Cover Story
Cover Story
A Candle in the Darkness
The president of Compassion International tells his story of childhood abuse and deliverance in a West Africa boarding school.
Features
A Family Affair
What would the church look like if it put we before me?
Why Johnny Can’t Read the Bible
Most Americans—including Scripture-loving evangelicals—cannot name the disciples, the Ten Commandments, or the first book of the Bible. But that’s not our biggest biblical illiteracy problem.
A Badly Broken Boarding School
The story behind the cover story.
More from this Issue
The Mission of Art
W. David O. Taylor grounds his aesthetic passion in the local church.
From Bottom to Top
How to read the Global Conversation upside down.
News
News
American Idols and Saints
Newsweek, Fox News, and others debate whether the “Christian viewer vote” has become too powerful.
News
Go Figure
Stats on the Last Supper’s growth, how much megachurches spend on short-term missions, and more.
News
Sexual Slavery on Main Street
Trafficking of teenagers in the U.S. is getting worse. Here’s what some Christians are trying to do about it.
Reviews
Review
Living God’s Ongoing Story
N.T. Wright says character matters, but thinks the Reformers disagreed.
Get Thee Behind Me, Insecurity
Beth Moore tackles a menacing issue for many women.
My Top 5 Books on Prayer
Picks from Robert Benson, author of ‘In Constant Prayer.’
Review
Cross-Cultural Manners
Wise advice on dealing with money and relationships when working overseas.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
‘Science vs Religion,’ ‘Silk Parachute,’ and ‘Thereby Hangs a Tail.’
Faithful Presence
James Davison Hunter says our strategies to transform culture are ineffective, and the goal itself is misguided.
Books to Note
Short reviews of recent books worth considering.
Views
Origins and the Scientific Community
Karl Giberson, Stephen C. Meyer, and Marcus Ross chart ways intelligent design can gain academic credibility.
Ardor and Order
The charismatic renewal has disappeared like yeast into bread dough.
Same Sex, Different Marriage
Many of those who want marriage equality do not want fidelity.
Readers Write
Your responses to the March 2010 issue of Christianity Today.
Editorial
The End of Religious Freedom?
The nightmare scenarios could very well unfold, but they are not the last word.