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MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Beyond Yellow Ribbons
Become a blessing to a military family.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 06/30/2006 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Where Atrocity Is Normal
Understanding Christian soldiers who have seen the horrors of war.
by Patrick Stone
posted 06/30/2006 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Veteran Ministry
How churches can help soldiers and their families readjust after combat.
by John Morris
posted 06/30/2006 10:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on belief in The Da Vinci Code, Catholic giving, and Katrina relief for churches.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/28/2006 10:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from Kay Warren, Bill Cosby, and Cardinal Pell.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/27/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 06/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Hope in the Heart of Darkness
With 3.9 million dead and 40,000 raped, Christians work for renewal and healing in Congo's killing fields.
by Isaac Phiri
posted 06/23/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Born Again and Again
'Jesus gives us strength,' says a Congolese pastor.
by Isaac Phiri
posted 06/23/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
From Rape to Rebuilding
Women persevere in the Congo despite daunting obstacles.
by Isaac Phiri with additional reporting by Deann Alford
posted 06/23/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Gospel Work in Time of War
Who says evangelism has to stop during conflict?
by Deann Alford
posted 06/23/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Glimpses of God in Africa
Reporting from the heart of darkness.
by Timothy C. Morgan
posted 06/23/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Every Tribe and Class
If these missionaries have their way, millions of Taiwanese will no longer be too embarrassed or intimidated to go to church.
by Jennifer Su
posted 06/14/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Tiger in the Academy
Asian Americans populate America's elite colleges more than ever—and campus ministries even more than that.
by Tim Stafford
posted 05/25/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on Intelligent Design, church architecture, and the term evangelical.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 05/16/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 05/16/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
CT News Briefs
Palestinian Bible Society's Gaza bookshop reopened, Biola awards Antony Flew, and Indian Christian granted bail.
by CT staff
posted 05/15/2006 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Post-Traumatic Faith
Understanding the plight of Christians who have killed in combat.
by Patrick Stone
posted 05/09/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Saints Go Marching Back
Poverty-fighting Christians labor to restore city workforce after Katrina.
by Deann Alford
posted 04/27/2006 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Evangelism Exec Exits
"Entrepreneurial leadership" clashed with "denominational requirements" at second-largest domestic missions agency.
by Madison Trammel
posted 04/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Reccord Responds to Criticism
Full text of former mission head's statement.
by Bob Reccord
posted 04/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Pastors and Lay Leaders: Reccord a 'Godly Man of Uncompromising Integrity'
A statement of support.
posted 04/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Rick Warren: 'You Can't Put New Wine in Old Wineskins'
Denomination's most prominent pastor on Bob Reccord's resignation.
by Rick Warren
posted 04/26/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 04/17/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on gifts to Pat Robertson, church attenders' view on the Iraq war, and mainline seminarians.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 04/12/2006 09:30 a.m.
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
A Revival of Prayer
Author and speaker reports on students repenting of sin, seeking reformation.
Stan Guthrie interviews Becky Tirabassi
posted 04/10/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from Tom Fox, Mitt Romney, and Billy Graham.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 04/07/2006 09:30 a.m.
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Pentecostals: The Sequel
What will it take for this world phenomenon to stay vibrant for another 100 years?
by Grant McClung
posted 03/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Pentecostal Connections
Full Gospel's forbidden fruit.
by David Neff
posted 03/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Militants Besiege Mission in North India
Hindu nationalists crack down on ministry to poor, sick.
by Manpreet Singh in Chandigarh, India
posted 3/17/2006 12:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Winning the Oral Majority
Mission agencies rethink outreach to the world's non-literate masses.
by Dawn Herzon Jewell
posted 3/17/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Orality at Home
The language of postmodernism.
by Dawn Herzon Jewell
posted 3/17/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on evangelical happiness and views on euthanasia, and violent Americans.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 03/09/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Walking the Talk After Tsunami
In a region known for its hostility to the church, Christian relief work is building bridges with Muslims.
by Tony Carnes
posted 02/28/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Word and Deed, Again and Again
Five months later and counting, Katrina continues to change the lives of both victims and volunteers.
by Deann Alford
posted 02/27/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Missions Incredible
South Korea sends more missionaries than any country but the U.S. And it won't be long before it's number one.
by Rob Moll
posted 02/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Prophecy and Politics
How revivals and the Olympics made Korea the wunderkind of missions.
by Rob Moll
posted 02/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Epochal Event: What God Did in Korea
Billy Graham's 1973 Seoul Crusade drew the largest Christian gathering at the time.
posted 02/24/2006 10:15 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Honoring Pioneers
The early missionaries to Korea serve as examples to modern-day ones.
by David Neff
posted 02/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Revival Fire
Christian colleges are among the few places left where traditional revival occurs, and Asbury is the most recent example.
Interview with Timothy Larsen
posted 02/24/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Small Is Huge
Why Jesus favors mustard seed-sized ministry.
by David Neff
posted 02/22/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Lessons of Jabez
There are no shortcuts for missionaries—even famous ones.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 02/21/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Mission 'Plane of the Future'
Kodiak model prompts organizations to upgrade fleets.
by Sarah Pulliam
posted 02/20/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Bridge to a Place Called Home
How one ministry partners with churches to put the homeless back on their feet.
by Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
posted 02/17/2006 09:30 a.m
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Promotions, awards, deaths, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 02/15/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Soul Hunters of Central Asia
The most Baptist state in the world—Nagaland—is vying to become a powerhouse for cross-cultural missions.
by Manpreet Singh
posted 02/10/2006 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Mark Noll Leaving Wheaton for Notre Dame
Prominent evangelical historian and public intellectual to replace retiring George Marsden.
