May
2013
Volume 57, Number 4
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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
How Christian hip-hop could call the American church back to the gospel—and hip-hop back to its roots.
Russell Moore
Features
Michael Cromartie is guiding media elites into a more accurate view of conservative Christians.
Timothy Dalrymple
To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.
Mark Galli
His ways are hidden from ordinary eyes, but not from the eyes of faith.
Bobby Grow
How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are taking a leap of faith to create technology that makes you more human.
Andy Crouch
Four Silicon Valley residents who are wielding their region's capital for good.
Roxanne Stone
Views
Experts weigh in on how to engage young people.
Greg Stier, John Divito, Kara Powell
How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.
Kate Shellnutt
Or was it his inaugural address? There's a difference.
David Neff
Reviews
Christian formation means shaping our loves, says Jamie Smith, not just educating our minds.
Interview by David Neff
Christians, says Richard Stearns, have everything they need to finish Jesus' mission—except the willpower.
Collin Hansen
Books to remind us that holistic mission is not evangelism or justice, but always and forever both.
Brian M. Howell
Whatever your addiction, God's grace is the only hope for a way out.
Laura Leonard
Discomfort is the price of making a difference in the world.
Jeff Shinabarger
After fleeing her own broken life, Sarah Thebarge learned to see God's image in her refugee neighbors.
Interview by Elissa Cooper
News
80 percent of young unmarried evangelicals have had sex? Really?
Ted Olsen
Why we'll see more impressive discoveries in the field.
Ken Walker
The "morning-after pill" is the center of healthcare reform fight and a federal judge's order that it be available over the counter.
Ruth Moon
Why do more homeschoolers want evolution in their textbooks?
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Experts weigh in.
Compiled by Ruth Moon
Dreams, visions, and healings spur new disciples among the 10-12 million Roma in Europe.
Melody Wachsmuth in Croatia
More from this Issue
Long before I knew the true God, he helped me release my hatred.
John Majid, as told by Kate Harris