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THE CHRISTIAN VISION PROJECT
A New Kind of Urban Christian
As the city goes, so goes the culture.
by Tim Keller
posted 06/09/2006 09:00 a.m.
GOOD QUESTION
Dribbling Circles Around Jesus
What did Jesus mean when he said that we would do greater things than he did?—Tyler Willian, Los Angeles, California
Answered by Darrell Bock
posted 06/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
What the Teaching Can Teach Us
Not all extracanonical manuscripts reveal a 'lost Christianity.' The church's earliest discipleship manual—the Didache—is as orthodox and relevant as it gets.
by William Varner
posted 05/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
Jesus Out of Focus
The Da Vinci Code is raising issues that go to the heart of the Christian faith—and it's starting to confuse us all.
by Gary M. Burge
posted 05/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
The Lapsed Evangelical Critic
Bart Ehrman's doubt as a student at Moody has turned to agnosticism.
by Gary M. Burge
posted 05/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
A Faith Tailored Just for You
The hoopla over the Gospel of Judas is both absurd and revealing.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 05/10/2006 09:30 a.m.
Q&A: Darrell Bock
CT spoke with Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary research professor of New Testament and author of the forthcoming The Missing Gospels (Nelson), about the stir caused by the Gospel of Judas release in early April.
Interview by Collin Hansen
posted 05/10/2006 09:30 a.m.
GOOD QUESTION
Visual Spirituality
Is religious art, like Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam,' a violation of the second commandment when God is portrayed?—Steve Potts, Jackson, Mississippi
Answered by Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin
posted 05/08/2006 10:00 a.m.
The Christian Vision Project
The Conservative Humanist
Those who are pro-life and pro-family should have no problem being pro-human.
by Glenn T. Stanton
posted 04/21/2006 09:30 a.m.
Peace Be with You
Christ's resurrection not only frees us from death, but also frees us from using it.
by Jonathan R. Wilson
posted 04/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
Nothing But the Blood
More and more evangelicals believe Christ's atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination. Really?
by Mark Dever
posted 04/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
INSIDE CT
Tying Grace to the Cross
The old hymns capture our condition.
by David Neff
posted 04/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
The Jesus and Judas Papers: A Look at Recent Claims about Jesus
Questions about history may be sincere, but make no mistake: There is an agenda at work.
by Darrell Bock
posted 04/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
PENTECOSTALISM AT 100
Full Gospel's Fractured Thinking
The problems with shunning the life of the mind.
Rob Moll interviews Rick M. Nañez
posted 03/30/2006 09:30 a.m.
PENTECOSTALISM AT 100
Our Anti-Intellectual Heritage
The history and beliefs of the Pentecostal movement, often shared by evangelicals, hold the seeds of a bias against the life of the mind.
by Rick M. Nanez An excerpt from Full Gospel, Fractured Minds?
posted 03/30/2006 09:30 a.m.
PENTECOSTALISM AT 100
A Wind that Swirls Everywhere
Pentecostal scholar Amos Yong thinks he sees the Holy Spirit working in other religions, too.
by Roger E. Olson
posted 03/29/2006 08:45 a.m.
Grace as a License for Sin
Why obedience isn't just for legalists.
Stan Guthrie interviews Robert Jeffress
posted 03/29/2006 08:45 a.m.
Holiness Without the Legalism
Ten denominations cooperate to revive their historic emphasis.
David Neff interviews Kevin Mannoia
posted 03/27/2006 10:00 a.m.
The Holiness Manifesto
Leaders of historic Wesleyan Holiness denominations restate their doctrine for the 21st century.
posted 03/27/2006 10:00 a.m.
Kiss and Tell the Gospel
Michael Penn explains what the early church meant by the "holy kiss."
Interview by Bethany Pledge
posted 03/21/2006 09:30 a.m.
Spong, the Measure of All Things
Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture.
Reviewed by John Makujina
posted 03/20/2006 09:30 a.m.
