Cover Story
Cover Story
Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?
How to heal a medical system that abandons the vulnerable.
Features
Hope Is an Expectant Leap
Advent reminds us that Christian hope is shaped by what has happened and what’s going to happen again.
Paul’s Most Beloved Letter Was Entrusted to a Woman
Meet Phoebe, the first interpreter of Romans.
Meet the TikTok Generation of Televangelists
These young influencers want to #MakeJesusViral.
Testimony
I Was a World Series Hero on the Brink of Suicide
Drugs had derailed my baseball career and driven me to despair. A chance encounter with a retired pastor changed everything.
It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
How African American churches are ministering to the mental health of their communities.
More from this Issue
Our November Issue: An Ocean of Need
How can we care for the sick when we don’t have the cash?
Reply All
Responses to our September issue.
Joy That Won’t Wither
Politics fade. Our hope endures forever.
News
News
At Purple Churches, Pastors Struggle with Polarized Congregations
A challenging year threatens to divide Christians who have resisted the cultural trend.
News
Who Preaches on Politics? Most Pastors.
Study of 100,000 sermons shows gospel applied to economics, war, welfare, and other current issues.
News
Churches Search for Sounds of Heaven
With growing diversity, evangelical leaders pursue multicultural and international worship music.
News
Creation Care Movement Takes Action with Solar Panels and Petitions
Evangelicals concerned for the environment make strides toward change.
Reviews
5 Books That Turn Our Grumbling into Gratitude
Chosen by Dustin Crowe, author of “The Grumbler’s Guide to Giving Thanks: Reclaiming the Gifts of a Lost Spiritual Discipline.”
How Churches Elevate and Protect Abusive Pastors
A psychologist explores the power dynamics that help turn shepherds into wolves.
Review
A True Religion Does Three Things and Answers Four Questions
John Stackhouse offers a checklist for sincere spiritual searchers.
Review
Share the Gospel with Prisoners. Then Apply It to the System.
Evangelicals are superb at the first task. To what extent do they embrace the second as well?
New & Noteworthy Fiction
Chosen by Sarah Sundin, author of World War II-era novels.
Views
We All Know Christ’s Dying Words. But Can We Define the ‘It’ That Is ‘Finished’?
A closer look at the climactic moment on the cross.
Editorial
Post-Election Civility Is Not Enough
Love keeps no record of wrongs, but it does stand up against them.
Cultivating Chaos
The Holy Spirit does many things. First among them is creation.