Mary, Mary, Not Quite So Contrary

Yes, Mary Knew How the question behind the recently controversial Christmas song stirs us to worship. Joy Clarkson Read More

News Keep the X in X-Mas The abbreviation offends 6 in 10 evangelicals, but its history is deeply Christian Griffin Paul Jackson Read More

Christmas Melancholy Angels God’s messengers can be both bombastic and surprisingly subdued. Philip Yancey Read More

Women Why Apocalypse Is Essential to Advent This season demands a clear view of darkness. Here’s how scholars reckon with it. Fleming Rutledge Read More

Quick to Listen Not Just Asia Bibi: Pakistan’s Very Vulnerable Christians Poverty, cultural stigmas, and blasphemy laws make life taxing for religious minorities. CT Editors Read More

News Why a ‘Health and Wealth’ Approach to Scripture Leaves Us More Depressed Sociologists: The sick and poor are more likely to seek blessings through Bible-reading. Rebecca Randall Read More

Advent A Carol for the Despairing Penned during the Civil War, Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a carol for our age. Kristen O'Neal Read More

Science How the Brain Keeps Faith in a Good God Amid a Weary World Both C. S. Lewis and Job held onto their faith when their worlds imploded. Now psychologists suggest clues to understanding how the mind endures in suffering. Kimi Harris Read More

News World Vision Forced Out of Pakistan After 13 Years The country loses an estimated $130 million in aid by expelling 18 international charities. Asif Aqeel in Lahore Read More

Christmas Mary, Mary, Not Quite So Contrary Finding common ground so that the Virgin Mary becomes less of a battleground. Telford Work Read More

Women The Incarnation Is the Rule, Not the Exception How a theology of the ordinary informs Advent. Julie Canlis Read More