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Here’s our political news, analysis, and opinions that readers read most. Here are the Election 2016 stories that CT readers read most: 10. The Theology of Ted Cruz Questions raised by the candidate’s God-and-country vision. 9. Sho Baraka: Why I Can’t Vote for Either Trump or Clinton Both candidates fail to address the heart concernsContinue reading “CT’s Top 10 Election Articles of 2016”

Here are the top 10 print features that online readers read most. Yes, we only publish 10 cover stories per year. But we’re proud of all of them! Here are CT’s 2016 features, ranked in order of which ones readers read most. 10. 11 Portraits of Charleston Survivors' Grief and Grace CT sent a reporterContinue reading “CT’s 2016 Cover Stories, Ranked”

Lecrae joins Beyoncé, Iran frees Saeed Abedini, and LifeWay drops Jen Hatmaker. Here are CT’s 20 most-read news blogs that kept readers clicking this past year: 20. Lecrae Makes a Major Career Move to Join Beyoncé, Adele, Pharrell Evangelicals’ favorite rapper signs with one of America's most popular music labels. 19. Only One-Third of PastorsContinue reading “The Top 20 CT News Blogs of 2016”

We cannot assume a shared foundation. Many Christians can identify the good in Christianity but wonder if it really has to be pushed on others. Do we have to evangelize? Is it even considerate? Think of a non-Christian that you know. He or she probably has a job, drives a car or depends on modernContinue reading “Can We Evangelize Late Modern Culture?”

A glimpse at the important excavation work revealed this year. Archaeological discoveries announced in 2016 help us better understand the Bible and the biblical world, and affirm the Bible’s details about events and people. Below are the top findings from the important excavations taking place in the lands of the Bible or that have aContinue reading “News: Biblical Archaeology’s Top Ten Discoveries of 2016”

The mission of God is attractional and incarnational. I don’t know why, but I have a fascination with yo-yos. Now, I can’t yo-yo. Nevertheless, I find it amusing and entertaining as a skilled yo-yoer (if I can use that term) cast the yo-yo out with great rhythmic force only to have it return with anContinue reading “Towards Missional Effectiveness: The Movements of God’s Mission (Part 3)”

What type of reaction will their thought-provoking response stir in you? Last week, I opened my email to continue a conversation about the new Star Wars movie, and I was immediately derailed by “breaking news” about deadly violence. And then another headline appeared, informing me that American leaders were quickly condemning the violence. My plansContinue reading “Threatened by Terrorists, Nine Monks Made an Amazing Decision”

Years after my dramatic, unlikely conversion, it seemed God had gone silent. I gaze around the tiny room, two chairs and a book shelf, the sunlight streaming through the windows. Stillness is foreign to me, a disquieting realization on this, my first day of a weeklong near-silent retreat. Susan Bowers Baker, a slip of aContinue reading “Crossing the Wasteland of Faith”

For the former pro football player, “getting justice right” starts with loving where you live. When God called Léonce Crump to plant a church in Atlanta in 2006, he didn’t want to go. After years playing pro football for the New Orleans Saints, his sights were set on California—its perfect weather, its beautiful beaches, itsContinue reading “Léonce Crump Traded His NFL Future for a Pastor’s Burden”

God is on mission to glorify Himself. In the first post I explained that missional effectiveness is embracing the totality of the missio Dei—including its message, movement, and marks—and enacting it in the life of a local church. I don’t know about you, but I have been on many honey-do runs in the course ofContinue reading “Towards Missional Effectiveness: The Message of God’s Mission (Part 2)”