by Rob Moll
posted 02/09/2006 04:00 p.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Islam's Uncertain Future
Freedom House's Paul Marshall says Shari'ah is both less and more dangerous than you think.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 02/09/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Wrong End of the Spear
Is Christian passion for purity blinding us to our missionary impulse?
by Jim Hendershot
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'I Feel Betrayed'
A son-in-law of one of the murdered missionaries says the casting was a mistake.
by Dan Kachikis
posted 02/08/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Politically Driven Injustice
Fixing global poverty requires more than Rick Warren's PEACE plan.
by Andrew Paquin
posted 01/25/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
We Are What We Behold
How to resist the demons that accompany influence and savvy.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/24/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Close Encounters with HIV
Local churches should network in the war against the virus.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/19/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Rest of the Story
Half a century after killing five missionaries, the 'Auca' find themselves on the cutting edge of modern missions.
by Rebecca Barnes
posted 01/18/2006 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Better Than a Cigar
Introducing the Christian Vision Project.
by David Neff
posted 01/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Just As He Was
Dubbed Graham sermons reap unprecedented global response.
by Ken Garfield
posted 01/13/2006 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Power of a Father's Blessing
What former NFL pro Bill Glass has learned after 36 years of prison ministry.
Interview by Nancy Madsen
posted 01/12/2006 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 01/12/2006 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
IVP's new imprints, Walgreens suspends "morning-after pill" objectors, American Baptist non-breakup, and more news from around the world.
by CT staff
posted 01/10/2006 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Jabez Author Quits Africa
Disappointments prompt early retirement.
by Timothy C. Morgan
posted 01/09/2006 10:15 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Palau Pulls Back
Evangelist had told Chinese house churches to register with government.
by Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 01/05/2006 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tongues Tied
Southern Baptists bar new missions candidates from glossolalia.
by Deann Alford
posted 01/03/2006 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Q&A: Eric Thurman
Thurman is CEO of Geneva Global, a professional services firm that links donor "investors" with local faith-based humanitarian projects in the developing world.
by CT staff
posted 12/27/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Dazed by Disasters
We can fight compassion fatigue by planning ahead.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 12/21/2005 09:45 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Top Ten Stories of 2005
The events, people, and debates of the past year that Christianity Today's news editors and writers believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
by CT staff
posted 12/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Hope for the Living Dead
Without corrective surgery, women with fistula injuries become outcasts.
by Deann Alford
posted 12/16/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Bearing More Burdens
Once-wayward ministry works to reclaim credibility.
by Jeremy Weber
posted 12/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on cohabitation, college prayer, and the number of evangelicals.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 12/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Seeking Shelter
Christians scramble to aid earthquake victims before worst of winter hits.
by Deann Alford
posted 12/08/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Warren, Hybels Urge Churches to Wage 'War on AIDS'
Hundreds of evangelicals attending Disturbing Voices conference repent, refocus on outreach to outcasts.
by Timothy C. Morgan in Lake Forest, California
posted 12/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Saving the Suburbs
Riots prompt Christians to reach out more to Muslims.
by Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/01/2005 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Missionary King
How a double-M.D. couple ended up getting the royal treatment in Nigeria.
by Deann Alford
posted 11/21/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/21/2005 09:30 a.m.
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Go Figure
Recent stats on working parents, divorce, and missions spending.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 11/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Adrian Rogers, Conservative Southern Baptist Trailblazer, Dies at 74
Former SBC president, broadcaster, and pastor led charge in denomination over biblical inerrancy.
by Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 11/16/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Gospel for All People
It's not your father's missions movement.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 11/10/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Time to Rebuild
Ravaged New Orleans seminary vows to return to urban site.
by James Jewell
posted 11/07/2005 09:15 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Good Morning, Evangelicals!
Meet Ted Haggard the NAE's optimistic champion of ecumenical evangelism and free-market faith.
by Tim Stafford
posted 11/04/2005 09:45 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Evangelicals in a Secular Society
Ted Haggard says Galatians bars us from using the law to create a Christian nation.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 11/04/2005 09:45 a.m.
YOUTH
A Halloween Solution
Announcing a new line of costumes.
by Doug Mendenhall, Religion News Service
posted 10/31/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Why Is Venezuela's Chavez Singling Out New Tribes Mission?
Charges sound eerily familiar to Latin American missionaries.
by Deann Alford
posted 10/27/2005 08:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Katrina Quandary
America questions the role of Christian charity.
by Ted Olsen
posted 10/20/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Venezuela Debates New Tribes Mission Expulsion Order
Government officials, others call Chavez decision unconstitutional and harmful.
by Deann Alford
posted 10/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 10/19/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from Peter Akinola, Switchfoot, and Nationals outfielder Ryan Church.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 10/18/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Venezuela to Expel New Tribes Mission
After additional Robertson comments, President Chavez accuses "imperialist" mission agency of working for CIA.
by Deann Alford in Austin, Texas
posted 10/14/2005 03:00 p.m.
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Under Reconstruction
How Eastern Europe's evangelicals are restoring the church's vitality.
by Nate Anderson and Leah Seppanen Anderson
posted 10/13/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A 'Coward' Who Stayed to Help
Why Brennan Manning isn't interested in asking why he survived Katrina and others did not. (Please read Editor's Note, added 10/10/2005)
Interview by Agnieszka Tennant
posted 10/06/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Rita's Punch Strains Gulf Churches
Following Katrina, relief efforts overwhelmed by second flood of evacuees.
by Deann Alford in Austin, Texas
posted 09/26/2005 04:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Purpose Driven in Rwanda
Rick Warren's sweeping plan to defeat poverty.
by Timothy C. Morgan in Kigali, Rwanda
posted 09/23/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Hunting the Big Gazelle
Why Rick Warren may succeed where others failed.
by David Neff
posted 09/23/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Aiding Katrina's Victims, Minding Rita's Approach
Salvation Army Maj. George Hood praises public generosity, reminds volunteers of the long road to recovery.
