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Baptism Doesn’t Have to Be Divisive
Despite our different methods, we’re all immersed in the same Christ.
Andrew Wilson
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The
first time I heard the phrase “the waters that divide” as a way of
describing baptism, I didn’t get the joke. It had never occurred to me
to think that way. Admittedly, I was christened as a baby and then
baptized at age 14, so in some ways, my own life embodies this
“division.” Yet for all our disagreements on baptism, and for all the
draconian ways in which our ancestors sometimes dealt with them
(drowning, for instance), the most striking feature of the baptismal ...
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Men and women tend to grieve differently; understanding those differences helped us make it through.
Tanisha Garnier
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My
husband and I tried to conceive for a year before seeking medical help.
I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and we began
preliminary fertility treatments. During that time, I was in such a pit
of despair. The wait brought out the very worst in me. I balked at the
mention of God’s ...
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The story of early African-American Christianity proves the power of the Resurrection against oppression.
Dante Stewart
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“The
Resurrection has proved its power; there are Christians—even in Rome.”
This is how Karl Barth, renowned Swiss theologian, described the
conversion of the Roman Christians in his famous work The Epistle to the
Romans. What he meant was that the resurrection of Jesus Christ had ...
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Last year, Trump ranked between Facebook and hope.
CT Staff
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perfection, millenial, evangelism, insecurity
Perfectionism is just chronic insecurity in disguise.
Sam Kim
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The world’s newest nation remains its most fragile state.
Kate Shellnutt
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The spread of the gospel is usually attributed to foreign missionaries, but the story is different on this Asian peninsula.
Kirsteen Kim and Hoon Ko
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We often
assume that loneliness and dissatisfaction are symptoms of spiritual
failure. But what if they’re signs of healthy faith?
Amy Simpson
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A year
after their letter opposing the refugee ban, the biggest names in the
church are defending Dreamers, persecuted Christians, and more.
Kate Shellnutt
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Whatever your past, present or future as a congregation may be, we are grateful for the kingdom work you have done.
Karl Vaters
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How faith and fitness came together to bring back the ancient Greek competition.
CT Editors
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church planting, missiology, send institute, best practices
Bigger and better AND deeper and further
Ed Stetzer
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Christian Life
Maybe we’re not supposed to be satisfied.
Amy Simpson
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As former gymnast advocates for victims in the church, SGC calls her take on its past scandal “not true.”
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