Loose Cult Talk
There just might be a better way to solve theological disputes.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 02/23/2006 09:30 a.m.
One Way, Many Views
What we believe about the Bible says a lot about how we interact with other faiths.
by Robert Wuthnow, excerpted from America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
posted 2/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
Schedule, Interrupted
Discovering God's time-management.
by Mark Buchanan
posted 02/02/2006 09:00 a.m.
The Christian Vision Project
How the Kingdom Comes
The church becomes countercultural by sinking its roots ever deeper into God's heavenly gifts.
by Michael S. Horton
posted 01/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
A Night of Tears
First joy, then sorrow in West Virginia. Theodicy gets a new layer.
by Collin Hansen
posted 01/05/2006 10:00 a.m.
A Peace Plan for the Gender War
How to love your egalitarian or complementarian neighbor as yourself.
by Timothy George
posted 11/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
Sidebar
A Modest Proposal
Nine tasks egalitarians and complementarians can pursue.
by Timothy George
posted 11/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
The Problem with Evangelical Theologies
Ben Witherington III thinks there is something fundamentally weak about each branch of the movement.
Interview by Mark Galli
posted 11/09/2005 09:00 a.m.
Does Electrocution Happen for a Reason?
What young church leader Kyle Lake might have said about his own death.
An excerpt from Kyle Lake's Understanding God's Will
posted 11/01/2005 10:00 a.m.
Necessary Truths
The famous Nazi hunter had it mostly right.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/24/2005 09:00 a.m.
Good Question
Salvation sans Jesus
"The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration" states that sincere worshipers of other religions will not be saved—does that also refer to Moses and other Old Testament faithful? —Ty Conley, Salem, Oregon
Answered by J.I. Packer
posted 10/12/2005 09:00 a.m.
Can I Really Expect God to Protect Me?
Divine promises in the midst of suffering.
by Nancy Guthrie
posted 10/10/2005 09:00 a.m.
Come, Lord Jesus—But Not Too Soon
Why it's hard to be heavenly minded.
by John Koessler
posted 08/25/2005 09:30 a.m.
Is Christ Divided?
And two more apostolic questions today's church must answer.
by Timothy George
posted 07/08/2005 09:30 a.m.
Good Question
To Judge, or Not to Judge
Christ commanded us not to judge others, but aren't there times when common sense or prudence requires it? Asked by Stephen Hunt, St. Paul, Minnesota
Answered by Roger E. Olson
posted 06/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
What's so Radical about Orthodoxy?
Introducing Introducing Radical Orthodoxy and the project to "re-narrate" reality without the word secular.
by Ashley Woodiwiss
posted 05/24/2005 09:00 a.m.
SPEAKING OUT
Our Fathers Who Are on Earth
If Satan thinks they are a key battleground, shouldn't we?
by Roland C. Warren
posted 05/03/2005 09:00 a.m.
God's Housing Crisis
Why should church buildings get so much of the financial, physical, and social attention that is rightly due to the needs of Christians and others? Asked by Kofo Olomu, Cotonou, Benin
Answered by Howard A. Snyder
posted 04/28/2005 09:30 a.m.
Ratzinger's New 'Impossible Job'
What the new pope believes about the papacy, and whether he might change it.
By Ted Olsen
posted 04/25/2005 9:30 a.m.
Anselm, Pope Benedict XVI, and Us
Why the medieval theologian is as contemporary as ever—and a blessing to evangelicals.
by Mark Galli
posted 04/21/2005 11:15 a.m.
Thinking Straighter
Why the world's most famous atheist now believes in God.
by James A. Beverley
posted 04/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
GOOD QUESTION
Finding Heaven
Where is heaven, and how will we experience it before the final resurrection?
Answered by Arthur O. Roberts
posted 04/06/2005 09:00 a.m.
Naming the Horror
We must resurrect the language of evil.
By David Neff
posted 03/30/2005 09:00 a.m.