Interview by Tim Morgan
posted 09/22/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
After the Wave, Armies of Compassion
An interview with Jim Towey, assistant to the president and director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Interview by Collin Hansen and Tim Morgan
posted 09/20/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
Recent developments in Christian education, American Orthodox, and ministry in Iraq and Zimbabwe.
by CT staff
posted 09/16/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Flood of Mercy
Christians at the forefront of aid after the deluge in Mumbai.
by Manpreet Singh
posted 09/15/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Helping Afghanistan One Cupcake at a Time
Why a Christian couple trains Kabul's women to bake, cook, and keep house for Westerners.
by Evelyn Juan
posted 09/12/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Giving Patterns Reveal Increasing Focus on Those 'Worthy' of Compassion
Charities must now frame issues so that donors believe they are giving to innocent victims.
by G. Jeffrey Macdonald, Religion News Service
posted 09/12/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Amid the Evacuees
How churches in Houston, among other cities, began picking up the pieces.
by Deann Alford in Houston
posted 09/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
I Was a Stranger
Ministry in the Astrodome and beyond.
by Deann Alford in Houston
posted 09/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Sunday After
What Gulf churches were doing on the first Lord's Day after Katrina.
by Tony Carnes in New Orleans and Pascagoula, with Rob Moll
posted 09/08/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Houston's Religious Communities Scramble to Help Evacuees
"We're in this thing for the long haul" without government money, church leaders warn.
by Deann Alford in Houston
posted 09/02/2005 12:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The New Monasticism
A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America.
by Rob Moll
posted 09/02/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A More Demanding Faith
Christian history is full of attempts to lead a more radical faith.
by David Neff
posted 09/02/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Remonking the Church
Would a Protestant form of monasticism help liberate evangelicalism from its cultural captivity?
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 09/02/2005 09:45 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Drop Out and Tune in to Jesus
Today's intentional communities are very different, and very similar to, those formed in the '70s.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 09/02/2005 09:45 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
Recent developments at Christian organizations.
by CT staff
posted 08/29/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Latin American Evangelicals' Life Just Got Harder
Pat Robertson's assassination call is more than just an ill-considred remark.
by Kenneth D. MacHarg
posted 08/24/2005 04:30 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
End Extreme Poverty in 2005?
No way. But we can still do something significant.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 08/22/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 08/22/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christians Raise Ministry Profile
'Celebration 2005' offers service as low-key witness.
by Lloyd Mackey in Ottawa
posted 08/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christians Raise Ministry Profile
'Celebration 2005' offers service as low-key witness.
by Lloyd Mackey in Ottawa
posted 08/17/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Habitat's New President Reaffirms Christian Identity, Ministry
A former business executive and executive pastor, Jonathan Reckford says Habitat will continue founder's mission.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 08/16/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
It's All About Jesus
A convert to Orthodoxy reconsiders evangelicalism.
by Sam Torode
posted 08/12/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Raising the Compassion Bar
How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic, schoolhouse, and a year's supply of food for a village in Zambia—with money to spare.
by Jeremy Weber
posted 08/10/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Where Are the Men?
Overseas humanitarian groups target women, and for good reason. But it isn't enough.
by Tim Stafford
posted 08/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on SBC's Disney boycott, Christian fiction, environmentalists, and shy evangelism.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 07/27/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 07/25/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Stats on megachurches, Billy Graham, and doctors' faith.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 07/20/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Kenneth N. Taylor, 1917-2005
Living Bible author had passion to make God's Word accessible by all.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 07/13/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Living Bible Creator Dies
But Ken Taylor's legacy is even larger.
by Ken Walker
posted 07/13/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Do Young People Make Poor Short-Term Missionaries?
A missions researcher answers readers' questions about his recent study and last week's Christianity Today conversation.
By Kurt Ver Beek
posted 07/11/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Who Gets 'Socially Rich' from Short-Term Missions?
How communities feel about themselves after receiving a group may be more important than the number of latrines dug or homes built.
Part four of a conversation between Robert Priest and Kurt Ver Beek
posted 07/08/2005 09:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Britain's 9/11?
'People started praying to God,' says one survivor. An Islamic scholar says London's Muslims may be disproportionately affected.
by Anthony McRoy
posted 07/07/2005 02:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Mission Trips or Exotic Youth Outings?
Not everything in your church's missions budget may be about missions.
Part three of a conversation between Robert Priest and Kurt Ver Beek
posted 07/07/2005 08:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Jesus at G8
Christian advocacy for Africa gains notice at top meetings.
by Tony Carnes in Edinburgh, Scotland
posted 07/06/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Do Short-term Missions Change Anyone?
Or do one week's good intentions fall flat without a concerted effort to follow through?
A conversation between Robert Priest and Kurt Ver Beek
posted 07/06/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Are Short-Term Missions Good Stewardship?
More than two million teens go on such trips ever year, and giving may exceed that given to long-term missionaries. But is short-term ministry built to last?
A conversation between Robert Priest and Kurt Ver Beek
posted 07/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
We're Prime Time, Baby!
Evangelicals' new status means deepened responsibility.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 06/30/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Billy Does It Again
New York celebrates Graham's enduring importance.
by Tony Carnes in Queens, New York
posted 06/28/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christianity Today News Briefs
Religious freedom in Vietnam and China, Messianic Jews in Israel, and Millard Fuller.
by CT staff
posted 06/24/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Study Questions Whether Short-Term Missions Make a Difference
Missionaries don't keep giving after they return; hosts prefer money to guests, Calvin sociologist finds.
by Abram Huyser Honig
posted 06/20/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Love in the Land of Enmity
The local joke is that Gaza is hell. But that doesn't seem to deter ministry there.
by Deann Alford
posted 06/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christian Zionists Split Over Gaza Pullout
Some remain politically neutral.
by Deann Alford
posted 06/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Reporting Eye to Eye
The Holy Land has always been treacherous.
by Timothy C. Morgan
posted 06/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Banning Compassion
Buddhist radicals seek to curtail Christian witness.
