August (Web-only) 2018
![Your Digital Life, Hidden with Christ Your Digital Life, Hidden with Christ](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83361.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Your Digital Life, Hidden with Christ
Serving the God ‘who sees in secret’ in a world where there's pressure to post everything.
![What Are Evangelicals Afraid of Losing? What Are Evangelicals Afraid of Losing?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83348.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What Are Evangelicals Afraid of Losing?
President Trump’s appeal to fear ignores that Christians seek first the Kingdom, not political favors.
![God Calls Me to Motherhood and Art. How Do I Do Both? God Calls Me to Motherhood and Art. How Do I Do Both?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83322.jpg?h=123&w=220)
God Calls Me to Motherhood and Art. How Do I Do Both?
The cofounder of a new art and vocation institute in South Carolina aims to address the intersection of faith, family, creativity, and calling.
![Being Salt and Light in the Middle of a Twitter Mob Being Salt and Light in the Middle of a Twitter Mob](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83309.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Being Salt and Light in the Middle of a Twitter Mob
Social media can be a dark and divisive place. That doesn’t mean we should simply withdraw.
![Jackie Hill Perry: You Are Not Your Temptations Jackie Hill Perry: You Are Not Your Temptations](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83308.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Jackie Hill Perry: You Are Not Your Temptations
Three insights for understanding same-sex attraction and sanctification.
![The Many Flavors of Latino Protestantism The Many Flavors of Latino Protestantism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83273.jpg?h=124&w=220)
The Many Flavors of Latino Protestantism
Three sociologists look at the impact of this growing body of believers on the American church.
![‘We Have Unreached People Groups Right Here’ ‘We Have Unreached People Groups Right Here’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83201.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘We Have Unreached People Groups Right Here’
An interview with SEND International’s first female head on missions efforts in our own backyard and abroad.
![Let’s Talk About the Decline of Conversation in the Church Let’s Talk About the Decline of Conversation in the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83252.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Let’s Talk About the Decline of Conversation in the Church
The modern world has crippled our capacity for speaking with one another. How can we restore this dying art?
![Much Ado About Gender Roles Much Ado About Gender Roles](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83250.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Much Ado About Gender Roles
Feeling lost in the discussions about biblical gender roles? Start here.
![The Maker of the Maker of Middle-earth The Maker of the Maker of Middle-earth](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83231.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Maker of the Maker of Middle-earth
There’s something missing from Oxford’s splendid new Tolkien exhibit.
![God’s Mayor in Guatemala God’s Mayor in Guatemala](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83156.jpg?h=123&w=220)
God’s Mayor in Guatemala
Fighting cartels, disease, and poverty, Mayor Jeaneth Ordoñez presides over a safe haven in an otherwise violent region.
![Jonathan Merritt Wants to Reboot Religious Language for the 21st Century Jonathan Merritt Wants to Reboot Religious Language for the 21st Century](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83226.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Jonathan Merritt Wants to Reboot Religious Language for the 21st Century
But his method of restoring “sacred words” to our common vocabulary runs the risk of redefining them.
![How to Avoid the Folly of the Pharisees How to Avoid the Folly of the Pharisees](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83185.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How to Avoid the Folly of the Pharisees
The real mistake made by Jesus' classic adversaries might surprise you.
![Is Your Notion of Human Dignity Too Narrow? Is Your Notion of Human Dignity Too Narrow?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83186.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Is Your Notion of Human Dignity Too Narrow?
Why “life issues” aren’t the only issues that pivot on what it means to bear God’s image.
![How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s Faith How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83126.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s Faith
How does a lonely kid understand that she’s loved by God? An author’s childhood holds the answer.
![Why Zika, and Other Viruses, Don’t Disprove God’s Goodness Why Zika, and Other Viruses, Don’t Disprove God’s Goodness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83132.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why Zika, and Other Viruses, Don’t Disprove God’s Goodness
A microbiologist reflects on the problem of evil in human diseases.
![John Inazu: Why I’m Still Confident About ‘Confident Pluralism’ John Inazu: Why I’m Still Confident About ‘Confident Pluralism’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83119.jpg?h=123&w=220)
John Inazu: Why I’m Still Confident About ‘Confident Pluralism’
The past two years have only strengthened my belief that tolerance, humility, and patience can help heal our fractious public life.
![The Healing of Willow Creek The Healing of Willow Creek](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83120.jpg?h=124&w=220)
The Healing of Willow Creek
Misguided loyalty harmed this historic congregation. True loyalty can redeem it.
![Onward Christian Superheroes Onward Christian Superheroes](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83094.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Onward Christian Superheroes
Two of Netflix’s Marvel heroes arise out of their respective Christian cultures.
![John Piper Changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts Weigh In. John Piper Changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts Weigh In.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83097.jpg?h=123&w=220)
John Piper Changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts Weigh In.
Reformed tweaks to Methodist hit raise the question: Should hymns keep the theological orientation of their authors?
![Moms Who Miscarry Benefit from Going to Church, Research Shows Moms Who Miscarry Benefit from Going to Church, Research Shows](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83076.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Moms Who Miscarry Benefit from Going to Church, Research Shows
National study ties church participation to improved mental health after a miscarriage.
![‘Christopher Robin’ Is Childhood Revisited ... and Resold ‘Christopher Robin’ Is Childhood Revisited ... and Resold](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83004.jpg?h=123&w=220)
‘Christopher Robin’ Is Childhood Revisited ... and Resold
The keepers of our nostalgia want to peddle it to us again and again.
![Learning to See Your Single Neighbor Learning to See Your Single Neighbor](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83029.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Learning to See Your Single Neighbor
The more the church recognizes our worth, the better we can integrate into the church.
![What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83008.jpg?h=124&w=220)
What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear
Tangible objects of faith play an essential role in binding a community of believers together.
![The Other Benedict Option: Humility The Other Benedict Option: Humility](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/83000.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Other Benedict Option: Humility
What a sixth-century monk can teach all of us about public engagement
![My Foster Daughter Was Separated from Her Family at the Border My Foster Daughter Was Separated from Her Family at the Border](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/82991.jpg?h=123&w=220)
My Foster Daughter Was Separated from Her Family at the Border
Caring for someone else’s kid brought heartbreak. But it also drew me closer to God’s kingdom purposes.
![Four Lies That Keep Us from Church Four Lies That Keep Us from Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/82931.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Four Lies That Keep Us from Church
These common untruths prevent us from fully participating in the body of Christ.