'It Is Finished' But It Is Not Over
God's work of redemption continues in the redeemed. An excerpt from Cross-Shattered Christ.
by Stanley Hauerwas
posted 03/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
God's New Family
Rethinking Jesus' words. "Woman, behold thy son … behold thy mother." An excerpt from The Seven Last Words from the Cross.
by Fleming Rutledge
posted 03/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
And Jesus Stood: A Sonnet
An excerpt from Holy Week Sonnets.
by Philip Rosenbaum
posted 03/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
When the Giver of Eternal Life Thirsts
A meditation on Franz Joseph Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ.
by Stan Guthrie, excerpted from Echoes from Calvary
posted 03/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
The Last Words of Jesus
A new book renews a classic musical meditation.
Reviewed by David Neff
posted 03/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
GOOD QUESTION
Forgiving the Unrepentant
Can I forgive those who have betrayed me if they are not repentant?
Answered by R.T. Kendall
posted 03/09/2005 09:00 a.m.
Spirituality for All the Wrong Reasons
Eugene Peterson talks about lies and illusions that destroy the church.
Interview by Mark Galli
posted 03/04/2005 09:30 a.m.
Inside CT: Hospitality Incarnate
Eugene Peterson lives what he teaches.
by Mark Galli
posted 03/04/2005 09:00 a.m.
9.5 Theses on Worship
A disputation on the role of music.
By Gary A. Parrett
posted 01/28/2005 9:00 a.m.
Tsunamis and Birth Pangs
Let's not bash traditional Christian answers to disaster, only keep them in context.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/13/2005 9:00 a.m.
Three Faces Of Greed
Another vice that looks like a virtue.
By W. Jay Wood
posted 01/07/2005 9:00 a.m.
Good Question
All Sins Are Not Equal
Are all sins weighted equally, or is one more important than another?
By J.I. Packer
posted 12/28/2004 10:00 a.m.
Open or Closed Case?
Controversial theologian John Sanders on way out at Huntington.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 12/22/2004 9:30 p.m.
Preaching the Christmas Gospel
More than a semi-annual crack at irregular churchgoers, the Christmas sermon has traditionally invited us to worship and wonder.
An interview with John D. Witvliet
posted 12/20/2004 10:00 a.m.
The Nativity of Christ
A Christmas sermon preached by Jerome.
By St. Jerome
posted 12/20/2004 10:00 a.m.
Preaching the Christmas Gospel
More than a semi-annual crack at irregular churchgoers, the Christmas sermon has traditionally invited us to worship and wonder.
An interview with John D. Witvliet
posted 12/20/04 09:00 a.m.
The Nativity of Christ
A Christmas sermon preached by Jerome.
By St. Jerome
posted 12/20/04 09:00 a.m.
Why I Return to the Pews
The church has often left me bemused, bored, or mystified, but I can no more abandon it than I can myself.
By John Koessler
posted 12/16/04 09:00 a.m.
Advent's Spiritual Pilgrimage
The birth of Christ is only the final stop when meditating this holiday season. An excerpt from Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality Through the Christian Year.
By Robert E. Webber
posted 12/10/04 8:30 a.m.
Good Question
Killing with Kindness
Why is the church against euthanasia in instances where people are in terrible pain?
Answered by David P. Gushee
posted 12/07/04 9:30 a.m.
Canterbury Crackup
Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 12/03/04 09:30 a.m.
Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli
posted 11/30/04 10:00 a.m.
From Ewww … to Wow!
What a big difference a small spider made.
By Bethany Torode
posted 11/29/04 10:00 a.m.
Dangerous Meditation
What harm is there in achieving a higher state of consciousness through meditation?
Answered by Douglas Groothuis
posted 11/16/04 9:30 a.m.
Reflections: The Way of Salvation
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
posted 11/08/04 9:00 a.m.
Why I Apologized to Planned Parenthood
My difficult unplanned pregnancy impelled me to show a little more grace.
By Jemila Monroe
posted 10/29/04 9:00 a.m.