By Manpreet Singh
06/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Ken Taylor, Translator of The Living Bible, Dies at 88
Founder of Tyndale House Publishers, Christian Booksellers Association, was driven by passion for Bible.
posted 06/10/2005 04:45 p.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Ken Taylor: God's Voice in the Vernacular
Although his work has made him famous, he remained a retiring and modest figure.
An interview by Harold Myra
posted 06/10/2005 04:45 p.m.
EVANGELICALISM
The Living Bible's Modern Hero
Ken Taylor's autobiography shows a man who makes nothing of an extraordinary life.
Reviewed by Tim Stafford
posted 06/10/2005 04:45 p.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 06/10/2005 09:30 a.m
ECUMENISM
Black Church Indifference Postpones Launch of Christian Churches Together
Some question whether another ecumenical group is necessary.
by Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 06/08/2005 09:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Take a Pass on Yoga
How can I support a practice that is targeting the young and the weak?
by Holly Vicente Robaina
posted 06/07/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
A Quirky and Vibrant Mosaic
Evangelicals are admired, mocked, praised, scorned—and all for good reason.
by Philip Yancey
posted 06/03/2005 09:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
The False Messiah
Errors undermine attempt to enhance Jewish-Christian understanding.
Reviewed by S.T. Karnick
posted 06/02/2005 09:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
'If Christians Fail, America Will Fail'
An interview with the outspoken president of Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation.
by Stan Guthrie
posted 05/31/2005 10:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
The Promise of Benedict XVI
Evangelicals can be glad that the new pope is not likely to be a mere caretaker.
by Timothy George
posted 05/26/2005 09:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Church Sign Endangers Christian Minorities
In the internet age, signs on an obscure church building can have global repercussions.
by Dr. Anthony McRoy
posted 05/26/2005 09:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
'We Are Brothers'
John Paul II's legacy of orthodoxy bodes well for evangelical engagement.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 05/25/2005 09:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from the new pope, Maureen Dowd, and Mark Noll.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 05/25/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on Bible reading, radio listening, and giving by evangelicals.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 05/19/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Evangelical Collective
New association seeks more rights in Israel.
by Dale Gavlak in Jerusalem and Amman
posted 05/16/2005 10:00 a.m
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
by CT staff
posted 05/16/2005 10:00 a.m
EVANGELICALISM
Evangelical Mainliners Remember Defender of Orthodoxy
Diane Knippers was at the heart of mainline renewal movements.
by RNS, with additional reporting by Ken Walker
posted 05/11/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Fuller Creates Another 'Habitat'
New organization will focus on housing, too.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 05/09/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Waging Peace on Islam
A missionary veteran of Asia proposes one way to defuse Muslim anger about the Crusades.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 05/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Cost Plus
Missionaries pay a high price for the falling greenback.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 04/27/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
L'Abri Turns 50
Francis Schaeffer's ministry is bigger than ever.
by Corrie Cutrer in St. Louis
posted 04/25/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
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.
CATHOLICISM
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a German, Is Pope Benedict XVI
"Simple and humble worker" had served as head of the Vatican office on church doctrine.
by Peggy Polk, RNS
posted 04/20/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Conservative Evangelicals Say New Pope Speaks Their Moral Language
"He's going to hold the line," says Norm Geisler.
by Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 04/20/2005 09:30 a.m
CATHOLICISM
Upright But No Panzer Pope
Why he was chosen—and why he's no narrow-minded blockhead.
by Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI
posted 04/20/2005 09:30 a.m
CATHOLICISM
From 'Erstwhile Liberal' to 'Vatican Enforcer'
A review of John Allen's Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith
by Sam Storms
posted 04/20/2005 09:30 a.m
CATHOLICISM
Honest Ecumenism
What Christianity Today said about Dominus Iesus, Ratzingers 2000 statement on the nature of the church and Christian unity.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 10/23/2000
CATHOLICISM
The Pope We Never Knew
The unknown story of how John Paul II ushered Campus Crusade into Catholic Poland.
by David Scott
posted 04/19/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Institute for Religion and Democracy President Diane Knippers Dies at 53
Stalwart against liberalism in mainline churches had colon cancer.
by Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 04/19/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Remembering Theologian Stan Grenz
The emergent movement mourns one of its leading advocates.
by Ken Walker
posted 04/13/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christian Research Institute Sues Longtime Critic
Hanegraaff says defamation must be answered.
by Stan Guthrie
posted 04/12/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 04/12/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope's Funeral Spotlights Kinship Between Catholics and Evangelicals
Once antagonistic communities are now on the same side of several cultural issues.
By Bruce Nolan, Religion News Service
posted 04/08/2005 12:30 p.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope Gave Evangelicals the Moral Impetus We Didn't Have
Timothy George discusses how "the greatest pope since the Reformation" changed evangelicalism without us knowing.
Interview by Collin Hansen
posted 04/06/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope 'Broadened the Way' for Evangelicals and Catholics
Theologian Tom Oden sees continued cooperation ahead.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 04/05/2005 11:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope Saw His Final Pain as Public Suffering
John Paul II embodied the "culture of life."
By David Briggs, Religion News Service
posted 04/05/2005 09:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
How the Pope Turned Me Into An Evangelical
A Christianity Today associate editor recalls growing up Catholic in John Paul II's Poland.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 04/04/2005 09:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope John Paul II and Evangelicals
Protestants admired his lifelong admonition to "Be not afraid! Open the doors to Christ!" An interview with George Weigel.
