Cover Story
Cover Story
The Book of Ruth Can Transform the Way We Do Business Today
What companies might learn from the Old Testament practice of gleaning.
Features
Is the World’s Next Missions Movement in Ethiopia?
Ethiopian churches no longer want to be on the receiving end of the Great Commission.
When Christians Don’t Get a Second Chance
Most evangelicals want America’s criminal justice system to offer it. But immigrant Christians like Detroit’s Chaldeans don’t get one.
I Befriended Bart Ehrman by Debating Him
I’ve been blessed by my friendships with debate opponents, despite strong disagreements.
Sometimes, God Wants You to Go with Your Gut
Our intuitions aren’t infallible. That doesn’t mean we should ignore them.
A New Recipe for Ending Hunger
We have a crisis too large for any one church, nonprofit, or government agency to handle on its own, says food policy expert Jeremy Everett.
Excerpt
The Apostles Never ‘Shared’ the Gospel, and Neither Should We
Why it’s time to retire our favorite evangelistic phrase.
More from this Issue
What Billy Graham Taught Me
The humble heroism of everyday faithfulness.
Our July/August Issue: No Shadow Unlit
We can lament the dark. But don’t miss the light.
Testimony
Meeting Jesus as a Black Woman in a White City
I asked God to rescue me from a place I hated. He wanted me to stay put.
Reply All
Responses to our May issue.
News
News
Why Muslims Love Mary
Followers of Islam admire the mother of Jesus. But can she be a bridge to Christianity?
News
The Key to This Church Planting Network’s Success? Start Big, Stay Big
The Association of Related Churches (ARC) focuses on a non-competitive spirit and strategic growth.
News
Gleanings: July/August 2019
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our July/August issue).
News
Who Needs Those TPS Reports? Venezuelan Christians
Churches benefit when the US government shows mercy to groups versus individuals.
Reviews
Proving That God Exists Without Opening a Bible
How human reason alone can lay a pathway from doubt to belief.
Review
The Nazis Persecuted Him. The Soviets Killed Him. Today He’s Barely Known.
James Edwards’s biography recovers the memory of German theologian Ernst Lohmeyer.
Review
Celibate Gay Christians: Neither Shockingly Conservative nor Worryingly Liberal
A new book uses stories and statistics to dispel stereotypes and suspicion.
Excerpt
Praising God with Our Testimonies
According to the Psalms, it’s an act of disobedience to keep quiet about his love and faithfulness.
Views
Faith Like an Olive Tree
What Israel’s most famous plants taught me about spiritual growth.
Editorial
True Doctrine Doesn’t Wait
Without good theology, you can’t have Christlike love and compassion.
Paul Says to ‘Be Filled with the Spirit.’ How Do We Obey a Passive Verb?
Perhaps a sailing analogy will help clear up the confusion.
Additional Articles
New & Noteworthy Books
Compiled by Matt Reynolds.