News

Go Figure: June 2013

Secularism

57% : Americans who have not read the Bible in the past week. 33% : Americans who have not attended a Christian church in the past year. 27% : Americans who have never made a committment to Jesus. Source: Barna Group.

Doctrine

26% : Protestant churchgoers who say people can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity. 58% : Protestant churchgoers who say Christianity is the only path to eternal life. Source: LifeWay Research

Conversion

85% : Muslim converts who cited "the love of Christians" as the major factor that drew them to Christianity. 60% : Those who said it was the "exclusive factor." 30% : Those who cited "disappointment with Islam" as a major factor. 25% : Those who citied "dreams and visions" as a major factor. Source: Biblical Missiology.

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Cover Story

A Better World For Kids

Cover Story

Sponsoring a Movement

You Probably Won't Be Sent to Egypt…

Editorial

Planting Deep Roots

Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given that the Bible Teaches Us Not to Be 'Unequally Yoked'?

A Fractured and Beautiful Faith

Review

You Only Die Once

Finding the Right Words for God's Word

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

The Whole Gospel in One Word

News

Marriage Help Comes to Capitols

A Flood of Arks

The Fitness-Driven Church

The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense

Review

Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Excerpt

It's the Thoughts That Count

The Secret to Why Sponsorship Works

News

Can a Christian Family Ever Be Too Big?

Love the Lord with All Your Voice

Our Francis, Too

News

Why Christian Groups Oppose America's Anti-Prostitution Stance

Testimony

The Golden Fish

News

After Turning Theological, Christian Hip-Hop Turns Critical

A Terrifying Grace

News

Quotation Marks: June 2013

News

Gleanings: June 2013

News

The Forgotten Millennials

New & Noteworthy Books

Wilson's Bookmarks

Letters to the Editor

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Review

Becoming Athletes of Attention in an Age of Distraction

Even without retreating to the desert, we can train our wandering minds with ancient monastic wisdom.

Christ Our King, Come What May

This Sunday is a yearly reminder that Christ is our only Lord—and that while governments rise and fall, he is Lord eternal.

Flame Raps the Sacraments

Now that he’s Lutheran, the rapper’s music has changed along with his theology.

News

A Mother Tortured at Her Keyboard. A Donor Swindled. An Ambassador on Her Knees.

Meet the Christians ensnared by cyberscamming and the ministries trying to stop it.

The Bulletin

Something Is Not the Same

The Bulletin talks RFK’s appointment and autism, Biden’s provision of missiles to Ukraine, and entertainment and dark humor with Russell and Mike. 

The Black Women Missing from Our Pews

America’s most churched demographic is slipping from religious life. We must go after them.

The Still Small Voice in the Deer Stand

Since childhood, each hunting season out in God’s creation has healed wounds and deepened my faith.

Play Those Chocolate Sprinkles, Rend Collective!

The Irish band’s new album “FOLK!” proclaims joy after suffering.

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