Interview by Michael Cromartie
posted 04/04/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Protestants Laud Pope for Ecumenical, Social Stands
He was 'unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years,' says Billy Graham.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 04/04/2005 09:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Pope John Paul II, Leader of World's 1 Billion Roman Catholics, Is Dead at 84
Third-longest papacy marked by a passion to evangelize the whole world.
By Peggy Polk and Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 04/04/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 03/17/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'Healing a Sick Land'
German evangelist bolsters reconciliation efforts.
Obed Minchakpu in Jos
posted 03/14/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Missionaries Pinched by Dollar's Decline
Overseas, the buck's bang has been reduced to a whimper, forcing missionaries to raise more money at home to do the same work.
by Rob Moll
posted 03/10/2005 09:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Killer Taxes
Missionaries face a choice: Pay up or get out of Kenya.
posted 03/07/2005 09:30 a.m.
ECUMENISM
A Distinctive People
A new document from Evangelicals and Catholics Together challenges narcissism, individualism, and spiritual sloth.
posted 03/03/2005 09:30 a.m.
ECUMENISM
Churchly Holiness: An Evangelical Response
Even as Jesus loves all human beings, he will judge all human works.
by David Neff
posted 03/03/2005 09:30 a.m
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The French Reconnection
Europe's most secular country rediscovers its Christian roots.
by Agnieszka Tennant
posted 02/25/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Colossus of Care
World Vision has become an international force—and a partner with the poor.
by Tim Stafford
posted 02/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Imperfect Instrument
World Vision's founder led a tragic and inspiring life.
by Tim Stafford
posted 02/24/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Sighs of Relief
Religious prejudice undermines tsunami aid work.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 02/23/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Who's Driving This Thing?
Everyone is asking who leads the evangelical movement.
By Ted Olsen
posted 02/21/2005 09:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on being regarded as fools, archeology, the Shroud of Turin, and care for the poor.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 02/16/2005 09:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 02/09/05 9:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Jacob vs. Jacob
Jewish believers in Jesus quarrel over both style and substance.
By Deborah Pardo-Kaplan
posted 02/08/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Muzzled Speech
Christians tried for anti-gay preaching.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 02/08/2005 9:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
LDS 'Insider' Suspended
Author stands by critical book.
by John W. Kennedy
posted 02/08/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Questions Follow Fuller's Firing from Habitat for Humanity
Changing corporate culture, not harassment allegations, reportedly led to founder's dismissal as president. But some say the leadership battle isn't over.
By Jim Jewell in Atlanta
posted 02/07/2005 2:15 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Behind China's Closed Doors
Newly confident house churches open themselves up to the world.
By Richard R. Cook
posted 02/07/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Look Of Love
Persecuted priest's smile planted faith in a Chinese activist.
By Tony Carnes
posted 02/07/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tsunami Complications
Christians who provide aid held in deep suspicion.
Manpreet Singh in Nagapattinam and Delhi, India
posted 02/04/2005 9:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
'There Can Be No End to Jihad'
Islamist Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad, in an exclusive interview, discusses the rationale for 9/11, the Christians he most respects, and the Jesus he defends.
Interview by Anthony McRoy
posted 02/01/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Gatecrashing for Jesus
Brother Andrew discusses ministry in the Middle East.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 01/31/05 10:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
PCUSA and same-sex marriage, persecution, and closing William Tyndale College
By CT staff
posted 01/28/2005 9:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Go Figure
Recent stats on poverty, divorce, and perceptions of Islam.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 01/26/2005 10:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Catholics Join NCC Alternative
Launch of broad church association around the corner.
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 01/21/05 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 01/19/05 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
First Waves of Relief
Muslim-Christian hostilities. Competing for qualified labor. Handling record donations. These are just three obstacles Christian aid groups must navigate.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 01/17/2005 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inside CT: Tsunami Response Team
Last minute disaster reporting.
By David Neff
posted 01/17/2005 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Seven Myths of Disaster Relief
What's really needed after a catastrophe.
By Rich Moseanko
posted 01/17/2005 10:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Bent but not Broken
A pummeled church helps bury the dead and bring life to those who remain.
By Manpreet Singh
posted 01/14/2005 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Indonesian Christians in NYC Gather Money, Pray for Spiritual Healing
Church thankful that few friends and family were in worst-hit areas.
By Tony Carnes in New York
posted 01/03/2005 4:30 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Church Building and Its Members Reported Swept to Sea
Horrific and hopeful stories emerging from Sri Lankan Christians.
By Paul Gallagher in Melbourne, Australia
posted 01/03/2005 4:30 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Sri Lanka Bible College Aiding Victims, Churches
More than 30,000 of island nation's 20 million people dead.
By Paul Gallagher in Melbourne, Australia
posted 01/03/2005 4:30 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tsunami Relief: India: India's Christians Prominent in Casualties and Aid
Velankanni basilica, Christian fishermen among hardest hit.
By Manpreet Singh in Chandigarh, India
posted 12/30/2004 4:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tsunami Relief: Dispatch from Sri Lanka: Disaster Prompts 'Neighborly Love'
The director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka meets Christian survivors straining to deliver aid to victims despite their own losses.
By Ajith Fernando in Colombo, Sri Lanka
posted 12/30/2004 4:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tsunami Relief: Temptations in Disaster
A ministry leader in Sri Lanka advises his colleagues on spiritual disciplines during a crisis.
By Ajith Fernando in Colombo, Sri Lanka
posted 12/30/2004 4:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tsunami Relief: U.S. Christians' Response: Tsunami Survivors Desperate for Aid
Christian groups worldwide mobilize massive relief effort to South Asia.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/29/2004 4:00 p.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christianity Today News Briefs
Iraqi churches under fire, appealing Oregon's assisted-suicide law, and Rwanda's theological school.
By CT staff
posted 12/21/2004 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
IRS Changes May Dent Ministries' Car-Donation Programs
New deduction rules dump Blue Book for actual sales value. That could discourage donors.
