Christianity Today

March, 2023

Volume 67, Number 2

April, 2023
New Life Rising

What does ministry look like when every day might be one’s last? Our cover story details the ongoing work of several Ukrainian pastors who’ve led scattered and traumatized congregations through a year of war. Also in this issue: ministry to moms and babies in post-Dobbs Mississippi, what the tower of Babel really means, and Chinese ministries that use tea to bridge generational divides.

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Cover Story

Cover Story

Ministers in Ukraine Are ‘Ready to Meet God at Any Moment’

Pastors and church leaders who stayed behind serve as if every day might be their last.

Features

Testimony

I Was the Proverbial, Drug-Fueled Rock and Roller

Until a chance encounter with my mom’s old Bible opened my eyes.

‘Why Church?’ Is the Wrong Question

Private devotion, community service, and entertainment aren’t what the local congregation is for.

I Don’t Want to Be a Universalist

Richard Mouw says the best forms of the doctrine still disappoint those counting on God to do the right thing.

Beware Our Tower of Babel

The Genesis 11 story is about pride, but not in the way we think.

Can Bubble Tea Bring Gen Z into the Chinese Church?

The beloved drink is both an attraction and a generational divide.

More from this Issue

The Bono Interview: Plaudits and Problems

Responses to our December issue.

The Stage or the Cross?

Why we tell the stories of Christlike servants.

Our March Issue: Illumination and Illusion

Heeding the testimony of the church in Ukraine.

News

News

Church Planting After the Fall (of the Berlin Wall)

Three generations after East Germany rejected Christianity, group of prayerful believers now see an opportunity.

News

Mississippi Evangelicals Prepare to Welcome Dobbs Babies

Christians open their arms to the 5,000 children state officials expect to be born now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

News

Evangelicals Outgrow Catholics in Central America

“Nondenominational believers” rank close behind.

News

Israeli Academics Question Archaeological Discoveries

And other news briefs from around the world.

News

With Gossip of the Gospel, the Church Grows in Nepal

Conversions credited to women evangelists sharing the good news one-on-one in conversations.

Reviews

David Platt: We Take the Gospel to the Nations, as the Nations

The Great Commission strikes at the heart of an Americanized gospel.

Review

All the World’s Not a Stage

In a culture given to performative virtue, we need reminders that God delights in hidden righteousness.

Review

What Women Miss When They Go Missing from Church

An appeal to return from someone who walked away herself.

New & Noteworthy Books

Compiled by Matt Reynolds.

Excerpt

The Bible Gives Investors Like Me a New Perspective on Risk

If we believe all that God promises, we won’t always opt for playing it safe.

Views

God’s Yoke for the Decision Fatigued

The way out of overcommitment runs through God’s temple.

Let’s Rethink the Evangelical Gender Wars

Maybe the lines of division between egalitarians and complementarians were in the wrong places.

Divine Abundance Is More Than a Charismatic Hobbyhorse

The language of extravagant blessing is thoroughly biblical—even if it’s sometimes abused.

6 Ways to Parent Your Kids for the New Creation

As Christian caretakers, we view our kids’ schooling in light of eternity.

Words Are Holy. So Why Don’t We Talk Like They Are?

Christians should cherish words in a disposable age.

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