Is It Worth Paying to Cut to the Head of the Line?
Locke squares off against Aquinas in the fast lane.
By David W. Reid
posted 10/25/04 9:30 a.m.
Good Question: Vegetarians in Paradise
Based on Isaiah 11:6-7 and 65:25, will we be vegetarians in the new heaven and earth as Adam and Eve were before the Fall?
Answered by Bill T. Arnold
posted 10/20/04 9:00 a.m.
Bad Believers, Non-Believers
Do religious labels really mean anything?
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/19/04 9:30 a.m.
Joyous Cursing
Was Dale Earnhardt right about profanity?
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 10/18/04 8:30 a.m.
Wind of Terror, Wind of Glory
We cannot know God's majesty without his terrible holiness.
By Daniel Tomberlin
posted 09/24/04 8:30 a.m.
Good Question: When God Doesn't Heal
Why doesn't God cure everyone who prays fervently for healing?
Answered by Mark M. Yarbrough
posted 09/14/04 08:30 a.m.
Good Question: God Minus World = God
Does God need our help, love, and praise?
Answered by Laurence W. Wood
posted 07/12/2004 12:01 a.m.
Amazing Sin, How Deep We're Bound
Finding the courage to trust in grace.
By Mark R. McMinn
posted 05/04/2004
Good Question: You Are or You Aren't
Are some people lost "just a little bit" in the same way that others are saved "only as through fire"?
Answered by Erik Thoennes
posted 04/19/2004
Crash-Helmet Christianity
Talking about the real Jesus is a dangerous thing.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 04/07/2004
Black Theology Revisited
Two authors argue that this strain of liberation theology is as relevant as ever.
Reviewed by F. Burton Nelson
posted 03/16/2004
Good Question: Incarnate Forever
What is the scriptural and theological support for the teaching that Jesus, the God-man, remains eternally incarnate?
Answered by J.I. Packer
posted 03/10/2004
The Good News of God's Wrath
At the heart of the universe, there is a just and gracious God.
By Peter Jensen
posted 02/23/2004
Good Question: Operation Evil Power
If Christ has truly defeated the powers of Satan on the Cross (Col. 2:15), why do the powers of evil effectively operate in this world?
Answered by Richard B. Hays
posted 02/16/2004
Making Disciples by Sacred Story
Biblical storytelling conveys the realities of our faith better than almost any other form of communication.
By Walter Wangerin Jr.
posted 01/27/2004
Back to the Garden
Our task is neither to shield nature from humanity nor to tame all wilderness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/08/2004
The Heresy Itch
Unlike gnosis, the gospel is not for the few, the proud, the knowledgeable.
By Sarah Hinlicky Wilson
posted 01/07/2004
Joseph's Sword
His faithfulness speaks louder than the few words devoted to him.
By Kathy Berklund–Pagé
posted 01/06/2004
Good Question: Reflected Glory
What does Genesis mean by man being made in the image of God?
by J. I. Packer
posted 12/11/2003
The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer.
By Timothy George
posted 12/05/2003
Inside CT: Birth Stories
Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts.
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 12/05/2003
Christ's Kingdom and Paradise
What is the difference between the heavenly 'paradise' that Christ promised the thief on the cross and the kingdom of God?
By Christopher A. Hall
posted 11/05/2003
ETS Leadership Issues Recommendations on Kicking Out Open Theists
Evangelical Theological Society's Executive Committee unanimously recommends Clark Pinnock stay; majority says John Sanders should go.
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/30/2003
The Tradition Temptation
Why we should still give Scripture pride of place.
By Roger E. Olson
posted 10/29/2003
Are the Cubs Really Cursed?
J.I. Packer discusses curses, the Cubs, and the billy goat.
Interviewed by Rob Moll
posted 10/16/2003
Authentic Fellowship
How do we learn the deep 'one another' community of Scripture without being in close proximity?