By Rob Moll
posted 12/16/04 9:00 a.m.
YOUTH
Twentysomethings for the Lord
Ministries try to channel the next generation's idealism.
By Jim Jones in Dallas
posted 12/16/2004 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Church Awakens
Christians make AIDS fight a high priority.
By Rebecca Barnes in Louisville
posted 12/14/04 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 12/09/04 8:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Religions of Peace?
Christians, Muslims in the Netherlands appeal for calm after attacks.
By ENI, in Amsterdam
posted 12/08/04 10:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Evangelist in Brigham Young's Court
Ravi Zacharias preaches to Mormons about the uniqueness of Christ.
By James A. Beverley in Salt Lake City
posted 12/07/04 9:30 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
A Modest Step Toward Unity
Richard John Neuhaus on the Catholic bishops' decision to join Christian Churches Together.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 11/24/04 10:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Faith, Fear, War, Peace
Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.
By Deann Alford
posted 11/24/04 10:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Single (Issue) Minded
World's Joel Belz criticizes Christianity Today for an editorial we never published—and never would.
By Mark Galli, Managing Editor
posted 11/22/04 10:45 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Human Sacrifice Redux
How the church in Nigeria battles deadly prophets in its midst.
By Obed Minchakpu in Jos
posted 11/22/04 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
New York's New Hope
From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city.
By Tony Carnes
posted 11/19/04 9:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Lost Tribe Found?
Jewish group in India seeks return to Israel.
By S. David
posted 11/18/04 9:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Christianity Today News Briefs
Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.
By CT staff
posted 11/18/04 9:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world
By CT staff
posted 11/05/04 9:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Spitting on God's Image
Christians complain of assaults in Old City.
By Michele Green, ENI, in Jerusalem
posted 11/03/04 9:00 a.m.
CATHOLICISM
Liberties 'Violated'
California Catholic Charities ordered to pay for contraceptives.
By Mark A. Kellner
posted 11/02/04 8:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Q & A: Bobby Welch
President of the Southern Baptist Convention, on his five-week national bus tour, which ended October 7, to jump-start evangelism in the 16.3-million-member denomination. The SBC has experienced a four-year decline in baptisms.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 10/28/04 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Emergent Evangelism
The place of absolute truths in a postmodern world-two views.
By Brian McLaren and Duane Litfin
posted 10/25/04 9:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Silencing Rights Talk
Law would shut down many faith-based groups working in Zimbabwe.
By Sue Sprenkle
posted 10/25/04 9:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Emergent Mystique
The 'emerging church' movement has generated a lot of excitement but only a handful of congregations. Is it the wave of the future or a passing fancy?
By Andy Crouch
posted 10/22/04 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Breaking Covenant
Latin America director of Casa Alianza had sex with a teen.
By Kenneth D. MacHarg in San Jose, Costa Rica
posted 10/22/04 9:00 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Billy Graham Preaches Through Four-Night Crusade in Kansas City
George Beverly Shea, recovering from heart attack, misses his first crusade since 1947.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 10/14/04 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 10/12/04 8:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Smuggling Cats for a Gay Celebrity
Love took an unusual expression for this man dying of AIDS.
By Jonathan David Taylor
posted 09/21/04 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
World Relief to fight human trafficking, homeschooling declared illegal in Germany, and Sri Lanka's anti-conversion bill blocked.
By CT staff
posted 09/20/04 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on Iraqi Christians, stem-cell research, and denying Communion.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 09/17/04 9:00 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 09/16/04 9:00 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
LDS and DNA
Book challenges Native American link to ancient Israel.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 09/14/04 08:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A False Cry of Peace
Wilfred Mlay, World Vision's regional vice president for Africa, discusses the crisis facing black Muslims in Darfur.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 09/09/04 8:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Charley's No Angel
Some Christian organizations see total loss after August hurricane.
By RNS, CT staff reports, and Baptist Press
posted 09/08/04 8:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inside CT: The Cure of Gay Souls
Pastoral care of gay people in our congregations cannot wait.
By David Neff
posted 08/23/04 9:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today News Briefs
Making amends with Anabaptists, AmeriCorps teachers banned from Catholic schools, and the Graham Staines hospital.
By CT staff
posted 08/18/04 9:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on fewer Protestants, female administrators, and religious book sales.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 08/16/04 8:30 a.m.
EASTERN ORTHODOXY
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Greek Orthodox Constitution
Courts don't have authority to adjudicate ecclesiastical matters, says New York State Supreme Court Justice.
By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 08/13/04 8:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world
By CT staff
posted 08/11/04 8:30 a.m.
OTHER RELIGIONS
Speaking Out: The Resolution that Put the 'PC' in PCUSA
In its anti-Israel resolution, the Presbyterian General Assembly isn't speaking on behalf of members. A rabbi's opinion.
By Yitzchok Adlerstein
posted 08/05/04 8:30 a.m.
EASTERN ORTHODOXY
Orthodox Unity…
Autonomous Orthodoxy isn't an oxymoron. It's the fulfillment of a different kind of American dream.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green
posted 07/26/04 8:30 a.m.
EASTERN ORTHODOXY
… And Orthodox Division
Greek Orthodox prepare for contentious assembly in New York.
By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 07/26/04 8:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Wildheart
John Eldredge thinks too many Christians are weak, and churches are often insipid-and he's not going to take it anymore
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 07/23/04 8:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Too Wild at Heart?
Some evangelicals believe Eldredge is making God in his image.
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 07/23/04 8:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 07/23/04 8:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Outreach to Despair
Christians minister to the hopeless in Gaza.
By Deann Alford
posted 07/22/2004 08:30 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
News Briefs
Partial-birth abortion ban banned, registering Turkmenistan's churches, and Baylor's Robert Sloan.
