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With Bible Translation in India’s Hadoti Language, ‘God Came Closer’

A missionary from south India initiated the translation in the language spoken by millions in southeastern Rajasthan state.

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Motherhood Was Supposed to Be a Slog. I Found Joy Instead.

Now I’m learning to navigate a season of joy faithfully–and with open hands.

Born a Woman, I Spent Six Years Living as a Man. Then God Showed Me My True Identity.

Kyla Gillespie

God’s voice reached me through a compassionate Christian couple.

‘We’re God’s Guerilla Warriors’

Interview by Ashley Hales

Theologian Fleming Rutledge sits down with CT’s Ashley Hales to discuss the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and how Christianity isn’t self-help.

The Sweet Seriousness of Lent

Stephen Witmer

How shall we express this paradoxical gladness and sadness of Lent?

Worship, Bible Studies, and Restoration in South Korea’s Nonprofit Prison

Jennifer Park in Yeoju, South Korea

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results.

Feasts Amid Fasting

Steve Bezner

Even in our deepest sadness, we experience deep breaths of grace.

Late to a 1,400-Year-Old Church Tradition? Me Too.

My nondenominational church is having its first Ash Wednesday service today. But why start now?

Laetare!

Jonathan Pennington

The theme of finding joy even in grief is at the core of the Christian vision of life.

For the Forgiveness of Sins

Jared Kennedy

Through the blood of the new covenant, our slate has been wiped clean.

Confronting Christ

Rusty McKie

Repent, seek forgiveness, and walk with a limp—knowing it is the mark of God’s resurrecting grace.

Sometimes We Just Do the Next Thing

Dan Steel

Faith does not insist on a map. Faith asks only that we do the next thing.

Introduction: Ever Approaching Dawn

Ronnie Martin

This Lenten season, we wait with hope.

Let There Be Light!

Gretchen Ronnevik

Palm Sunday reminds us that the light of the world does not worry about the dark.

Why We Call Death ‘Good’

Joe Thorn

The corruption of creation is not merely humanity’s burden but a grievous affront to the one who made the world and called it “good.”

The Ache of Silence

Courtney Ellis

We trust that the light will dawn because God promises that it will be so, even if all is still darkness here.

Supposing Him to Be the Gardener

Andrea Burke

Where Eden was broken and couldn’t save us, Christ has returned as the gardener to make all things new.

Embracing a Sacred Tension

Brian Croft

Resurrection is not an escape from the world’s pain but a transformation of how we endure it.

The Call Back to Gospel Sanity

Eric Schumacher

In the dark days of political upheaval, conspiracy theories, and financial uncertainty, Spy Wednesday offers resurrection hope.

Safety in Our Weakness

Rachel Joy Welcher

In this fast, Christ is my lifeline.

The Glory of Resurrection

Rechab Gray

The Resurrection not only transforms individuals but also redeems cultures with new meaning and purpose in Christ.

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