By Howard A. Snyder
posted 10/07/2003
A Distorted Predestination
Two pastors make a case for universalism, and end up trivializing human freedom.
If Grace Is True, reviewed by John Wilson
posted 09/09/2003
Experiencing God's Presents
The church is not a bus where one person does the driving. It's like an anthill, where everyone works.
By J.I. Packer
posted 08/12/2003
Tangling with Wolves
Why we still need heresy trials.
By Chris Armstrong
posted 07/28/2003
Faith-Based Bathing
What role does baptism play in faith and salvation?
By Timothy George
posted 07/02/2003
Beyond Virtue and Vice
Some morals are absolute, but they are not ultimate.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 06/25/2003
Harleys in Heaven
What Christians have thought of the afterlife, and what difference it makes now.
By John G. Stackhouse
posted 06/06/2003
Special Section:
The Best of Christianity Today: What Will Heaven Be Like?
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What Will Heaven Be Like?
Thirty-five frequently asked questions about eternity.
By Peter Kreeft (from Tough Questions Christians Ask, 1989)
posted 06/06/2003
The Eternal Weight of Glory
If only we could have the positives of earthly life without the negatives.
By Harry Blamires (May 27, 1991)
posted 06/06/2003
Afraid of Heaven
We do not yearn to be near God because we do not find sin utterly repugnant or goodness rapturously attractive.
By Kenneth Kantzer (May 27, 1991)
posted 06/06/2003
Heaven: Not Just an Eternal Day Off
As if anticipating the question, "Will life on the new earth be boring?" the Bible points to much activity there.
By Anthony Hoekema (Sept. 20, 1985)
posted 06/06/2003
Heaven Can't Wait
I have seen the electrifying results of what can happen when the reality comes alive.
By Philip Yancey (Sept. 7, 1984)
posted 06/06/2003
Illusion or Reality?
Heaven is a place. There is a city we are going to see and walk in.
posted 06/06/2003
By Edith Schaeffer (Mar. 12, 1976)
The Hope of Heaven
Have Christians forfeited their rightful anticipation of eternity?
By L. Nelson Bell (May 24, 1968)
posted 06/06/2003
The Glories of Heaven
While heaven will be glorious, the greater glory will consist in our transformation.
By Stanley C. Baldwin (May 22, 1964)
posted 06/06/2003
The Believer's Final Bliss
The regeneration of man requires that old things must pass away and all things become new.
By John Murray (July 7, 1958)
posted 06/06/2003
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Called to Account
Tulsa Pentecostal pastor defends his universalism before bishops.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service, in Washington
posted 04/30/2003
A Middle Way in the Middle East
A third theological path through the Israeli-Palestinian thicket.
By Mark Harlan
posted 04/11/2003
The Iraq War Has Little Effect on the Rapture Index
The founder of an online end times "speedometer" says that other current events are more connected to biblical prophecy.
An interview with Todd Strandberg
posted 03/27/2003
'The End Is Not Yet'
The president of Dallas Theological Seminary says there will be an increase in wars and rumors of wars before the end times, but date setting should not be a priority for evangelicals.
An interview with Mark Bailey
posted 03/27/2003
The Struggle to Love
If the Holy Spirit is in us, why can't we love one another?
By David P. Gushee
posted 03/10/2003
'Boston Movement' Founder Quits
Facing growth problems, controversial group changes leadership structure.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 02/26/2003
Mormon Scholar Under Fire
Anthropologist says Latter-day Saints' teaching wrong about Native Americans.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 02/19/2003
What Conversion Is and Is Not
Hint: It's not just about getting people "saved."
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 02/07/2003
Local Church Fights for Evangelical ID Card
Witness Lee group sues for $136 million over Harvest House cults article.
By Mark A. Kellner in Anaheim, California
posted 01/14/2003
Closing the Door on Open Theists?
ETS to examine whether Clark Pinnock and John Sanders can remain members.
