![Letting Christ Transform Us Letting Christ Transform Us](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86903.jpg?h=150&w=100)
The apostle John moved from being known as a “Son of Thunder” to “the disciple Jesus loved.” Something big happened to transform this fiery man from one ...
![Biblical Economics Biblical Economics](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86920.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Pastor Doug Pagitt writes, "Many of the church's young people are begging for a different relationship with money." Before churches can address the giving ...
![Simple Living Simple Living](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86921.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Those of us who have many possessions or few can all be possessed by what we have—or don't have. While Christians should live simply, the focus should not be on ...
![Keeping Money in Perspective Keeping Money in Perspective](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86922.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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One of the greatest challenges in our age-and in any age-is how to keep money in perspective. Money can be a great opportunity and a wonderful tool, but it also can be a ...
![Making Ends Meet Making Ends Meet](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86923.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Committed Christians hold down jobs just like their friends and neighbors—and just like their friends and neighbors, we sometimes have a problem earning enough money ...
![Where Do We Get Self-Worth? Where Do We Get Self-Worth?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/87012.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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When physical beauty, intelligence, athletic ability, or talent is the basis for self-esteem, the average person can have feelings of inferiority, emptiness, longing, and ...
![Finding Confidence Finding Confidence](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/87015.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Verla Gillmor writes, "If your raw data is flawed, you end up with a faulty conclusion. The same is true with how we see ourselves. If we lack self-confidence, maybe ...
![The Joy of Being Content The Joy of Being Content](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/87016.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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We have more, but enjoy less. No matter how hard we work or how much money we accumulate, on the whole we are not happier. Why is that? Somewhere along the line we have entertained ...
![Equal Opportunity Friendships Equal Opportunity Friendships](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/87017.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Where is it written that friends have to be carbon copies of us? When we were children the predominant factor in choosing friends was geographical location. Whoever lived ...
![Words of Wisdom Words of Wisdom](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/87018.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Few things can keep us up at night like words that should—or should not—have been said. In "Tell It Like It Is," Annette Smith shares times in her ...
![Should Christians Have Power? Should Christians Have Power?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86515.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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In a recent CHRISTIANITY TODAY article, Andy Crouch quotes film industry veteran Barbara Nicolosi as saying, "Within five to ten years, we will see Christians in Hollywood ...
![Life-and-Death Decisions Life-and-Death Decisions](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86516.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Advances in medical technology have helped more and more people survive extraordinary physical trauma. A Christianity Today editorial quotes Leon Kass, former chair of the ...
![Full of Grace and Sin Full of Grace and Sin](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86517.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As the popular hymn "Amazing Grace" suggests, we all once were lost, but if we've given our lives to Christ, we've been found and saved from sin. We'd ...
![When God Says No When God Says No](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86522.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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How do Christians reconcile pain and confusion about unanswered prayer with our belief in an all-powerful God of love?
Using the article "The Gift of Unanswered Prayer" ...
![Dealing with Our Doubts Dealing with Our Doubts](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86579.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Is it wrong for a Christian to doubt? One of America's greatest poets, Emily Dickinson, struggled her entire life to achieve certainty in her beliefs. What can we learn ...
![Doubt Can Strengthen Your Faith Doubt Can Strengthen Your Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86608.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Mention the word "doubt" in most church groups and red flags begin to fly. Many Christians equate doubt with becoming sidetracked in the faith and, ultimately, unbelief. ...
![Hope in a Climate of Fear Hope in a Climate of Fear](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86624.jpg?h=152&w=100)
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Each generation born into the world has a new set of worries thrust upon it. Though Jesus has told us in the Bible that we don't need to worry, it's hard to believe him ...
![A Biblical Perspective on Money A Biblical Perspective on Money](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86627.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Our attitude toward money and our use of material things have long been critical issues for Christians. Should we give everything away, opt for a simple lifestyle, or focus ...
![Finding Freedom in Our Difficulties Finding Freedom in Our Difficulties](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86629.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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During three years as a political prisoner in the Soviet Union's notorious gulag, Irina Ratushinskaya discovered an inner freedom that many people never experience outside ...
![Developing True Accountability Developing True Accountability](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86630.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Most of us have acquaintances who teach us doctrine or dispense advice. But have we formed honest, open friendships that are grounded in prayer and concern for all of life? ...