Cover Story
Cover Story
By Grace You Are Mature
We don’t grow out of spiritual adolescence by trying to grow up.
Cover Story
When Are We Going to Grow Up? The Juvenilization of American Christianity
We’re all adolescents now.
Features
The Resurrection: A Bridge Between Two Worlds
How the Resurrection infused my rational faith with a passionate hope.
When Dad Is in Prison
Mentoring programs for children of prisoners let faith flourish after federal cutback.
Ponce de León on Steroids
What does Christian maturity look like in a youth-worshiping culture?
The Social Network Gospel
How interconnectivity helps us better engage the Bible.
Apps to the Future: The New Social Network Engagers
How interconnectivity helps us better engage the Bible.
The Rise of Digital Urban Tribes
How we under- and overestimate the power and shape of the next generation.
Remembering Charles Colson, a Man Transformed
The real story of how “Nixon’s hatchet man” ended up in, out, and back in prison (and the White House), shaping a movement in the process.
More from this Issue
The Art of Loving Your Neighbor
Dave Runyon puts the Great Commandment in action.
Evangelicalism’s Youthful Romance
From junior-high camp gimmicks to sexperiments.
News
News
Pro-Life Democrats Dwindle in Congress
Redistricting and retirements may halve the small group—again.
Why Denomination Matters to Church Growth
A recent study suggests orthodoxy doesn’t draw church crowds on its own.
News
Liberia: Getting Back to the Founding Faith
Believers debate re-labeling the country a ‘Christian nation.’
News
The Fight for Egypt’s Future
Coptic Christians test new strategies to thrive in an Islamist Egypt.
News
Christians Face Forced Exodus, Missionary Wins ‘Rare’ Settlement, Churches Want Fewer Cash Offerings, and More
Important developments in the church and the world.
Reviews
Childlike Faith: Are Kids Born with Belief?
What developmental science tells us about children’s religious beliefs.
Review
Holy Ground: Why This Land Is God’s Land
Ignoring the ethics of food production and land use is not an option for Christians.
Review
Grace Amid Genocide
How Cambodia’s Killing Fields became an extraordinary ex-Communist’s mission field.
My Top 5 Books On Patriotism
Picks from David Gushee.
Timothy George on the Reformers’ Postmodern Moment
The historical theologian says Luther and Calvin show us how to read the Bible for the sake of the church.
Wilson’s Bookmarks
Brief reviews of ‘Free Will,’ ‘The Lion Bible in Its Time,’ and ‘Crazy Dangerous’
Views
In on the Joke of the Bible
Why we can’t get the New Testament without the Old.
Editorial
Why Catholics and Evangelicals Can Be United Against Nihilism
Chuck Colson’s vision for Christian unity and full-orbed reform lives on.
Should Churches Abandon Travel-Intensive Short-Term Missions in Favor of Local Projects?
Three missions experts weigh in.
Charles Colson & Timothy George: Churchless Jesus
A viral video is a symptom of our spiritual malaise, but not the cure.
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the April issue.