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March 2008

Help for the Sexually Desperate
More and more, Christian men are admitting they've been caught in a vicious cycle.
by John W. Kennedy
Plus: 'These Guys Are Really Screwed Up'; Finding Help

The 8 Marks of a Robust Gospel
Reviving forgotten chapters in the story of redemption.
by Scot McKnight

Bearing the Silence of God
A Turkish theologian finds the image of Christ in the persecuted church.
by Ziya Meral

Our Geopolitical Moment
Walter Russell Mead argues that evangelicals have a crucial role to play in American foreign affairs.
Interview by Mark Galli

The Grace Escape
Working as a barista has tested me in ways that speeches, campaigns, and protests never did.
by Amy Tracy

What Makes a Church Missional?
Freedom from cultural captivity does not mean freedom from tradition.
by J. Todd Billings

Not Your Father's L'Abri
The Swiss retreat now tends less to philosophical skeptics than to disaffected evangelicals.
by Molly Worthen

Count Your Surprises
The high spots of my life have been anything but expected.
by J. I. Packer

California Dreams
How one West Coast ministry reaps kingdom profits by planting businesses.
by Paul Hughes

HeadLines

Election 2008: How the faithful are voting in the primaries.

Persecution: Hindu extremists exploit economic fears to attack Christians.

Life Ethics: Supreme Court mulls lethal injections as Christian support for death penalty drops.

Interfaith Dialogue: Muslim, Christian leaders seek common ground in public letters.

Politics: After Bhutto's death, political fight puts church at greater risk.

Higher Education: Mars Hill Graduate School sued for sex discrimination.

Violence: Kenyan election woes hamper healing between tribes.

Islam: Muslim states continue pressuring Christians.

Q+A: John DiIulio discusses the future of the White House's faith-based initiative.

Departments

Inside CT
Porn's Stranglehold

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Hating Hillary; What Reveal Reveals

Reflections
Death and Resurrection

Wrestling with Angels | Carolyn Arends
Carbonated Holiness

Foolish Things | Stan Guthrie
Why Evangelize the Jews?

Kingdom Sightings | Al Hsu
The Vision Thing

The CT Review
Dinesh D'Souza rebuts New Atheist rants; The Abstinence Teacher personifies culture wars; quirky Pushing Daisies mixes pie making, reviving the dead; new documentary sings story of Sacred Harp; Joe Henry fuses American life with grace; Gregory Wolfe lists his favorite spiritual-writing websites; plus Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Church in State

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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 06:34AM

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 06:34AM

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