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February 2005

Bent but not Broken
A pummeled church helps bury the dead and bring life to those who remain.
by Manpreet Singh

First Waves of Relief
Muslim-Christian hostilities, competing for qualified labor, handling record donations, and other hurdles aid groups navigate.
by Agnieszka Tennant
Plus: Seven Myths of Disaster Relief

9.5 Theses of Worship
A disputation on the role of music.
by Gary A. Parrett

Dorm Brothel
The new debauchery, and the colleges that let it happen.
by Vigen Guroian
Plus:What to Say at a Naked Party

Your Government Failed You
But then, we don't want an all-powerful government any more than we want an all-powerful God.
by Bob Wenz

Where Community Is No Cliché
In rural Texas, 43 families blend Pentecostal fervor and Anabaptist simplicity.
by Roger Olson

My Path to Lesbianism
It was hatred of women that drove me there, and Christ in community that led me out.
by Diane Mattingly

Opportunity of a Generation
Five issues test the strength and unity of Christian conservatives in the new term.
by Tony Carnes

Behind China's Closed Doors
Newly confident house churches open themselves up to the world.
by Richard R. Cook

Wycliffe in Overdrive
Freddy Boswell on the most audacious Bible translation project ever.
interview by Stan Guthrie

Jacob vs. Jacob
Jewish believers in Jesus quarrel over both style and substance.
by Deborah Pardo-Kaplan

HeadLines

Law: Methodist church that left denomination gets to keep building.

Ecumenism: Catholics join evangelicals in NCC alternative.

Ghana: Ministry frees hundreds of sex slaves.

China: Prominent house-church leader arrested.

Abortion: FDA toughens warning on RU-486.

Education: Grand Canyon University becomes first for-profit Christian college.

Canada: Research reveals unexpected church growth.

Q+A: Brother Andrew on Middle East ministry.

Ivory Coast: Violence drives out missionaries.

Publishing: LaHaye challenges Tyndale over Last Disciple.

Departments

Inside CT
Tsunami Response Team

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Tsunamis and Birth Pangs; Gender Is No Disease

Reflections
The Church and Mission

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Stonewashed Worship

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Scott Peck vs. Satan

The CT review
Gregory Boyd's contradictory assessment of judgmentalism; Bookmarks; questioning the Jesus of modern scholars

The Back Page | Charles Colson
The New Civil War

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Hark! Sixpence Sings Again
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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 02:16PM

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