July/August
2022
Volume 66, Number 5
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About This Issue
Our cover story this month follows a handful of Ukrainians who left their country on the eve of war—or in some cases, years earlier—and who sensed they were in exile “for such a time as this.” Plus: laundromat ministries, sermon lengths, fighting compassion fatigue, Jesus and jazz, and more.
Cover Story
Escaping Russian missiles, some exiled believers found a new sense of purpose helping refugees.
Sophia Lee
Features
1 in 7 of my medical patients dies. But I don’t want to stop grieving or hoping.
Eric McLaughlin
Locals are increasingly running African mission hospitals. The next challenge: keeping foreign donors.
Emily Belz in Nkhoma, Malawi
An 18th-century earthquake and a 21st-century pandemic can teach us about enlightenment and judgment.
Kirsten Sanders
We aren’t all equally afraid of the same things. But Scripture’s wisdom can apply to all of us.
Bronwyn Lea
I bounced from home to home before finding the Father my heart yearned for.
Tori Hope Petersen
Views
Faithful responses to the Supreme Court decision should involve new care practices.
Timothy Dalrymple
When the world calls everything unprecedented, God’s provision remains unchanging.
Jen Wilkin
Suspicion of and pride from authority figures are not virtues.
Bonnie Kristian
The local church is small and placed for a reason.
Tish Harrison Warren
Institutions may break the third commandment to excuse their abuse.
Russell Moore
Reviews
A theologian (and amateur musician) explores the connection between them.
Joy Marie Clarkson
Why James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and other African American masters deserve an audience among all believers.
Interview by Patricia Raybon
Chosen by Amanda Dykes, author of “All the Lost Places,” “Yours Is the Night,” and other novels.
Amanda Dykes
Different languages and ethnicities aren’t a consequence of sin, but a part of God’s plan.
Elliot Clark
Chosen by Andrew Arndt, author of “Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers.”
Andrew Arndt
News
A Haiti kidnapping raises questions about no-payment practices.
Morgan Lee
But it’s not a new problem. Just ask Martin Luther.
Daniel Silliman
And other brief news from Christians around the world.
Daniel Silliman
A different kind of “third place” ministry creates community and connections with washers and dryers.
Adam MacInnis
What is the Christian position on radioactive accidents, technology, and replacing fossil fuels?
Ken Chitwood in Germany
More from this Issue
Original Content from CT Creative Studio
In a crumbling economy, with rising inflation and interest rates, countless industries are flailing–but not Bible publishers.
Abby Perry