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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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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.

Your Likes Are But Dust

Social media leaves us dissatisfied. No wonder, according to Ecclesiastes.

What Dostoevsky Taught Me About Sending My Son to College

A letter from the Russian writer reminds me of the purpose of Christian parenting.

I’m Estranged from My Parents. I Still Love Them.

Even when family ties are severed, God does not cut off his care.

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A Shiite and a Catholic Find Refuge—and Friendship—at Baptist Seminary Shelter

From war to ceasefire, two Lebanese men bond during a traumatic three months.

The Consolation of Providence

The doctrine of God’s wise and sovereign governance doesn’t make history easy to interpret. It makes living through it endurable.

The Russell Moore Show

A Conversation with Pulitzer-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey

The former Poet Laureate talks about despair, desire, and the divine. 



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Long Time Past

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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Chaos or Community: Where Do We Go From Here?

The pilot episode explores the intricate relationship between race, space, and community in American cities.

Being Human

Airport Anxiety and Purposeful Publishing with Joy Allmond

CT’s executive editor learned to care for people as a 9/11-era flight attendant.

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop's teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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Mid-life Crisis? Bah, Humbug!

It is easy to look at the future in a rearview mirror, but that always leads to a collision.

Elisabeth Elliot on the Christian Father

Examining the male parent’s role.

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Bill and Vonette Bright’s Wonderful Plan for the World

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.”

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