Table Of Contents
January/February
2020
Volume 64, Number 1
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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.
Cover Stories
Churches may someday lose their tax-exempt status. Would that be as bad as it sounds?
A sociologist explains a congregation's contributions to the local economy.
Features
Declining fertility rates and environmental crisis challenge our understandings of family, stewardship, and being a good neighbor.
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
I used to be repulsed by Ephesians 5. Then I learned to see Paul’s instructions through a gospel lens.
The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself.
Online outlets like CaringBridge, GoFundMe, and social media accounts have the power to turn individual medical crises into trending topics.
Views
How Christians lost the benefit of the doubt—and why we need to find the good in each other again.
Our desperate pleas for a clear sign from the heavens may be answered already.
It’s surprisingly hard to remember that “our” ministry is actually God’s doing.
Reviews
John Starke gives us a compelling vision of the praying life—and the practices to turn that vision into a reality.
In an era of anxiety about personal boundaries and sexual signals, Jesus shows us how to minister to others with care and sensitivity.
Chosen by Heather Day Gilbert, author of contemporary mysteries and Viking historical novels.
A mother’s meditation on sin, guilt, and the grace of self-doubt.
News
The 2020 project shows shifting complexity of organized religion.
A year after a historic vote to settle stance on homosexuality, the denomination is planning for divide.
The missionary physicians of the 21st century will be Africans—and US missions agencies couldn’t be happier.
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