valerie Fraser Luesse, a magazine editor, award-winning travel writer, and author of “Missing Isaac” and “Almost Home” (Revell).

Views

God’s Mercies Aren’t So New

Why an ancient bishop taught new believers about grace using the Old Testament.

Editorial

April Fools

Easter’s joke is on us.

Let Bible Reading Get Back to Basics

The best tools and strategies are deceptively simple.

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