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How Cracking Wheat's Genetic Code Reminds Us Who We Are
This grain’s genome echos of the strength found in the diversity of God’s people. Like many kids, I grew up picking wild grasses believing …
Go Ahead. Love That Rom Com.
Rebel Wilson’s latest film reflects the common urge to trash romance. But love stories point us toward a deeper affection for God. Every year, …
Who’s Searching for ‘Love’ Online? Bible Readers
The fruit of the Spirit is No. 1 at Bible Gateway—in both English and Spanish queries. Of the 920 million readers who visited the …
I Fled My Country, But Not My Marriage
Though extremists separated me from my husband years ago, I know who holds us together. Two years ago this Valentine’s Day, I arrived in …
40 Years Later, House Churches Threaten Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Mass crowds celebrate 1979 uprising as Christian watchdogs lament surge in arrests. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians flooded streets nationwide on Monday, in celebration …
Cliff Sims, 'Team of Vipers,' and Faith Inside the White House – Part 3
“It’s important to remember that the gospel matters more than politics.” Ed: You're often featured on outlets that aren’t exactly evangelical bastions and they …
James MacDonald Fired from Harvest
Founding pastor of Chicago-area megachurch loses position after months-long clash with critics. In the midst of efforts to reconcile with longtime critics, Harvest Bible …
Get Close to Refugees, and Let Love Grow
Two new books consider the personal, practical, and theological sides of welcoming the stranger. I recently spoke at a church in the Midwest. My …
On Mancow, MacDonald, and the Harvest Mess
CT’s editor in chief on today’s aired remarks. The controversy around James MacDonald, pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, swirls ever more intensely. I would …
Alister McGrath: Michael Green Taught Me the Importance of Evangelism
A tribute to the theologian who taught a generation how to evangelize through the local church. When John Stott and J. I. Packer needed …