September (Web-only) 2017

Advent 2022: The Promised One
Advent 2022: The Promised One
A 4-week devotional bundle to help churches, families, and small groups journey through the 2022 Advent season.
CT's Lent & Easter 2022 Devotional
CT's Lent & Easter 2022 Devotional
An Easter season devotional book to help you, your church, or your family meditate on the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Worked in a Church or Ministry? Take CT's Workplace Environment Survey
Worked in a Church or Ministry? Take CT's Workplace Environment Survey
Help our colleagues at Church Law & Tax understand workplace sexual assault through this survey as they aim to help churches address and prevent it.
Kepler Pursued God. He Found Him in Pomegranates.
Kepler Pursued God. He Found Him in Pomegranates.
How the ordered nature of the fruit found its way into modern computing.
Get Thee to a Swanky Tourist Trap
Get Thee to a Swanky Tourist Trap
What missions-oriented evangelicals gain from seeing the richer side of a poorer country.
Breathing New Life into the Christian University
Breathing New Life into the Christian University
What would it look like if higher education were grounded in the worship, love, and study of God?
Let’s Save the University from Secular Privilege
Let’s Save the University from Secular Privilege
The academy has lost its pluralism. Here’s how the church can help find it.
‘First Reformed’ Imagines a Stunning Dark Night of the Soul
‘First Reformed’ Imagines a Stunning Dark Night of the Soul
At long last, Paul Schrader’s cinematic masterpiece.
Elisha’s Prophetic Message for Millennials: Stop Leaving Your Options Open
Elisha’s Prophetic Message for Millennials: Stop Leaving Your Options Open
What young people must understand about commitment and its costs.
The Gift of Mom Guilt
The Gift of Mom Guilt
Hearing God’s call in a "lean in" or "opt out" world.
‘Home Again’ Fails to Challenge Shallow Notions of ‘Home’
‘Home Again’ Fails to Challenge Shallow Notions of ‘Home’
Hallie Meyers-Shyer's directorial debut reveals just how dissatisfying good fortune can be.
Art of Darkness: Angelina Jolie’s Latest Film Succeeds at Personalizing Genocide
Art of Darkness: Angelina Jolie’s Latest Film Succeeds at Personalizing Genocide
What "First They Killed My Father" tells me about suffering and the imago Dei.
Jonathan Falwell’s Caribbean Vacation Turned into Hurricane Ministry
Q+A: Jonathan Falwell’s Caribbean Vacation Turned into Hurricane Relief Ministry
After Irma disrupted his 25th wedding anniversary, Baptist pastor shares how he got Samaritan’s Purse to come to the rescue of St. Martin and why he went right back.
‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Gets Cosmic Conflict Disturbingly Right
‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Gets Cosmic Conflict Disturbingly Right
David Lynch’s cult-classic revival is exactly as imaginative—and as uncomfortable—as it always needed to be.
Online Tribalism Threatens Women’s Ministry
Online Tribalism Threatens Women’s Ministry
From our special issue: reflections on discipleship in a fractured age.
‘It’ Is Big-Budget Horror with a Surprising Amount of Heart
‘It’ Is Big-Budget Horror with a Surprising Amount of Heart
The latest Stephen King adaptation’s success has more to do with the friendship it celebrates than the scares it delivers. 
The Cautionary Tale of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
The Cautionary Tale of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
Their sins and scandals were extreme, but it’s too easy to dismiss them as an aberration.
Has Christian Psychology Lost Its Place at Southern Seminary?
Has Christian Psychology Lost Its Place at Southern Seminary?
(UPDATED) President Albert Mohler speaks to CT about the controversy over a longtime professor’s departure.
Six Ways to Inspire Confident, Contagious Faith in Your Kids
Six Ways to Inspire Confident, Contagious Faith in Your Kids
How do we help children and teens contend with the big questions? An apologist offers her take.
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Ravi Zacharias Remembers His Young Protégé, Nabeel Qureshi
Ravi Zacharias Remembers His Young Protégé, Nabeel Qureshi
The late apologist's mentor and “uncle” says his lightning-bright legacy will live on.
Dear Secretary Tillerson: Don’t Downsize Religion in Foreign Affairs
Dear Secretary Tillerson: Don’t Downsize Religion in Foreign Affairs
Closing the RGA is much more than a bureaucratic loss; it impacts our Christian brothers and sisters around the globe.
Tim Kaine: We Need All Parts of the Body to Fix Health Care
Tim Kaine: We Need All Parts of the Body to Fix Health Care
The Corinthian church reminds us that Democrats and Republicans must work together to care for the least of these.
The Demanding Faith of Flannery O’Connor
The Demanding Faith of Flannery O’Connor
In her writing, O’Connor made belief believable.
Almost No One in the US Believes in a ‘Consistent Ethic of Life’
Almost No One in the US Believes in a ‘Consistent Ethic of Life’
Pope Francis’ critique of President Trump would apply to 96 percent of Americans, surveys suggest.
Because God Is: A Tribute to Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017)
Because God Is: A Tribute to Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017)
Over 5 years of weekly dinners, ‘America’s Theologian’ became a mentor and a dear friend.
Survey: Being a Pastor’s Wife Is Good for Faith, Bad for Friendship
Survey: Being a Pastor’s Wife Is Good for Faith, Bad for Friendship
Though expectations have shifted, spouses still feel the weight of church drama.
Stay Woke: A Q&A with ‘Faithfully Magazine’
Stay Woke: A Q&A with ‘Faithfully Magazine’
The story behind a new, multiethnic journalistic enterprise.
A Journey Through the Strange, Scary, and Awe-Awakening World of Video Games
A Journey Through the Strange, Scary, and Awe-Awakening World of Video Games
What can this medium—even its most violent expressions—teach us about our deepest aches and longings?
Searching for Christian Heroines from History? Look to the Early Church
Searching for Christian Heroines from History? Look to the Early Church
How women were instrumental to the rise of Christianity.
What’s Your Immigration Status? Divine.
What’s Your Immigration Status? Divine.
Jesus was an immigrant and taught his followers to welcome and care for foreigners.
5 Female Change Makers
5 Female Change Makers
Meet the nonprofit leaders featured in our special issue.
Are Smart, Educated Women Still Called to the Church Nursery?
Are Smart, Educated Women Still Called to the Church Nursery?
For women like me, children’s ministry can seem like low-level work for the least experienced.
God Hears Your Back-to-School Prayers
God Hears Your Back-to-School Prayers
A new school year brings more challenges and opportunities for Christians in education.

Top Story December 28, 2023

CT’s Top 10 News Stories of 2023
CT’s Top 10 News Stories of 2023
The year brought news of revival and tragedy, with ongoing coverage of denominational divides and allegations of abuse in ministry.

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