The Church Fathers Belong in Creation Debates. But Handle Them with Care.
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 17 19:31:13 2024 - 1We can humbly seek their wisdom without treating them as mascots for one position or another. On September 11, 2020, I found myself under a large tent, where 51 ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church had assembled for a COVID era pre...
Don’t Skip Chronicles in Your Bible Reading Plan
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 17 19:31:13 2024 - 1What we can learn from the chronicler’s stories about the kings of Israel. To the dutiful Bible reader, Chronicles might seem a bit baffling. As we read, we might find ourselves wondering, Haven’t I read this before? The short answe...
Billy Graham’s US Capitol Statue Unveiled
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 17 19:31:13 2024 - 0The late evangelist is one of just four Americans who have received the nation’s three highest congressional honors. Salvation in Christ Jesus was offered in National Statuary Hall May 16 at the unveiling of a statue of the iconic late gl...
AI Preachers and Teachers? No Thanks, Say Most Americans.
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 17 19:31:13 2024 - 1American Bible Society study finds majority don’t trust technology with spiritual matters. Ask ChatGPT how to improve your spiritual life, and the natural language processing artificial intelligence chatbot has plenty of suggestions. But ...
A New Era of AI Is Here, and the Church Is Not Ready
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 17 19:31:13 2024 - 1In the uncanny valley of the shadow of data, we should fear no evil—and prepare for a very different future. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. In the past several weeks, two events occurred ...
The Sustaining Breath of God
Christianity Today Magazine - Thu May 16 19:31:29 2024 - 1As a physician, I witness countless first and last breaths. As a Christian, I am constantly reminded of how God breathes life into us through his Spirit. The scalpel sliced through the uterine wall. The amniotic sac ruptured, and fluid flow...
The Miracle of the Ear
Christianity Today Magazine - Thu May 16 19:31:29 2024 - 1Speech was not God’s only miracle at Pentecost. The Spirit also gave the gift of understanding, overcoming division and contempt. Tongues of fire, everywhere. In this loud and furious age, a time of protests and counter protests, words co...
The Caregiving Boom Needs Spiritual Support
Christianity Today Magazine - Thu May 16 19:31:29 2024 - 1By calling or circumstance, millions in the “sandwich generation” feel the weight and cost of tending to aging relatives. Shanoah Bruner is among the quarter of American adults who find themselves in the “sandwich generation,&rdqu...
Police Officers Are Burning Out. Can Chaplains Help?
Christianity Today Magazine - Thu May 16 19:31:29 2024 - 1Spiritual care is essential as stressors among law enforcement rise. Sitting in the front row of a supervisor training in 2016, Stamford Police Sgt. Sean Boeger raised his hand every time the instructor asked who had dealt with a particular...
‘Young Sheldon’ Is Ending. So Is Its Idea of Science Versus Religion.
Christianity Today Magazine - Wed May 15 19:31:11 2024 - 1For seven seasons, the show has offered a clichéd (and nostalgic) vision of how atheists and believers relate to each other. My mom was the one who told me to watch The Big Bang Theory. It was a show about nerds—and I was a nerd. She...
Would Tim Keller Care If We Weren’t Still Talking About Him? Probably Not.
Christianity Today Magazine - Wed May 15 19:31:11 2024 - 1For all his greatness, we should most seek to imitate the late pastor’s humility and indifference to fame. In spring of last year, many of us saw a photo of the late Timothy Keller sitting on a park bench. The photo was used on the cover ...
Pascal Is More Than His Most Famous Argument
Christianity Today Magazine - Wed May 15 19:31:11 2024 - 1The wager only scratches the surface of his relevance to a post Christian era. It is a common lament that we live in a post Christian era. This fact raises challenges to our witness to the world. Most of our audience thinks that, in G. K. C...
In the Beginning, Did God Make ‘Sky Father’ and ‘Earth Mother’?
Christianity Today Magazine - Wed May 15 19:31:11 2024 - 1M?ori Christians in New Zealand bristle at newly translated portions of the Bible that use the names of local deities. Last year, Bible Society New Zealand (BSNZ) released a 109 page booklet with 10 Bible passages published in a contemporar...
Christian Billionaire Goes on Trial for Major Wall Street Fraud
Christianity Today Magazine - Tue May 14 19:31:33 2024 - 2Federal prosecutors are trying to prove that Bill Hwang committed massive market manipulation through his investment firm Archegos. His defense says he was trading like anyone else on Wall Street. Bill Hwang brought a book by Dietrich Bonho...
Can You Serve Christ and Confucius?
Christianity Today Magazine - Tue May 14 19:31:33 2024 - 1Asian Christians must navigate ethical dilemmas in everyday life. This recent book can help. There are rules to follow in every culture, particularly in Asia, where many children must bear the responsibility of maintaining harmony within th...
Why the Pacific Islands Are 90 Percent Christian
Christianity Today Magazine - Mon May 13 19:31:20 2024 - 1It wasn’t only because of missionaries from the West, says a Tongan Australian theologian. Christian overseas missionaries were more successful in Oceania—the region spanning the Pacific Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New...
Christian Women in India Lack Inheritance Rights. Could Hindu Nationalists Help?
Christianity Today Magazine - Mon May 13 19:31:20 2024 - 1The Uniform Civil Code seeks "one nation, one law" to govern citizens' personal lives, but religious minorities fear hidden costs. In February, the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand passed a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which aims to implem...
If You’re a Christian, You Should Probably Thank Your Mom
Christianity Today Magazine - Sun May 12 21:30:08 2024 - 1A majority of American Protestants were raised by devout mothers, a study finds. The vast majority of American Christians were raised in the faith—and most can point to the influence of their moms. In a 2023 study, the American Bible ...
‘Offering Everything They Have’: How Small Churches Are Saving Lives in Brazil’s Floods
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 3In the country's most secular state, tiny congregations have made a big impact by their disaster response. For weeks, Tárik Rodriguez had been working on bringing a guest preacher and worship leader from across the country to help hi...
‘I Knew I Would Pay a Price for My Faith’: China Releases Missionary After Seven Years
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 3John Sanqiang Cao shares how hand copied Bible verses, prayers, and a mother’s love buoyed him during his imprisonment. When pastor John Sanqiang Cao, 64, crossed the border back into China from Myanmar’s Wa State on March 5, 2017, ...
Reality Is Now a Diss Track
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 4Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s rivalry reveals our craving for controversy—and what’s lost when community is based on shared hatred, not love. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Not since Tup...
Rage Against the Apple Machine
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 3The controversial iPad ad proves that technology can indeed flatten—or crush—what is real. A recent advertisement from Apple for the new iPad Pro has somehow managed to existentially disturb me. Titled “Crush!” it sh...
Grace College Professor Terminated Following Facebook Campaign
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 3Matthew Warner, who had tweeted about gay marriage, is the latest in a string of Christian college faculty who have lost their jobs after being accused of theological misalignment. With glowing performance reviews and above average student ...
Christians Shouldn’t Run from a ‘Negative World.’ But They Can Depend on It Less.
Christianity Today Magazine - Fri May 10 19:31:20 2024 - 2Aaron Renn outlines individual, institutional, and missional strategies for adapting to a hostile culture. Rarely does an essay cause such a stir as Aaron Renn’s “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism.” Published in First Thi...
Spanish Evangelical Party Makes a Bid for European Union Parliament Seat
Christianity Today Magazine - Thu May 9 19:31:28 2024 - 8Long shot campaign needs 15,000 signatures for the chance to get on the ballot. Eye catching election placards are popping up across the European Union. They appear overnight in public squares and in front of train stations, along the Autob...