In March 2013, the government-run drug rehab center in Hanoi released Hung Quang Pham early. They didn’t want the bone-thin heroin user with AIDS to die in their facility. But…
I live by a creek, Plaster Creek, in a former oak grove in West Michigan. Every so often, I walk down a busy street in my part of Grand Rapids,…
To see how much we really want to peer into the mystery of the Incarnation, go to a Christmas pageant and note whether there’s a plastic doll in the manger…
In my art history classroom, I dim the lights and turn on the projector. The image pools on the screen at the front of the room. The heaviness of another…
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” This luminous verse in Isaiah 9 is…
In a fallen world, reform efforts never perfectly hit their marks. They address one problem only to sow the seeds of others. Or they so aggressively attack an infection that…
Christians believe in providence, which holds that God is the wise and sovereign governor of all creation. But what is providence for? Unlike some doctrines, this one refuses to stay…
The world has been profoundly broken for some time—really since the beginning of time—but doesn’t it feel particularly broken right now? Social media and 24-hour news ensure our amygdalae and…
Campton Baptist Church used to have an annual fundraiser to pay the power bill. Heating the eastern Kentucky church building cost thousands of dollars every winter, and the small Southern…
Some of the ancient history underneath Jerusalem is easily accessible. Pilgrims and tourists can get their feet wet in the Siloam Tunnel, carved by order of King Hezekiah to bring…
The box was a fire I could not touch. It arrived at our house one summer evening, handed off to me by my in-laws. I stuck it in the garage,…
The litter in Portland is different. Every city has its share of trash, food wrappers, and cigarette butts ground into the sidewalks. But in Portland, particularly in Old Town just…
The Crisis of Civil Law: What the Bible Teaches about Law and What It Means Today Benjamin B. Saunders (Lexham Press) Across the Western world, the concept of law is…
You may have heard this story before: While studying the past at Oxford, an atheist scholar converts to Christianity. But this isn’t the story of C. S. Lewis. This is…
Within evangelical circles, we are currently enjoying what might be called a “retrieval revival.” Many believers are working to retrieve parts of our Christian heritage for the sake of enjoying…
Advent celebrates the most joyous news in the world, but it can feel cheapened by the holiday commercialization and the busyness of the season. That’s why I read one book…
This edition of Christianity Today is likely in your hands as you finalize plans for the holidays and anticipate all they hold—both their blessings and their burdens. Results of political…
Q: After I moved away, my parents joined a church in a different denomination from the church of my childhood. If I’m visiting at Christmas or Easter, am I obliged…
I grew up in a South Carolina town of fewer than 3,000 people. My mother had me at age 16, and my father, also 16, lived in the same town,…
The pro-life movement won a historic victory at the US Supreme Court with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It has not, however, won over many hearts and minds. In…
Soccer fans who watched Spain celebrate its dramatic 2–1 victory over England in the European Football Championship also got an unexpected Bible message. The camera showed the trophy being engraved…
Three issues into the redesigned Christianity Today, feedback on the magazine has been encouraging. “It looks substantial, and it reads as substantial,” wrote a pastor on the social platform Threads.…