By Christianity Today staff
posted 07/21/2004 08:30 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The 4-14 Window
New push on child evangelism targets the crucial early years.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 07/15/2004 12:01 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Saving Strangers
The journey of one Somali Bantu family in the largest group resettlement of African refugees in U.S. history.
Photo essay by Denise McGill
posted 07/02/2004 12:01 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inside CT: Bike Rides with Refugees
There are 13 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. We show you the lives of four of them.
By Tim Morgan
posted 07/02/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
No-Fault Division?
It may be time for mainline churches to consider an amicable divorce.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 07/01/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Pondering a Divorce
Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge
posted 07/01/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
SIDEBAR
Methodists Divided on Split
Church leaders react to talk about division.
posted 07/01/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Q&A: James Dobson
The chairman of Focus on the Family speaks about the need for the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 06/29/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent stats on teen prayer, Bible reading, and music piracy.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/25/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on unborn children's pain, literary Jenkins, and Dan Brown's scruples.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/24/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 06/22/2004 12:01 a.m.
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Couple Helps Churches Retrofit 15-Passenger Vans
Van Angels ministry launched with funds from settlement over daughter's van-related death.
By Yvonne Betowt, Religion News Service
posted 06/21/04 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
USA Today for Christians
Christian Times Today attempts long shot amid soured business deals.
By Rob Moll
posted 06/14/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
How Christian Times Traded Its Good Name—Twice
Kingdom Ventures deal is the second attempt to take Christian Times national.
By Rob Moll
posted 06/14/2004 12:01 a.m.
EVANGELICALISM
World Journalism Institute Changes Its Focus
Biblical objectivity replaced with mainstream objectivity in training of future Christian journalists.
By Rob Moll
posted 06/11/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent statistics about evangelicals' perceptions.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/01/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Secret Shelter
A sliver of hope for Christian women who suffer beatings, rape, and forced conversions to Islam.
By Deann Alford
posted 06/01/2004
EVANGELICALISM
InsideCT: Captured by a Smile
'That smile put me to shame'
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 06/01/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Fascinated with The Passion
Gibson film draws big Muslim crowds in the Middle East.
By Deann Alford
posted 05/27/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 05/26/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Gray Power
Christian-friendly senior organizations challenge AARP.
By Tony Carnes in Washington
posted 05/20/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Splurging on Missions
Southern Baptists fund hundreds more workers for the field.
by John W. Kennedy
posted 05/17/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Double-entry Accountability
Two financial watchdogs are better than one.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 05/12/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Q & A: Rich Cizik
Rich Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) on a new initiative in Morocco.
by Stan Guthrie
posted 05/12/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today, Sister Magazines Win 32 EPA Awards
Profile of Tony Campolo earns first in Personality Article from the Evangelical Press Association.
By Rob Moll
posted 05/11/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Breaking into Prison
A gospel invasion helps bring peace to one of the nation's most violent penitentiaries.
by Chris Frink
posted 05/07/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
SIDEBAR
Controversial Cain
Warden Burl Cain has had a few tangles in the courts himself.
by Chris Frink
posted 05/07/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent statistics on the Good News Bible, AIDS orphans, and Ponzi schemes.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 05/04/2004
EVANGELICALISM
The Christianity Today News Wrap
Helping ex-cons, breaking virginity pledges, persecution, and quick church planting
By CT staff
posted 04/29/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
India Undaunted
Escalating repression can't seem to dampen the church's growth.
By Tim Stafford
posted 04/28/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
SIDEBAR
The Immense Commission
Most postal areas still don't have any Christian workers living in them.
By Tim Stafford
posted 04/28/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
SIDEBAR
Watch Those Web Postings
What Indians say American Christians should, and shouldn't, do to help.
By Tim Stafford
posted 04/28/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Q+A: Clive Calver
Interview by David Neff
posted 04/27/2004
President of World Relief, the church-based development arm of the National Association of Evangelicals, on humanitarian trends in the wake of 9/11.
EVANGELICALISM
Inside CT: Separation of Powers
Just as the American government practices "separation of powers," journalistic publications generally try to separate business and editorial functions.
By David Neff
posted 04/22/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments on Iraqi religious freedom and Kevin Smith on The Passion.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 04/21/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
After the Coup
Missionaries return to begin rebuilding out of the rubble
By Ken Walker
posted 04/21/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 04/15/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Captivating Vision
Why Chinese house churches may just end up fulfilling the Great Commission.
An interview with Paul Hattaway
posted 04/14/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Bridge Over Troubled People
Sinners of all stripes find a church home under the I-35.
By Deann Alford
posted 04/02/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Lost in America
Arab Christians in the U.S. have a rich heritage and a shaky future.
By Elesha Coffman
posted 03/26/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Copt at College
An Egyptian Christian talks about college and church in America
posted 03/26/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT staff
posted 03/26/2004
EVANGELICALISM
'The Longest Hatred'
Evangelicals must fight the resurgence of anti-Semitism.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 03/24/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Recent quotes on sex ed., church receptionists, and Bible stories.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 03/24/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Two Missionaries Killed in Uganda
Couple was willing to help anyone, anywhere, anytime.
By Rob Moll
posted 03/23/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Emerging from the Shadows
House-church Christians start renting buildings, and dream of evangelism.
Runo Samuelson in Baghdad
posted 03/11/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Witnessing with The Passion
Christians gear up to evangelize—with help from Mel Gibson.
By Ken Walker
posted 03/11/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Forget Your Bliss
The success of The Purpose-Driven Life reveals a cultural opportunity.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 03/09/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Inventing Evangelicalism
No one was more pivotal to the emerging movement than Carl F. H. Henry.
