Essays
Who We Are and Whose We Are
Only Christ can teach us the truth about ourselves and enable us to fulfill our God-given purpose in an era of confusion about gender and sex.
From Communism to Christ
God drew me out of Marxism to himself. But that’s only half the story.
Tarot Cards, Shrines, and Priestesses
The quest for an authentic spiritual heritage has led some Black Christian women down a dangerous path.
Revival Begins with Suffering, Not Celebrity
Craig Keener’s book Suffering reminds us from where true greatness comes.
Review
He Left the Pastorate. But He Hasn’t Given up on Religion.
Ryan Burge’s Vanishing Church shows the importance of faith for America.
Faith Stagnant? Play More.
Having fun might be the greatest testament to the gospel of God’s grace.
News
Nursing Home Revival
Churches invest heavily on children and youth. But what about those in the twilight of their lives?
Miroslav Volf: ‘Disagreeing With You Feels Like Disagreeing With Myself’
The deep friendship between the theologian and poet Christian Wiman is built around mutual respect and a willingness to tackle life’s hardest questions.
Don’t Forsake the Assembly
A durable, dogged, in-person, on-paper, public commitment to a local church is a necessary part of the Christian life.
Why the Church Matters More Than Ever
CT’s 2025 Book of the Year winner on why we need each other—minds, bodies, and souls—as AI proselytizers promise an enchanting new world.
Raids Are a Perilous Substitute for Reform
Anti-immigrant policies helped spark the American Revolution. Today, they are deforming our national conscience.
The Great Omission
With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible.
Public Theology Project
The Church Needs to Recover the Primacy of God’s Word
A postliterate culture cannot afford a postbiblical church.
The Christianity Today Book Awards
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
Prologues
Disciplines Don’t Save. Christ Does.
Michael Horton exhorts Christians to not confuse discipleship with the gospel.
Witnessing Is The Church’s Work
A note from CT’s editorial director in our January/February issue.
Qualms & Proverbs
What If a Good Pastor Is a Bad Preacher?
CT advice columnists also weigh in on anguished estrangement and a suspicious devotional.
Once Lost, Then Found, Then Judged
History is full of Christians trying to figure out if other Christians really experienced the saving work they say they did.
Disintegration is the Church’s Greatest Threat
A note from Mission Advancement about the Big Tent Initiative and One Kingdom Campaign.
Backstories
This Ex-Atheist Has Some Explaining to Do
Novelist Christopher Beha’s move from unbelief to faith in Christ confounded those who know him. His new book walks skeptics through his conversion.
Testimony
I Ran from God and My Jewish Identity. Then I Read the New Testament.
Aaron Abramson served in the Israeli Defense Forces before abandoning his faith and wandering the world in search of meaning.
‘The Image of God Was Always In My Mother’
Responses to our September/October issue.