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Worship Christ the Newborn King
This, this is Christ the King. It's not just imagery and metaphor.
A Well-Lit Pathway Out of Poverty
Selling solar lamps to impoverished families is how Brian Rants serves God--and brightens the world.
Government Backs Down on Contraceptive Mandate
Promises to "never enforce" current HHS rule against Wheaton College or similar religious employers. But is it a real victory?
Why We Fight for Campus Access
The tensions over InterVarsity's leadership requirements have been costly. But the struggle—not just the outcome—is worth it.
Gods of Power and Might: What Civilization V Gets Right (and Wrong) About Christianity
When games include religion, it's as one more tool for winning. That might soon change.
The Media and the Massacre
True compassion requires turning off the news.
On the Death—and Life—of Innocent Children
The 20 slain in Connecticut are not alone, nor without hope.
Turkish High Council Removes Third Prosecutor from Christian Murder Trials
Latest shuffle occurs after November hearings for 19 suspects accused of brutal 2007 murders.
Subverting the Taliban
Some things Christians can do to stop terrorists in Pakistan from shooting girls.
The End of Nominal Protestantism
What does the rise of the religiously unaffiliated mean for the future of mainline denominations?
Private Jets for Jesus
Nigeria's Pentecostal preachers say expanding ministries justify their personal planes.
Exclusive: Christian Wiman Discusses Faith as He Leaves World's Top Poetry Magazine
Wiman's Baptist faith lay dormant until love and cancer unearthed it.
Hope for the Gay Undergrad
More and more groups connected with Christian colleges openly reach out to students with same-sex attractions.
Actually, Evangelicals Were Quite Enthusiastic About Romney
Two new reports shine new light on what happened in last month's election.
InterVarsity Wins Key Nondiscrimination Battle at Tufts
School amends "all comers" policy to exempt religious student group leaders.
Did Scientists Really Discover the 'Gene That Makes Us Human'?
What's inside the significant discovery of miR-941.
Why C.S. Lewis Was Wrong on Marriage (and J.R.R. Tolkien Was Right)
Lewis surrendered his central conviction when he argued for "two distinct kinds of marriage."
State-Sponsored Pilgrimages Under Review in Nigeria
A third of the country's 90,000 religious pilgrims this year were Christians.
Waking Up the Church to Gender Injustice
A CT interview with "Half the Sky" coauthor Nicholas Kristof.

Top Story August 27, 2024

Kristyn Getty: Joni Eareckson Tada Got Me Singing
Kristyn Getty: Joni Eareckson Tada Got Me Singing
As the famed disability advocate nears 50 years of ministry, a friend reflects on her legacy.

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