22+ hour, 54+ min ago  (939+ words) At the time, the Italian Evangelical Alliance had cautioned against growing ecumenical openness where "insurmountable" doctrinal obstacles exist. The American delegation was similarly opposed to Schirrmacher's engagement but had agreed to the meeting. No one wanted to ask the first…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (753+ words) Save $25 when you join by 12/20. This piece was adapted from CT's books newsletter. Subscribe'here. Alan J. Thompson, A Basic Guide to Biblical Theology: Nine Themes That Unite the Old and New Testaments (Baker Academic, 2025) Fitting the whole Bible together can be…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1294+ words) Scripture repeatedly calls believers to care for the widow and the orphan. Yet as pews refill post-pandemic, one group remains strikingly absent: single mothers. Recent Barna research reveals that only one in four single moms attends church weekly, the steepest…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (308+ words) Religion in the Lands that Became America moves readers away from religious exceptionalism. Throughout, Tweed's points are convincing and his writing accessible. His strength lies in describing religious places and sites and interpreting sensitively what they might have meant to…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (483+ words) There's no place like home. There's no place like home." These now-iconic words defined Dorothy Gale's ultimate quest in The Wizard of Oz. In every song and with everyone she met, Dorothy articulated her heart's desire to return to a…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1297+ words) Interview by Marvin Olasky First in a series called Long Obedience in the Same Direction. From 2007 to 2019 I interviewed 200 prominent Christians in front of student audiences. My favorite all-time guest was Joni Eareckson Tada in 2012. Today CT is beginning a…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago  (725+ words) Turns out, people want to hear what the Bible has to say. I'll admit I grew up in a church and denomination that emphasized the Bible'maybe too much." We loved the Bible. We sang songs about it. We memorized it....