This verse can be misconstrued as a justification for systemic poverty. But what does it really mean?

Israel under attack needs Christian empathy, not judgment or presumptuous theological speculation.

From rabbits and Inklings to Kardashians and King, here are the year’s best reads according to CT’s editor in chief.

The difficult work of embodied faith

I learned how to mourn when my mom lost her mind, and then her life, to dementia.

My culture and the Bible call us to become aching visionaries.

How Jesus’ arrival relieves our anxious waiting

Faith is dividing families. What does lament look like in our relationships to God and our loved ones?

God showed me that if he could change me, he could also change a broken border town.

Works to help readers parse the differences between cultural assimilation and political domestication.

What Simeon’s long-awaited assurance means for us today

A survey of theology, history, and evangelical perspective of the Eastern and Oriental branches of the ancient tradition.

In “Zero at the Bone,” the poet discusses love, lament, and living toward a ‘happy ending.’

When we are afraid, God pursues our hearts

Examining the Asian religion from philosophical, practical, Christian, and Buddhist points of view.

Startling promises on the perfection of power

Bold proclamations of a great leader

These books can help Christians gain a better understanding of Confucianism and do better in our evangelism.

Interview with Lausanne-affiliated expert discusses who is in the church, the propriety of proselytism, and the example given by Billy Graham in Russia and Romania.