November (Web-only) 2015
![15 Books That Are Good Enough to Give 15 Books That Are Good Enough to Give](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65404.jpg?h=123&w=220)
15 Books That Are Good Enough to Give
Holiday book list: Her.meneutics writers recommend their favorites.
![Shopping the Movies Shopping the Movies](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65486.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Shopping the Movies
Got some folks with very specific movie tastes on your list? We've got suggestions.
![Thanking Our Immigrant Parents Thanking Our Immigrant Parents](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65306.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Thanking Our Immigrant Parents
How Master of None points to the joy, not the guilt, of “Honor your father and mother.”
![The Colonists’ New Religious Mystery The Colonists’ New Religious Mystery](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65265.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Colonists’ New Religious Mystery
Sorry, Pilgrims: Jamestown’s spiritual life is suddenly much more fascinating.
![Ambition: It’s for Women Too Ambition: It’s for Women Too](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64711.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Ambition: It’s for Women Too
We’re often forced to choose between devotion and drive. Why?
![Boy Moms: 5 Tips for Communicating with Your Son Boy Moms: 5 Tips for Communicating with Your Son](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64713.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Boy Moms: 5 Tips for Communicating with Your Son
(Hint: Watch a lot of YouTube videos.)
![What Love Looks Like at 2:07 A.M. What Love Looks Like at 2:07 A.M.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64715.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What Love Looks Like at 2:07 A.M.
It's different—and sweeter—than I once thought.
![The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65420.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
If we walk away from 'The Hunger Games' thinking about big, important cultural questions, then we're better for it.
![College Can Kill Our Colorblindness (If We Let It) College Can Kill Our Colorblindness (If We Let It)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65308.jpg?h=123&w=220)
College Can Kill Our Colorblindness (If We Let It)
I used to be the white girl who didn't get it.
![True Love Consents: Why Teach Christian Youth about Boundaries True Love Consents: Why Teach Christian Youth about Boundaries](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65210.jpg?h=123&w=220)
True Love Consents: Why Teach Christian Youth about Boundaries
“No means no” matters at every stage.
![Conflicted Catharsis: On ISIS and Revenge Films Conflicted Catharsis: On ISIS and Revenge Films](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65343.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Conflicted Catharsis: On ISIS and Revenge Films
In movies and in life, should Christians celebrate when villains are killed?
![Why It’s So Hard to Resist Grieving on Social Media Why It’s So Hard to Resist Grieving on Social Media](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65279.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why It’s So Hard to Resist Grieving on Social Media
We’d rather care imperfectly than appear like we don’t care at all.
![What Refugees in Your Neighborhood Need from You What Refugees in Your Neighborhood Need from You](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65332.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What Refugees in Your Neighborhood Need from You
The mission field is arriving in the United States.
![What 'The Hunger Games' Taught Three Millennials What 'The Hunger Games' Taught Three Millennials](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65205.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What 'The Hunger Games' Taught Three Millennials
But does Katniss actually endorse the Hunger Games?
![No More All-White Conference Lineups No More All-White Conference Lineups](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65123.jpg?h=123&w=220)
No More All-White Conference Lineups
#SpeakersofColor share their tips for ensuring diversity.
![The Illusion of Respectability The Illusion of Respectability](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/65121.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Illusion of Respectability
Our mission is simple. And it means death to one of our greatest lusts.
![A Psychologist Faces Her Own Anxiety A Psychologist Faces Her Own Anxiety](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64935.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Psychologist Faces Her Own Anxiety
How a therapist who knew it all is learning to let it go.
![Let There Be Life (At the Movies) Let There Be Life (At the Movies)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64993.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Let There Be Life (At the Movies)
In Hollywood’s calculus, movies are expensive—but life is cheap.
![How to Help Those in Need (Without Treating Them Like Beggars) How to Help Those in Need (Without Treating Them Like Beggars)](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64989.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How to Help Those in Need (Without Treating Them Like Beggars)
Robert Lupton shares strategies to lift people out of poverty for the long haul.
![This Veterans Day, Meet the Soldiers of Church History This Veterans Day, Meet the Soldiers of Church History](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64985.jpg?h=123&w=220)
This Veterans Day, Meet the Soldiers of Church History
Did you know the holiday was originally named after a French bishop?
![Christian Community Doesn’t Require Our Blind Trust Christian Community Doesn’t Require Our Blind Trust](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64970.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Christian Community Doesn’t Require Our Blind Trust
Discernment and judgment must come first.
![Joni Eareckson Tada: “Don’t Deny Christ. The Stakes Are Too High” Joni Eareckson Tada: “Don’t Deny Christ. The Stakes Are Too High”](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64463.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Joni Eareckson Tada: “Don’t Deny Christ. The Stakes Are Too High”
How suffering drives us to the Cross
![True Friends Will Change You True Friends Will Change You](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64934.jpg?h=123&w=220)
True Friends Will Change You
Transformative friendships happen everywhere… not just in small groups.
![Want to Be a Servant? Dress Like One. Want to Be a Servant? Dress Like One.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64944.jpeg?h=123&w=220)
Want to Be a Servant? Dress Like One.
How my life uniform helped me to consider the needs of others above my own.
![Miss You Already Miss You Already](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64925.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Miss You Already
A candid story about cancer that also depicts how loyal friendship can keep us honest.
![Speedy MAST Bible Translation Hits a Bump Speedy MAST Bible Translation Hits a Bump](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64916.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Speedy MAST Bible Translation Hits a Bump
Wycliffe Associates’ new methodology can fly through a New Testament translation project in a matter of weeks. So why are other translators wary?
![Accelerating Accuracy: The Bible Translation Challenge Accelerating Accuracy: The Bible Translation Challenge](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64918.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Accelerating Accuracy: The Bible Translation Challenge
A coalition of Bible agencies warns against overemphasizing speed.
![Sherry Turkle: How to Keep Your iPhone from Destroying Your Relationships Sherry Turkle: How to Keep Your iPhone from Destroying Your Relationships](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64921.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Sherry Turkle: How to Keep Your iPhone from Destroying Your Relationships
The MIT expert weighs in on our worst technology sins.
![Sarah Bessey: In Praise of Everyday Theologians Sarah Bessey: In Praise of Everyday Theologians](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64726.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Sarah Bessey: In Praise of Everyday Theologians
God-talk isn’t just for academia. It’s for laundry rooms, gyms, hospitals, and everywhere else.
![Optimism in the Face of My Pessimism Optimism in the Face of My Pessimism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64720.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Optimism in the Face of My Pessimism
Seven biblical qualities that can nurture hope in today's church.
![When Complaining Tears Us Apart When Complaining Tears Us Apart](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64584.jpg?h=123&w=220)
When Complaining Tears Us Apart
Sociologists say voicing our frustrations brings us together. Scripture offers another way.
![How a PTSD Diagnosis Can Help, and Harm How a PTSD Diagnosis Can Help, and Harm](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64725.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How a PTSD Diagnosis Can Help, and Harm
Psychological diagnoses can tell someone they are not alone. They can also be used to alienate even further.
![Learning to Love My Haters Learning to Love My Haters](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/64586.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Learning to Love My Haters
How even the harshest criticism makes us better writers.