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February 2008

The Future Lies in the Past
Why evangelicals are connecting with the early church as they move into the 21st century.
by Chris Armstrong
Plus: Monastic Evangelicals

Singing in the Chains
To be saved means more than we might think.
by Mark Buchanan

Choosing Life at the Movies
2007 could be remembered as the Year of Pro-Life Cinema.
by Mark Moring

Taking a Chance on Fu Yang
A photojournalist discovers God's surprises through one special-needs child.
by Louis DeLuca

This Samaritan Life
How to live in a culture that is vaguely suspicious of the church.
by Tim Stafford

Calling on the Saints
It was the body of Christ that picked up the pieces after a rape left me in shambles.
by Heather Gemmen Wilson

Singable Doctrine
Keith and Kristyn Getty have a passion for writing modern hymns.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

The Transgender Moment
Evangelicals hope to respond with both moral authority and biblical compassion to gender identity disorder.
by John W. Kennedy

Missions Boot Camp
As these teens prepare for short-term trips, they learn more than how to talk about Jesus.
by Amy Green

The Peacebuilding Prince
One Jordanian leader shares his deep desire to preserve the Arab Christian world.
Interview by Cornelis Hulsman

The Megachurch Primaries
How the leading Democratic candidates are trying to win evangelical votes.
by Sarah Pulliam

HeadLines

Youth Ministry: Young Life staff out after evangelism mandate.

Evangelism: New papal document says social ministry is not enough.

Election '08: Hispanic evangelicals shift over immigration.

Higher Education: Pro–intelligent design prof denied tenure at Iowa State.

Crime: Megachurches rethink security after Colorado shootings.

Archaeology: Nehemiah's Wall may have been discovered in East Jerusalem.

Human Rights: Some Christian Dalits may lose government assistance.

Denominations: Southern Baptists resist Reformed resurgence.

Departments

Inside CT
Ancient-Future People

Readers Write

Where We Stand
The Health Care Crunch; Securing the Faithful

Reflections
Miracles

Good Question | Nathan Bierma
Divine Gestures

Speaking Out | Rabbi Yehiel Poupko
Pro-Israel vs. Pro-Palestine

Kingdom Sightings | Al Hsu
The Vision Thing

The CT Review
Telford Work surveys the plusses, pitfalls of "postconservative"; Francis Beckwith takes a bite out of Roe; public TV affirms Wilberforce's faith; documentary shows the healing power of forgiving; Sara Groves sings amid suffering; Louis Markos lists his favorite C. S. Lewis sites; plus Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Charles Colson
No Utter Collapse

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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 02:45AM

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 02:45AM

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