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My Drug Kingdom Collapsed. Then My Savior Found Me.
Disillusioned by my life of crime and excess, I walked into a prison chapel. I came out a new man.
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The artist sings about sin, angels, and a stone rolled away, but her Christian imagery doesn’t always land.
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Recovery Ministries Try to Help Portland Get Clean
After an attempt to decriminalize drugs made the addiction crisis in Oregon even worse, local Christians are pleading with the sick—and the state—to let them help.
Your Likes Are But Dust
Social media leaves us dissatisfied. No wonder, according to Ecclesiastes.
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Preaching Against the Odds
Online gambling is literally taking food off the table for Brazilians. Christian leaders explore the best ways to address its impact on faith and families.
‘I’ve Never Heard Anyone Complain of Loneliness’
Lessons from the Plain Community about relationships and life together.
What Dostoevsky Taught Me About Sending My Son to College
A letter from the Russian writer reminds me of the purpose of Christian parenting.
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A Conversation with Pulitzer-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey
The former Poet Laureate talks about despair, desire, and the divine.
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Hosts Mike Cosper, Russell Moore, and Clarissa Moll reflect on their 2024 predictions—what came true, what didn’t, and what surprised them when it arrived.
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The pilot episode explores the intricate relationship between race, space, and community in American cities.
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CT’s executive editor learned to care for people as a 9/11-era flight attendant.
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View archivesThis first issue of 2025 exemplifies how reading creates community, grows empathy, gives words to the unnamable, and reminds us that our identities and relationships proceed from the Word of God and the Word made flesh. In this issue, you’ll read about the importance of a book club from Russell Moore and a meditation on the bookends of a life by Jen Wilkin. Mark Meynell writes about the present-day impact of a C. S. Lewis sermon in Ukraine, and Emily Belz reports on how churches care for endangered languages in New York City. Poet Malcolm Guite regales us with literary depth. And we hope you’ll pick up a copy of one of our CT Book Award winners or finalists. Happy reading!
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I Turned to New Age Psychedelics for Salvation. They Couldn’t Deliver.
Shrooms glittered on the surface—but had a dark chasm underneath. That’s where Jesus found me.
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My Drug Kingdom Collapsed. Then My Savior Found Me.
Disillusioned by my life of crime and excess, I walked into a prison chapel. I came out a new man.
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I Demolished My Faith for ‘My Best Life.’ It Only Led to Despair.
Queer love, polyamory, and drugs ruined me. That’s where Jesus found me.
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I Made Millions as a Porn Star. It Nearly Cost Me Everything.
My adult-film career destroyed my sense of self-worth, but God wouldn’t let it define me.
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When I Opened My Bible, God Gave Me a Magnifying Glass
I was a Sikh student worrying about my grades when my eyes were drawn in dramatic fashion toward the truths of his Word.
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Evangelicalism’s power couple closes in on their radical mission.
CT Classic: Madeleine L’Engle on Allegory and Prayer
“It seemed ironic and unfair that just as I was turning closer to God, I couldn’t sell anything I wrote.”