By Doug Koop in Toronto
posted 12/23/2002
Gwen Shamblin's New Jerusalem
Remnant Fellowship grows, but critics see 'graceless legalism.'
By John W. Kennedy
posted 11/26/2002
Evangelical Theological Society Moves Against Open Theists
Membership of Pinnock and Sanders challenged by due process
By Doug Koop
posted 11/22/2002
Music at the Theological Roundtable
What it teaches us about God and the universe.
By John G. Stackhouse
posted 11/01/2002
Probable First Cause
The arguments of some academic philosophers are contributing to the plausibility of belief in the supernatural.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 07/09/2002
Bottom-Up Apologist
John Polkinghorne—particle physicist, Gifford lecturer, Templeton Prize-winner, and parish priest.
By Karl W. Giberson
posted 05/24/2002
In the World, but …
Richard Niebuhr's Christ and Culture is 50 years old—and still has something wise to say to evangelicals.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 04/30/2002
Hell's Final Enigma
Won't heaven's joy be spoiled by our awareness of unsaved loved ones in hell?
By J.I. Packer
posted 04/24/2002
'Jesus Only' Isn't Enough
Where exactly do "Oneness" Pentecostals stand in relation to orthodoxy? Are they in or out?
By J. Stephen Lang
posted 04/01/2002
Only God Is Free
Many discussions about openness theology assume that human freedom and divine freedom are pretty much the same thing. They're not.
By Geoffrey Bromiley
posted 02/12/2002
Is the God of Muhammad the Father of Jesus?
The answer to this question reveals the heart of our faith.
By Timothy George
posted 02/01/2002
Does God Hear Muslim's Prayers?
We must remember that God does not deal with theologies; he deals with persons.
By James Lewis
posted 02/01/2002
The True, the Good, and the Beautiful Christian
Beauty is making a comeback in science and theology. Will it find its place in the lives of believers?
By John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
posted 01/18/2002
Wisdom in a Time of War
What Oswald Chambers and C.S. Lewis teach us about living through the long battle with terrorism.
By J.I. Packer
posted 01/04/2002
Scholars Vote: God Knows Future
But supporters of open theism say they'll stay in the Evangelical Theological Society despite resolution.
By David Neff in Colorado Springs
posted 01/02/2002
Has God Played Fair?
Why did an omniscient God create humankind knowing that people, in every generation, would reject him?
Timothy George
posted 11/20/2001
Foreknowledge Debate Clouded by "Political Agenda"
Evangelical Theologians differ over excluding Open Theists.
David Neff
posted 11/19/2001
Who Are We to Judge?
Did Jesus forbid us from judging others?
Lewis B. Smedes
posted 10/08/2001
To Embrace the Enemy
Is reconciliation possible in the wake of such evil?
An interview with Miroslav Volf
posted 9/21/01
After the Grave in the Air
True reconciliation comes not by ignoring justice nor by putting justice first, but by unconditional embrace.
By Miroslav Volf
posted 9/21/01
Opinion Roundup: Was September 11 the Beginning of the End?
Observers say geography and gravity of attacks have led to little prophecy speculation.
By Todd Hertz
posted 9/19/01
Exorcism 101
What can we learn from the way Jesus cast out demons?
By Clinton E. Arnold
posted 8/24/01
A Unity Not of Our Making
We should question some denominations' refrains of unity in diversity.
By James R. Edwards
posted 8/10/01
Christianity Finds Strength in Africa Due to Adaptability
Theologian raises question whether Africa needs American ministries as much as American ministries need Africa.
By Alex Duval Smith in Pretoria
posted 7/18/01
Mind Over Skepticism
Philosopher Alvin Plantinga has defeated two of the greatest challenges to the Christian faith.
By John G. Stackhouse Jr.
posted 6/20/01
Does God Know Your Next Move?
Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders continue their debate of openness theology.
posted 6/1/01
Which Miracles Are Real?
How can we tell which "miracles, signs and wonders" are of God?
