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April 2003

Faith and Fear on the Truman
How one Navy chaplain helps men and women face the realities of combat.
by Adam Piore

Inheriting the Cracked Earth
Material poverty and spiritual riches in Brazil's parched Northeast
by George Guilherme
Plus: Brazil's Christian Roots

A Middle Way in the Middle East
A third theological path through the Israeli-Palestinian thicket.
by Mark Harlan

The Pastor Without a Paycheck
Randy Alcorn learned to live what he had preached while fleeing the wrath of abortionists and the judgment of the courts.
by Tim Stafford

News: North American Report

Gambling: Internet snares shut-ins, including Christians.

Churches: Groups for a broad-based alliance.

Presbyterians: PCUSA leaders refuse to hold special session; some conservatives fume.

HIV/AIDS: Christians play key roles backing a new government focus on the killer disease.

Litigation: Americans United sues Prison Fellowship over 'pervasively religious' program.

World Report

Korea: Christian efforts to help North's refugees undermined.

Kenya: Churches back truth commission to investigate business.

Missions: Few Southern Baptist missionaries leave over revised faith statement.

Departments

Under the Sun
Quotation Marks; Brrr-nabas Ministry; Go Figure

Editorials
Uncle Sam's Prayer Stick; Civics for Gay Activists

Reflections
Cross and Resurrection

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Religious Cleansing

Good Question | by J.I. Packer
Prayers for Salvation

Always in Parables | by Andy Crouch
Christian Esperanto

The CT Review:
Reimagining Francis; Fresh Insight; The Pain of Gain; Legendary Fiction; Pondering Paul

The Back Page | by Charles Colson with Anne Morse
Taming Beasts

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Dispatches from St. Paul: After the Balloons

The prayer from John McCain's pastor

'What Good Fortune. … The Stars Are Aligned'

Joe Gibbs: McCain Election Will Spark Revival

Interview: Getting People Excited about John McCain

Poll: Which candidate do you support?

Criswell Crisis
President resigns, alleging pastor plotted to sell school assets.

Jim Jones in Fort Worth | posted 9/05/2008 10:19AM

A Southern Baptist Manifesto
Dockery proposes keeping essentials and nonessentials in balance.

Nathan Finn | posted 9/05/2008 10:21AM

Caesar's Sectarians
The government keeps trying to favor one kind of religion over another.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 9/04/2008 09:30AM

Healing ORU
$70 million and Mart Green's business acumen are repairing a scandal-scarred school.

John W. Kennedy in Tulsa | posted 9/03/2008 09:26AM

Missional Misstep
Emphasizing the big gospel can make it hard to communicate any gospel.

David Fitch | posted 8/27/2008 10:40AM

From Christianity Today Movies:
Salvation Not Needed
The star of Save Me says ex-gay ministries can do a world of good for its clients, but also believes there's no such thing as "converting" homosexuals to go straight.

Mark Moring | posted 9/05/2008 02:33PM

Review: Save Me
A gay man and a Christian woman reach beyond the stereotypes in this thoughtful, but not unbiased, film about an "ex-gay" ministry.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 9/05/2008 02:33PM

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