Seeing Stars, Not Light Pollution
And other responses to our December issue.
What’s True About Christian Fiction
“This Present Darkness” and other bestsellers show us the history of evangelicalism—and how it could be different.
Out of the Flood
Three teens survived a rising river at a Bible camp in Comfort, Texas. Would their faith?
What I Wish I Had Known about Stewardship
Five insights that changed my awkward relationship with this core part of the Christian life and church ministry.
Three Views: Would Jesus Hang Out in a Strip Club?
Testing the boundaries of outreach evangelism.
He Will Raise You Up on Vultures’ Wings
What I learned from bird-watching for Jesus.
Odd Assignments
The strange requests we get connect us with the heart of our calling.
Ecumenical Cinema
Though Jewish, longtime director Henry Koster made movies about Christians that are embraced by believers even today—including The Robe, The Bishop’s Wife and A Man Called Peter.
Lebanon Bus Bombs Target Christians
Plus: Rumor prompts Egyptian Muslims to attack Copts; Anglicans and Presbyterians prepare for splits; TV station criticized after pastor’s suicide; and other stories from online sources around the world.
Secrets of the Lebanon-Israel War
Plus: Are conservative Christian schools really worst of all? A church bombing in Malawi, the IRS’s new church politics program, and links to more than 280 articles from online sources around the world.