Souls to the Gerrymandered Polls
When Tennessee redistricted its Nashville metropolitan area and split Shelby County, home to majority-Black Memphis, into three congressional districts earlier this year, Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church knew the changes would affect its congregants. Located in Nashvill
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Set Apart for Church Planting
What was behind Friedrich Pfotenhauer’s missionary zeal and church planting? Faith in Christ and love for his neighbor.
Building a Workplace Where People Flourish (with Landon Hobson)
What happens when a seminary-trained economist takes over a pet-products plant? Landon Hobson, CEO of Cosmos Corporation, shares how paid mission days, a book club, and a ‘make the coffee’ ethic help ordinary workers flourish.
The Book of Common Prayer is Having a Moment
Musician Andrew Osenga and his family were volunteering at a Christian camp when a pipe burst and flooded their house—really, truly flooded, with the floors collapsing and water dribbling underneath the front door. “We had to move out for six months,” he remembered in a recent in
Church supports families affected by war in Congo
United Methodist Committee on Relief distributes monthly food kits to 300 vulnerable families and a church orphanage in Goma.
Affirming Human Dignity Across the Board
During the introductory session for CT’s recent Big Tent Convening in Oakland, the And Campaign’s Chris Butler, World Relief’s Liliana Reza, and CT editor Haleluya Hadero sat down to discuss the church, politics, and immigration. In this video, the three delve into President Dona
A Note on the Elisabeth Elliot Article
I’ve always admired Elisabeth and Jim Elliot. Both are true heroes of the faith: Jim, a martyr, and Elisabeth, a woman of undaunted courage. After Jim’s death, Elisabeth took the baton, went to the Waorani, and successfully shared the gospel with the very people who had killed he
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James Talarico Compares Election Victory to Jesus ‘Flipping Tables’
James Talarico is taking his election victory straight to the Bible, comparing his political triumph to David’s defeat of Goliath and invoking Jesus overturning the temple tables as he prepares to take his fight to Washington. The Democratic Texas state representative defeated Re
Spiritual Battle in Iowa: Judge Orders Capitol Open to Satanic Event
Satanic caroling, Krampus costumes and activities for children could soon fill Iowa’s Capitol rotunda after a federal judge ordered state officials to allow a Satanic Temple holiday gathering. The ruling opens another front in a spiritual battle over what receives a place of hono
Why I Am Still a Christian
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. One October night back in the 1980s, an adolescent boy walked down the road outside his home in the Woolmarket community of Biloxi, Mississippi, in anguish. He was facing all the questions anybody his age fac
Set Apart for Church Planting
What was behind Friedrich Pfotenhauer’s missionary zeal and church planting? Faith in Christ and love for his neighbor.
As Christianity Grows in India, Burial Space Shrinks
Tears welled up in Sunitha Rani’s eyes and her voice softened as she recounted the agonizing wait her family had to endure to secure a grave plot for her husband, who died at age 66 last year. Rani and her children wanted to bury John Sukumar in the southern Indian city of Hydera
Building a Workplace Where People Flourish (with Landon Hobson)
What happens when a seminary-trained economist takes over a pet-products plant? Landon Hobson, CEO of Cosmos Corporation, shares how paid mission days, a book club, and a ‘make the coffee’ ethic help ordinary workers flourish.
The Missing Piece in John Mark Comer’s Quiet Time
‘Into the Quiet’ effectively critiques the ills of our hectic cultural moment, but it also promotes a spirituality that could quickly become disconnected from Scripture.
What Does It Mean to Be Human?: 12 Theses Answer a Pressing Question
Learning about a Christian theological anthropology is no mere academic exercise. It gets to the heart of who we are, explains our daily experience, and pushes us toward the love of neighbor and the common good.
