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December 2003

The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer.
by Timothy George

Compassionate Evangelicalism
How a document conceived 30 years ago has prompted us to care more about 'the least of these.'
by Joel A. Carpenter

An After-Christmas Gift
A homeless man, an angel, and a reminder about our final home.
by Lee Knapp

Rebuilding Afghanistan U
How Christian scholars are using their heads to change people's hearts at universities worldwide-including the one Osama bin Laden used to roam.
by Agnieszka Tennant

Hugh Hefner's Hollow Victory
How the Playboy magnate won the culture war, lost his soul, and left us with a mess to clean up.
by Read Mercer Schuchardt

News: North American Report

Politics: Conservatives aim to make Federal Marriage Amendment an issue in the next election. Sheryl Henderson Blunt

North America News Wrap: RU-486 kills again; more storms at Baylor; Moody sells two retail stores; good news for the NCC.

Culture of Death: Terri Schiavo gets a reprieve, but the fight to protect the disabled is not over. Adelle M. Banks

Anglicans: Conservatives and liberals find hope in primates' statement. Douglas LeBlanc

World Report

India: Millions of Dalits influenced by "Jesus films"; radical Hindus respond with violence. Joshua Newton

Sri Lanka: Buddhists burn churches in renewed attacks on Christians.

Departments

Inside CT: Birth Stories | by Timothy C. Morgan
Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts.

Supremely Rejected
Lower-court decisions the Supreme Court let stand
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Under the Sun
Parrying Masons; Quotation Marks; Go Figure; Threatening the Amish

Where We Stand
Persecution Is a Holy Word; Sailing Off into Irrelevance

Reflections: Advent | Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Augustine, Madeleine L'Engle, and Walter Wangerin, Jr.

Good Question: Reflected Glory | by J. I. Packer
What does Genesis mean by man being made in the image of God?

Before the Deluge | by Andy Crouch
All of us have a sexual orientation that bends toward the self.

Editor's Bookshelf
Thugs in Jesus' Hometown; The Erosion Continues

The CT Review
Exegeting The Matrix; Horses that Heal; Navigating a Disease; Teaching Us to Hear; A Tumultuous Journey; Nice Yet Naughty

The Postmodern Crackup | by Charles Colson with Anne Morse
From soccer moms to college campuses, signs of the end.

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Loving Where it Hurts the Most
Bill Mallonee has been called one of the top 100 songwriters in the world, but an audience is hard to find.

Nate Anderson | posted 11/21/2008 09:15AM

Slideshow: No Need to Fret
Bill Mallonee sings about hardship, but his lyrics are haunted by hope.

Edited by Ruth Moon | posted 11/21/2008 09:18AM

Go Figure
Get the number on Max Lucado, Orthodox congregants, and poverty.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/21/2008 09:20AM

Fire and Dating
Name that nonprofit, Mike Huckabee's biblical blunder, and stem-cells make an organ.

Compiled by Sarah Pulliam and Susan Wunderink | posted 11/21/2008 09:21AM

Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

Harold Fickett | posted 11/20/2008 05:01PM

Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.

Graphic by Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University | posted 11/20/2008 05:03PM

Denominational Diagnostics
What I look for to find a healthy church.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/19/2008 08:52AM

My Top 5 Devotionals

Carolyn Nystrom, coauthor with J.I. Packer of Praying: Finding our Way through Duty to Delight | posted 11/19/2008 08:54AM

Sorting through the Rubble
Westmont College rebuilds after fire destroys 20 percent of its campus.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 11/18/2008 01:12PM

World's Worst Persecutor
Will U.S. diplomatic shift and Graham visit help Christians?

Ruth Moon | posted 11/18/2008 09:11AM

Poll: When do you start listening to Christmas music?

From Christianity Today Movies:
Twilight
This film adaptation will satisfy fans of the vampire romance novel, but doesn't have much of anything for anyone else.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/22/2008 03:09AM

Bolt
A dog who thinks he's a superhero goes on a cross-country journey of self-discovery in Disney's best home-grown cartoon in years.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/22/2008 03:09AM

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