September (Web-only) 2010
Holy Incarnation!
It may be impossible not to "demean God" since he mixed it up with sinners.
Good News Glut
Common English Bible joins the crowd.
The Trouble with Confessing in Church
As blogger Anne Jackson's new book makes clear, our church culture will need to change before individual confession won't turn into gossip.
How Christians Will Save America's Schools
Being salt and light in a failing education system.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Stunning visuals and themes of faith, family, and friends.
Young, Single Women Outearn Male Counterparts
Does this signal a bridge in the perennial gender pay gap?
What Does the GOP Value?
New agenda sidesteps social issues even as Republicans block military reforms.
Like Dandelion Dust
A heart-wrenching adaptation of Karen Kingsbury's bestseller. PLUS: Mira Sorvino interview.
Does God Want Us to Suffer?
Physical pain can transform or destroy us. It's best not to determine which category another's pain falls into.
Islam, Immigration, and Catholics
19th-century Protestants resisted Catholic immigration. Is today's opposition to Muslim immigration just following the same script?
Is Pain Relief a Human Right?
My daughter's own experience with pain has helped me answer this question.
Some Chaplains Plead, Don't Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell
Military policy on gays and lesbians survives one more round.
Why I Envy Young Nuns
What a remarkably large class of young Catholic nuns-in-training taught this Protestant.
Tough Love
In her most challenging role, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino plays an abused wife seeking redemption in 'Like Dandelion Dust,' based on Karen Kingsbury's inspirational novel.
Not Everyone Is Praying for Christopher Hitchens Today
I worry that Christians have jumped on praying for the atheist just to reaffirm their own faith.
40 Days of (Political) Purpose
Activists push 40-day prayer vigil as lead-up to Election Day, while Delaware gives boost to social conservatives.
Jack Goes Boating
Hoffman's directorial debut is a quirky love story with pain and affection at heart.
Craigslist Gives Up 'Adult Services' in the United States
Law enforcement and human rights advocates rejoice, but will the change help end human trafficking?
Finding Christ Throughout — and Beyond — Scripture
We need both J. I. Packer's and the Orthodox Presbyterians' approaches to hear Christ speak.
Mary Beth Chapman vs. God
In a new book, Steven Curtis Chapman's wife is brutally honest about her lifelong feud with the Creator, especially after losing their daughter to an accident in 2008.
How the Iraq War Has Affected Women
The country now faces a large population of unmarried women, many of them widows. Are government-doled incentives for marrying widows a good economic strategy?
Culturally Focusing on the Family
How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.
Culture in an Age of Consumption
Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'
A Day in Utopia
CT visits the set of an upcoming inspirational film starring Robert Duvall and Lucas Black.
An Argument against 'Settling Down'
Instead of chastising young adults for being noncommittal, the church might encourage 20-somethings to seek what God wants them to commit 'to'.
Marilynne Robinson Takes on Bad Science Writers
The novelist wades into the religion-and-science debate with 'Absence of Mind.'
A New Message at the Strip Club-Church Showdown
What happened when two Christian women entered the Fox Hole strip club in Warsaw, Ohio.
How the Economy Became a Family Issue
Family groups emphasized government debt and the economy as family issues this week. Plus, Christian leaders offered unanimous denunciations of church's planned Qur'an burning.
Qur'an Burning: The Neverending Story
Everybody who is anybody has said something about what may be nothing.
'The Gospel Makes the Everyday Possible'
70-year old Duke theologian Stanley Hauerwas explains his new memoir, addresses his critics, and explains why he says, 'We're all congregationalists now.'
ChristWire and Good Satire
The satirical website ChristWire is heavy-handed and not very funny. But might good satire help illuminate where we believers need reform?
Facing Lutheranism's Crisis of Authority
Seven theologians call North American Lutheranism back to the Word and the Lutheran confessions.
500 Women and Children Raped in Congo
Despite our distance from the deadliest conflict since World War II, there are ways to respond.
My Trip to al-Qaeda
In a riveting new HBO documentary, a prize-winning American journalist helps us see what makes these terrorists tick—and what ticks them off.
And Glenn Beck Shall Lead Them
Dobson, Land, Falwell Jr., and other evangelicals follow Glenn Beck's call for national renewal.
James Lee and 'Filthy Human Children'
The environmental activist's views on human life were obviously extreme and very wrong. But should we rethink limiting our family sizes?
Beck Wants to Lead, But Will Evangelicals Follow?
Once uncomfortable with Mitt Romney, evangelicals appear mixed on Glenn Beck.
Humor for the Hurting
Comedian Michael Jr. is taking his routine to those who most need to laugh—the down and out, the lost and lonely.
Burqa Watching in Great America
Some Muslim American women say wearing the burqa keeps others from objectifying them. But must women hide their bodies to be taken seriously?