By J. Rodman Williams
posted 5/31/01
CT Classic: The Grand Farewell
We tend to focus on the way Jesus came into the world. It will pay us not to overlook the way he left.
By Donald K. McKim
posted 5/21/01
CT Classic: The Day We Were Left Behind
Hungry as we are for the presence of God, the one thing we do not need is a day to remind us of God's absense.
By Barbara Brown Taylor
posted 5/21/01 (originally posted 5/18/98)
Does God Know Your Next Move?
Does God change his mind? Will God ever change his plans in response to our prayers? If God knows it all, are we truly free? What does God know—and when does he know it? Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders debate openness theology.
posted 5/11/01
CT Classic: Has God Been Held Hostage by Philosophy?
A forum on free-will theism, a new paradigm for understanding God.
By Roger Olson, Douglas F. Kelly, Timothy George, and Alister E. McGrath
posted 5/11/01
Truth at Risk
Six leading openness theologians say that many assumptions made about their views are simply wrong.
By John Sanders, Clark Pinnock, Greg Boyd, William Hasker, Richard Rice, and David Basinger
posted 4/23/01
Can God Reach the Mentally Disabled?
Are mentally challenged adults whose intellectual age is probably that of a 1-year-old sheltered under God's salvation?
By Lewis B. Smedes
posted 3/21/01
God at Risk
A former process theologian says a 30-percent God is not worth worshiping.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 3/16/01
Did Open Debate Help the Openness Debate?
It's been centuries since Luther nailed his theses to a church door, but the Internet is reintroducing theological disputation to the public square.
By Elesha Coffman
posted 2/16/01
The 'Shyness' of God
Self-centeredness is cured by looking deeply within the life of the Trinity.
By John Ortberg
posted 2/16/01
CT Classic: What Hollywood Doesn't Know About Romantic Love
Celebrating Valentine's Day in the spirit of the Song of Solomon.
By Rodney Clapp
posted 2/14/01
The Rapture: What Would Jesus Do?
An end-times pilgrim counts the cost of discipleship.
By Glenn Paauw
posted 2/6/01
Minorities Accuse Council of Off-Road Theology
Critics force the Latin American Council of Churches to withdraw its Theology on the Road mission document.
By Paul Jeffrey in Barranquilla, Colombia
posted 1/18/01
CT Classic: Whose Child Is This?
The early church's opponents claimed Jesus was illegitimate. Its heretical fringe said he wasn't human. The doctrine of the Virgin Birth set them both straight.
By Richard Longenecker
posted 12/22/00
No Sympathy for the Devil
How should Christians react to all this talk about exorcism?
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 11/15/00
Love Your Heavenly Enemy
How are we going to live eternally with those we can't stand now?
By Miroslav Volf
posted 10/23/00
Big Picture Faith
From the first nanosecond to the final cry of victory, and every divine moment between- all is charged with meaning.
By Timothy George
posted 10/19/00
Free to Be Creatures Again
How predestination descended like a dove on two unsuspecting seminarians, and why they are so grateful.
By Jennifer L. Bayne and Sarah E. Hinlicky
posted 10/17/00
Undying Worm, Unquenchable Fire
What is hell—eternal torment or annihilation? A look at the Evangelical Alliance's The Nature of Hell.
By Robert A. Peterson
posted 10/13/00
Is Satan Omnipresent?
If not, how does he tempt many people at one time?
By J.I. Packer
posted 9/19/00
The Weigh Is Narrow
As former employees claim they were pressured to join Shamblin's church, the Weigh Down Workshop leader attempts to clarify her stance on the Trinity.
By Jody Veenker
posted 9/15/00
Gwen in the Balance
Thomas Nelson cancels book contract with Weigh Down author over her controversial comments rejecting the Trinity.
By John W. Kennedy with additional reporting by Todd Starnes in Nashville, Tennessee
posted 9/8/00
CT Classic: To Hell on a Cream Puff
Gluttony makes you soft and lovable. It's the cute sin.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 8/29/00
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