Christianity Today

December, 2020

Volume 64, Number 9

January/February, 2021
November, 2020

We find ourselves near the end of a painful year, with a dark winter ahead of us. CT’s December issue speaks to the fundamental truth we celebrate every Christmas: “On those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned” (Isaiah 9:2). God still loves the world. He is still God With Us. And he still lives and moves among his people to bring light and life, hope and healing. These are the stories of the global church at work in the age of the pandemic.

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Features

For Expats and Missionaries, COVID-19 Was a Crossroads

The first question for Christians living abroad was, “Go or stay?” After that, it got hard.

She Knew She Was Called to Serve. Then COVID-19 Came.

Aboard a Mercy Ship, a kindergarten teacher asked, “Should I stay or should I go?”

Meet the People Who Minister in America’s Food Chain

How pastors, farmers, and activists on both coasts are caring for migrant farm workers.

We Prayed for Healing. God Brought a Pandemic.

A coronavirus outbreak at France’s biggest Pentecostal megachurch changed their view of providence, judgment, and fellowship.

Life and Death in ‘The Land of the Clouds’

In the mountains of Papua, missionaries and Indonesian professionals serve the lost together.

How the ‘World’s Largest Family’ Survived a Global Pandemic

While other children’s homes have closed, Mully Children’s Family has continued to care for thousands.

More from this Issue

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Responses to our October issue.

The Roots of Our Issue

As a virus shrank our social circles, CT’s network never seemed so large.

To the Ends of the Earth

More than ever, we need the stories of God’s work around the globe.

News

Ghana Pentecostals Come to the Defense of Accused Witches

An old woman was killed when she refused to confess to causing irregular rain. Christians had to speak up.

News

German Churches Reckon with Antisemitic History

A government report raises concerns that Nazi theology may not be a thing of the past.

News

Where Are the Other Fake Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Sixteen forgeries have been discovered so far in the collections of unsuspecting evangelicals. Experts have suspicions about many more.

Reviews

Bringing Hope and Healing to a War-Torn Homeland, One Footstep at a Time

Why one Congolese refugee believes shoes are a key ingredient for broader change.

Review

China’s Greatest Evangelist Was Expelled from a Liberal Seminary in America

How John Song sought new beginnings—for himself and his homeland—after a period of disgrace.

Review

20 Questions for the Churches in Africa

Conrad Mbewe, a Zambian pastor, asks them in his book. But there are others worth considering.

New & Noteworthy Books

Compiled by Matt Reynolds.

Excerpt

Christianity Isn’t ‘Becoming’ Global. It Always Has Been.

Why this misperception poses a stumbling block to the spread of the gospel.

Views

God’s Mercies Redeem Our Guilty Mornings

Like Peter, we too are offered freedom, though we deny him.

Why I Claim the ‘Global Evangelical’ Label

My church identity is tied to the body of Christ abroad.

Editorial

Jesus Is the Light of the Lockdown

2020 has drawn us closer to our human frailty. May it also draw us to the Incarnation.

You’re Probably Worshiping a False God

Christians are still idol worshipers. We’re just less honest about it.

Additional Articles

CT Media Presents: The Harvest

The story of Marisol and Joel Lopez, a couple who find Christ’s love in the midst of field labor.

CT Media Presents: God Pops Up in India

In this episode, follow Anil’s journey to learn more about the man who he is convinced saved his mother.

CT Media Presents: God Pops Up in Southeast Asia

When the government blocked his Christian radio station, Chanda had to find another way to spread the Good News of Jesus. His answer came on a microchip.

CT Media Presents: God Pops Up in the Horn of Africa

When a man from a tiny Ethiopian village heard about taking the gospel ‘to the ends of the earth,’ he knew exactly where to start.

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