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December 2002

The Ultimate Language Lesson
Teaching English may well be the 21st century's most promising way to take the Good News to the world.
by Agnieszka Tennant

Violent Night, Holy Night
The Apocrypha tells us about the brutal and seductive world Jesus was born into.
by Tim Stafford

Three Temptations of Spiritual Formation
When seeking to be shaped by christ, It is all too easy to veer from a fully Christian approach.
by Evan Howard

IDEAS WITH CONSEQUENCES
Ears to Hear, Eyes to See
Luci Shaw's poetry helps us pay attention to God's world.
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.

News: North American Report

New Sect: Weigh Down guru Gwen Shamblin's Remnant Fellowship grows.

Politics: Prochoice activists take aim at Christian FDA candidate.

Human Rights: Activists celbrate as President signs Sudan Peace Act,

Mainline Renewal: Conservatives plead for denominational loyalty.

Fruad: "Financial Warfare" scam targets black churches.

Homosexuality: Reformed church in Toronto welcomes active gay leaders.

Mail Scam: New twist on old con game tempts Christians to part with their money.

Plus: Christians have been victims—and accomplices—in fraud schemes.

World Report

India: Despised Dalits quit Hinduism, find new dignity in Christ.

Brazil: Evangelical political influence grows.

Brazil: Good Samaritan tangled in red tape.

Departments

Under the Sun
Clean Flicks, Illegal Flicks?; Quotation Marks; Go Figure

Editorials
Muslim Phobic No More; When Pastors Plagiarize

Reflections
Word Made Flesh

Always in Parables | by Andy Crouch
Blinded by Pop Praise

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Heightened Hostilities in Egypt

The CT Review:
How to Survive Grief; A Wounded Shepherd; Celtic Music in a Christian Key; Homespun Stories; Shockingly Beautiful Prose; New Christian Allegory; A Wry Debut Novel; The Real Gospel

The Back Page | by Charles Colson
Just War in Iraq

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Hark! Sixpence Sings Again
Nash, Slocum reunite for a marvelous Christmas album.

Mark Moring | posted 12/02/2008 09:33AM

Yule Tidings
Five New CDs for Christmas

Russ Breimeier | posted 12/01/2008 10:09AM

A Latter-day Alliance
Evangelicals, once uncomfortable with Romney, unite with Mormons on gay marriage ban.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 12/02/2008 09:35AM

Ignorance as Blessing
Foreknowledge: for God and not for us.

Collin Hansen | posted 12/01/2008 10:13AM

Recessions Are Good?
Many see moral uplift as a result of the slumping economy.

Rob Moll | posted 12/01/2008 01:24PM

The Good News in Oil and Acrylic
A missions center becomes a patron of the arts.

Tony Carnes | posted 11/25/2008 09:26AM

Prepare the Way of the Lord - Day 2

Poll: What kind of Christmas music do you like most?

From Christianity Today Movies:
'Perhaps Just Out of Our Minds'
Christian filmmaker Buzz McLaughlin tries to find a niche between secular movies and preachy ones—only to find it's an elusive market.

Frederica Mathewes-Green | posted 12/02/2008 02:15PM

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