Cover Story
Cover Story
God’s Promises Are Clearest When We Turn Out the Lights
Christians have every reason to reduce light pollution.
Features
Frozen Embryos Are the New Orphan Crisis
More than a million unused IVF embryos are in cryostorage. Are they the next pro-life frontier?
The Unusual Epistle that Helps Me Counsel on Sexuality
Jude has strong words for immorality in the church. Yet he advocates for mercy for those who doubt.
Joseph Was Jesus’ ‘Real Dad’
I don’t need a biological bond to be the father of the embryos my wife and I adopted.
Testimony
I Studied Christianity with the Hope of Debunking It
A decade later, I became a Christian.
More from this Issue
Let There Be Dark
Deep darkness only magnifies what it is to gaze upon the Light of the World.
Glimpses of the Kingdom
We look, with yearning and joy, toward that long-awaited dawn.
Intelligent Responses to AI Concerns
And other replies to our October issue.
News
For South Korean Christians, Christmas Is a Ministry Quandary
Some see the holiday as the perfect time for outreach to North Korean defectors. Others aren’t so sure.
Salvation Army Kettles Collect Fewer Coins
The bell-ringing campaign sees 20 percent decline in giving.
How Abilene Christian Saw the Nuclear Light
The Church of Christ school is working with the US government to build an experimental reactor.
What Evangelical Scholars Found Looking at a Tiny Piece of Papyrus
From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path.
Wedding Fire Devastates Christian Community in Iraq
And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.
Reviews
Excerpt
Keep Complaining to God. Just Don’t Ignore Him.
Even our angriest accusations are preferable to indifference.
Mary Was More Than a Mother
Treating her as a static figure obscures a lifetime of gospel witness.
Review
The Faith and Work Movement Is Leaving Blue-Collar Workers Behind
Can it speak to evangelicals outside high-status professions?
New & Noteworthy Fiction
Chosen by Karen Barnett, author of “When Stone Wings Fly” and the Vintage National Parks novels.
5 Books to Read Before Becoming a Missionary
Chosen by Emily Bennett, editor of “Before You Go: Wisdom from 10 Women Who Served Internationally.”
Views
Pharaoh, Did You Know?
How the shepherds upended Egyptian power.
Put Away Childish Narcissism
How to out-parent the prevailing cultural mantra of “me, right now.”
How AI Short-Circuits Art
When we cut out creative processes, we diminish what gives art its true value.
Why Do We Want AI to Interpret Scripture?
The history of American Bible interpretation can give us some answers.