December
2020
Volume 64, Number 9
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Features
More than ever, we need the stories of God’s work around the globe.
Timothy Dalrymple
The first question for Christians living abroad was, “Go or stay?” After that, it got hard.
Rebecca Hopkins
Aboard a Mercy Ship, a kindergarten teacher asked, “Should I stay or should I go?”
Cara Meredith
In the mountains of Papua, missionaries and Indonesian professionals serve the lost together.
Jeremy Weber
How pastors, farmers, and activists on both coasts are caring for migrant farm workers.
Bekah McNeel
While other children’s homes have closed, Mully Children’s Family has continued to care for thousands.
Kara Bettis with additional reporting by Tonny Onyulo
A coronavirus outbreak at France’s biggest Pentecostal megachurch changed their view of providence, judgment, and fellowship.
Interview by Jean-Paul Rempp
Photography By Jeremy Cowart. Reporting by Jeremy Cowart and Morgan Lee.
Why I embraced it anyway.
Apilang Apum
Multimedia
- CT MediaCT Media Presents: God Pops Up in Southeast AsiaWhen the government blocked his Christian radio station, Chanda had to find another way to spread the Good News of Jesus. His answer came on a microchip.
- CT MediaCT Media Presents: God Pops Up in IndiaIn this episode, follow Anil’s journey to learn more about the man who he is convinced saved his mother.
- CT MediaCT Media Presents: God Pops Up in the Horn of AfricaWhen a man from a tiny Ethiopian village heard about taking the gospel ‘to the ends of the earth,’ he knew exactly where to start.
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CT Media Presents: The HarvestThe story of Marisol and Joel Lopez, a couple who find Christ’s love in the midst of field labor.
Views
2020 has drawn us closer to our human frailty. May it also draw us to the Incarnation.
Daniel Harrell
Like Peter, we too are offered freedom, though we deny him.
Jen Wilkin
My church identity is tied to the body of Christ abroad.
Tish Harrison Warren
Christians are still idol worshipers. We're just less honest about it.
Derek Rishmawy
Reviews
Conrad Mbewe, a Zambian pastor, asks them in his book. But there are others worth considering.
David Zac Niringiye
Why one Congolese refugee believes shoes are a key ingredient for broader change.
Interview by Craig Borlase
How John Song sought new beginnings—for himself and his homeland—after a period of disgrace.
Alexander Chow
Why this misperception poses a stumbling block to the spread of the gospel.
Vince L. Bantu
News
Sixteen forgeries have been discovered so far in the collections of unsuspecting evangelicals. Experts have suspicions about many more.
Gordon Govier
A government report raises concerns that Nazi theology may not be a thing of the past.
Ken Chitwood
Daniel Silliman
An old woman was killed when she refused to confess to causing irregular rain. Christians had to speak up.
Daniel Silliman and Griffin Paul Jackson
More from this Issue
More than ever, we need the stories of God’s work around the globe.
Timothy Dalrymple
As a virus shrank our social circles, CT’s network never seemed so large.
Sarah Gordon
Original Content from CT Creative Studio
Special Advertising Section
Year-end notes on unexpected gifts, grief, and holy ground
Leia Johnson