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Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?
Cover Story | CT Magazine
How to heal a medical system that abandons the vulnerable.
Liuan Huska

In seven years, Bethany Joy Kim has cycled through Obamacare, a Christian health care sharing ministry, state insurance, employer-based insurance, and back to Obamacare.

Kim’s biggest concern, amid her various insurance experiences, has been cost. She was living in Arizona in 2014 when she purchased insurance through the marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But her premiums increased and she couldn’t find doctors who would accept her plan, so eventually she canceled ...

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Woman of Faith speaker celebrated life of singleness.
Daniel Silliman

Luci Swindoll, a devotional author and popular speaker known for her celebration of life and commitment to being herself, died this week after contracting COVID-19. She was 88.

Swindoll wrote a popular book on Christian singleness in the 1980s and became one of the first Women of Faith speakers in the 1990s when the organization launched as a counterpart to the men’s ministry Promise Keepers. Swindoll, the older sister of prominent preacher Chuck Swindoll, had a message about God’s grace. ...

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The Most Diverse Small Town in America Mourns Refugee Cuts
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The election could determine the future of resettlement ministries in Clarkston, Georgia.
Stefani McDade
Your Devotional Is Not a Bible
Beginning of Wisdom | CT Magazine
Inspiration and comfort do not offer us the full weight and scope of God’s Word.
Jen Wilkin
Swiss Missionary Executed, Fellow Hostages Freed
Wire story
Beatrice Stockli was kidnapped by Islamist extremists in Timbuktu, Mali, in January 2016.
World Watch Monitor
The Early Church Saw Itself as a Political Body. We Can Too.
A Drink of Light
A Christian vision of the public square starts with being a different kind of people.
Tish Harrison Warren
Harvest Settles Multimillion-Dollar Agreement with James MacDonald
News
In Christian arbitration, the preacher was granted $1.45 million and the rights to Walk in the Word.
Kate Shellnutt
Died: Thomas Howard, Author Who Said ‘Evangelical Is Not Enough’
Obituary
In spiritual memoirs, son of prominent Christian family wrote about finding the fullness of his childhood faith in the Catholic church.
Daniel Silliman
Azerbaijan Evangelicals: Conflict with Armenians Is Not a Religious War
News
Young but growing community of former Muslims says Armenian warnings about genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh hurt the spread of the gospel.
Jayson Casper
If You Want to Reach Skeptics, Start Your Sermon Preparation with Distress
CT Pastors
Paul’s model for preaching with a missional edge.
Jay Kim
Fighting the Pandemic with Our Hearts and Our Smarts
Excerpt
A development economist and a disaster-relief expert show how to approach COVID-19 as “Shrewd Samaritans.”
Bruce Wydick and Kent Annan
Three Evangelical Colleges Cut Tuition Prices
News
Seattle Pacific, Houghton, and Gordon want prospective students to see Christian liberal arts colleges as an affordable option.
Liam Adams
Did Bobby Get Suspended Because He Was Black?
Race Set Before Us
Concerns for racial justice must address disparities in education and school discipline.
Nicole Baker Fulgham
In the Bible, ‘Individualism’ and ‘Collectivism’ Aren’t Tidy Categories
Book Review
Characters in Scripture don’t “follow their dreams.” But some do stand out from the crowd.
Nijay K. Gupta
As a Mixed-Race Christian, I Used to Think Diversity Was Enough
How I came to see the value and beauty of gatherings exclusively for people of color.
Morgan Lee
Health Care Sharing Ministries Fight for Legitimacy Amid Lawsuits
News
Regulators aim to prevent another Trinity HealthShare scam. But ministries plan to do it themselves.
Liuan Huska
The Art of Pastoring While Discouraged
Podcast
Pastoring can take a toll on the souls of leaders. How can we deal with discouragement without losing our sense of calling and purpose?
Armenian Christians Are Especially Worried About War
Quick to Listen
The current conflict with Azerbaijan is rekindling fears, a century after genocide.
Morgan Lee
Beth Moore on Standing Up to Your Own Tribe
Podcast
From teaching Sunday school to a national platform, Beth Moore has always followed her passion . . . and her conscience.
Turks and Armenians Reconcile in Christ. Are Azeris Next?
News
Turkish evangelicals seek forgiveness for genocide, while war in Nagorno-Karabakh dims chances in Azerbaijan.
Jayson Casper
When It Comes to Sacrifice, God Doesn’t Play Fair
Confessing God | CT Magazine
Humans have a penchant for sacrifice, but it’s the Lord who makes it possible.
Derek Rishmawy
Christianity Is About Systemic Change
Editorial | CT Magazine
Why we need the one in whom all things hold together.
Daniel Harrell
How Churches Elevate and Protect Abusive Pastors
Interview | CT Magazine
A psychologist explores the power dynamics that help turn shepherds into wolves.
Interview by Tim Hein
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