December (Web-only) 2020

No Zoom Fatigue for Revived Baptist Church in Gaza
No Zoom Fatigue for Revived Baptist Church in Gaza
COVID-19 provides a silver lining for dwindling community of Palestinian evangelicals, whose now-electronic fellowship brought 100 together for Christmas.
10 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2021
10 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2021
The need to engrave Scripture on our hearts feels all the more urgent this year.
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10 of the Best Books on Sports and Christianity from the Past 10 Years
10 of the Best Books on Sports and Christianity from the Past 10 Years
How scholars, fans, and on-field stars have related faith and athletics.
Become a CT Global Translator
Become a CT Global Translator
We're building a “central nervous system” for the global body of Christ, with 4 million readers reached so far in 18 languages. Volunteer with us!
Become a CT Global Social Media Ambassador
Become a CT Global Social Media Ambassador
We’re looking for Christians around the world to grow Christianity Today’s social media presence in a 10-hour-a-week volunteer position.
The Global Church’s Mission for the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The Global Church’s Mission for the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Gavi director: Christian involvement with HIV, Ebola should inspire coronavirus engagement.
‘We All Have Plague’
‘We All Have Plague’
What I learned about suffering and hope from reading Albert Camus’s novel during the pandemic.
On This COVID Christmas, Food Is Love and to Feast Is to Worship
On This COVID Christmas, Food Is Love and to Feast Is to Worship
Don't let the pandemic prevent you from cooking and relishing the incarnate tastes of God's grace.
Christianity Today in 2020: Our Top News, Reviews, Podcasts, and More
Christianity Today in 2020: Our Top News, Reviews, Podcasts, and More
CT published 1,650 articles this year. Here’s what readers and editors liked most.
Bethlehem Is More Than a Sentimental Backdrop to Christmas in the West
Bethlehem Is More Than a Sentimental Backdrop to Christmas in the West
How Christians are celebrating the holiday in the town of Jesus’ birth—and across the broader Middle East.
The Pandemic Demands We Honor the Aged
The Pandemic Demands We Honor the Aged
Caring for the elderly is more about duty and love than public policy.
Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star
Why We Keep Asking about the Christmas Star
This week’s Jupiter-Saturn conjunction represents one of dozens of theories trying to explain the sign that pointed Magi to Jesus.
Contra Rod Dreher, Not All Signs Point to a Woke Dictatorship in America
Contra Rod Dreher, Not All Signs Point to a Woke Dictatorship in America
What his new book gets right, and what it misses.
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Trump and Afghanistan: Bad Character Wages a Never Ending War
Trump and Afghanistan: Bad Character Wages a Never Ending War
Promises to bring troops home by Christmas fail because the lack of character impedes practical accomplishments.
When I Didn’t Want Christmas to Come
When I Didn’t Want Christmas to Come
A holiday spent in grief helped me to take Christ’s coming more seriously.
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Writing as a Christian Means Joining a Banquet, Not a Battle
Writing as a Christian Means Joining a Banquet, Not a Battle
How we can use our words to feed each other rather than destroy each other.
A Vaccine Could Save Prisoners’ Lives. Christians Can Help.
A Vaccine Could Save Prisoners’ Lives. Christians Can Help.
Advocating for prisoner vaccinations is a political issue, but it doesn’t have to be a partisan one.
$500K Medical Missions Award Goes to OB-GYN Nun in Uganda
$500K Medical Missions Award Goes to OB-GYN Nun in Uganda
Her call to serve the “least of these” led her to maternal care at a rural hospital.
How to Be Pro-Life in Our Real Lives
How to Be Pro-Life in Our Real Lives
The Christian call to care for the vulnerable starts with facing the heightened needs in our own communities.
Search Me, O God, and Know My Political Heart
Search Me, O God, and Know My Political Heart
St. Ignatius’ examen provides a test of our political theology, positions, and engagement.
I Grew Up a Fervent Evangelist for Islam. Now I’m Living Out the Book of Acts.
I Grew Up a Fervent Evangelist for Islam. Now I’m Living Out the Book of Acts.
How an encounter with Christian missionaries made me into a missionary myself.
Should Pastors Speak Up About the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Should Pastors Speak Up About the COVID-19 Vaccine?
With Christians split on the issue, some urge vaccination as a form of neighborly love, while others leave it up to conscience.
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Christmas Albums 2020: What’s on Our Playlist
Christmas Albums 2020: What’s on Our Playlist
From Tori Kelly to Maverick City Music, here are our favorite new releases by Christian artists.
The Triumph of the Sexual Revolution Seems Stunningly Swift. But Its Roots Go Back Centuries.
The Triumph of the Sexual Revolution Seems Stunningly Swift. But Its Roots Go Back Centuries.
Carl Trueman maps out the revolutionary shifts that made it possible, then plausible, then actual.
Lauren Daigle’s Christmas Cheer Doesn’t Pause for a Pandemic
Lauren Daigle’s Christmas Cheer Doesn’t Pause for a Pandemic
Ahead of her first televised special, the chart-topping Christian artist told CT her music has taken on special meaning in 2020.
Netflix’s ‘Voices of Fire’ Reveals Power of Sung Gospel
Netflix’s ‘Voices of Fire’ Reveals Power of Sung Gospel
Choir director Patrick Riddick on how he saw God's presence in the show’s rehearsals.
Jefferson Tried to ‘Fix’ the Bible. He Only Succeeded in Making It Sad.
Thomas Jefferson Tried to ‘Fix’ the Bible. He Only Succeeded in Making It Sad.
The third president’s attempts to revise Scripture offer a warning about our own tendency to “edit” the truth.
Christian Political Exile Persists No Matter the President
Christian Political Exile Persists No Matter the President
The Trump era was not a new Babylon, and the Biden era will be no new Jerusalem. (And vice versa.)
How to Do Advent When Nothing Seems Worth Celebrating
How to Do Advent When Nothing Seems Worth Celebrating
Our Immanuel doesn’t offer us an escape. He comes to suffer with us.
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Top Story April 27, 2024

Where Worship Doesn’t Translate
Where Worship Doesn’t Translate
How groups like Hillsong learned to let go of the literal in favor of creative collaboration.
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