By Timothy George
posted 02/27/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Inside CT: Coming Attractions
Movies, magazines, and critics
By David Neff
posted 02/20/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Q&A: Franklin Graham
President of Samaritan's Purse on Sudan
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 02/16/2004
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Network for the Alienated
Episcopal conservatives seek to reclaim wayward church.
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 02/13/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 02/12/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Gospel Gem
How a dying jewelry tycoon shares the pearl of great price with Panama's elite
By James A. Beverley
posted 02/11/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
River Deep Mercy Wide
A medical journey on the Rio Negro in Brazil's Amazon Basin
Photos and essay by Gary Gnidovic
posted 02/06/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Quake Opens Door to Gospel
How Christians are trying to ease tensions in the Islamic Republic.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 02/06/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Forgotten Casualties of an Uncivil War
Three million Colombians are displaced, with few prospects
By Deann Alford in Bogota
posted 02/03/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Why the FARC Hates Evangelicals
The terrorist group has many misconceptions about Colombian Christians.
By Deann Alford, Compass Direct
posted 02/03/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Lessons from a Hostage Pastor in Colombia
A young minister works to prevent guerrilla kidnappings.
By Deann Alford in Medellin, Colombia
posted 02/03/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
New Life in a Culture of Death
Hope for Colombia dwells inside its most lethal killing field—Bellavista Prison.
By Deann Alford
posted 02/02/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'I Was Looking for Peace and Found it in Christ'
A converted felon in Colombia reflects on life in the guerrilla ranks.
By Deann Alford, Compass Direct
posted 02/02/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Muslims at Home in America
Christians have a part to play in helping Islam adapt to democracy.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/30/2004
EVANGELICALISM
My Enemy, Myself
What brings evangelicals together is also what pulls us apart.
By Telford Work
posted 01/29/2004
EVANGELICALISM
At the Crossroads
Evangelicals have become major players in American culture, and that may be their biggest problem.
By Martin E. Marty
posted 01/28/2004
EVANGELICALISM
CT Classic: The Marks and Misses of a Magazine
'After all, Christianity Today is only a magazine.'
By Martin E. Marty
posted 01/28/2004
EVANGELICALISM
MegaShepherd
James Meeks is pastor of one of Chicago's largest churches and state representative of the city's five poorest districts. And that's just part of his ministry.
By Bob Smietana
posted 01/23/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Inside CT: Carl Henry's Dream
Evangelicals are gaining respect among mainstream journalists, and that would have pleased Carl Henry.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/23/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on the Bible in A&W and the Pope on Palestinian terrorism
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 01/21/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Joyce Meyer Responds to Critics, Shifts Income Source
Amid cancellation and watchdog's call for IRS investigation, evangelist defends finances.
By Corrie Cutrer, in St. Louis
posted 01/19/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Winning Them Softly
Evangelicals try to reach Mormons with respect—and hard science.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 01/16/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Stats on God's existence, home schooling, and belief in God
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 01/14/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Inside CT: The IV Connection
InterVarsity campus work hits home at Christianity Today
By David Neff
posted 01/12/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Christianity Today News Wrap
Recent deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 01/09/2004
EVANGELICALISM
The Most-Read Articles of 2003
Christianity Today's online readers were interested in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the best Christian places to work, and Bono's anti-AIDS crusade.
posted 01/06/2004
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Kidnappers Release Two Christian Relief Volunteers in Colombia
Ransom demand paid for evangelical lawyer and businessman.
by David Miller, Compass Direct
posted 01/05/2004
EVANGELICALISM
Top Ten News Stories, 2003
The events, people, and ideas of the past year that CT's news editors believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
posted 12/31/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
One Lord, One Faith, Many Ethnicities
How to become a diverse organization and keep your sanity.
A CT Forum
posted 12/30/2003
EVANGELICALISM/MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Godly Chutzpah
Mike Yaconelli took risks, and tens of thousands of evangelicals loved him for it.
By Ben Patterson
posted 12/26/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Hope Amid the Ruins
Anglican bishop in Sudan sees massive church growth.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 12/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Rebuilding Afghanistan U
How Christian scholars are using their heads to change people's hearts at universities worldwide-including the one Osama bin Laden used to roam.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 12/12/2003
EVANGELICALISM
News Wrap
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 12/10/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Carl F.H. Henry, Theologian and First Editor of Christianity Today, Dies at 90
Thinker helped to shape many evangelical institutions and efforts, from higher education to ecumenism.
By Beth Spring and CT Staff
posted 12/08/2003
EVANGELICALISM
CT Classic: The Carl Henry that Might Have Been
Carl Henry will be remembered as someone who, in a confusing age, held forth the solid middle of a faith that fortifies the whole human person against the fraying ends of irrationalism and superstition
By Kenneth S. Kantzer
originally published 4/5/1993, posted online 12/08/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Stats on the true path to God and charitable giving
posted 12/08/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Compassionate Evangelicalism
How a document conceived 30 years ago has prompted us to care more about 'the least of these.'
By Joel A. Carpenter
posted 12/04/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Attacks on 'Soft Targets' in Iraq Hampering Humanitarian Groups
The Oct. 27 suicide bombing that targeted the International Committee of the Red Cross struck a blow to all humanitarian organizations in Iraq.
By Michelle Gabriel, Religion News Service
posted 12/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Blockbuster Evangelism
Millions have been converted after seeing films about Jesus, and Hindu radicals are responding with violence.
Joshua Newton in Karnataka, India
posted 11/26/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Sailing Off into Irrelevance
The Episcopal Church's rejection of orthodoxy is sobering for evangelicals.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 11/25/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Dispatch from Atlanta: What Fireworks?
Anxieties and attack turn to grace and truth as the Evangelical Theological Society votes on Open Theism proponents' membership.
By David Neff
posted 11/20/2003
EVANGELICALISM
CT Classic: Evangelical Scholars Remove Robert Gundry for His Views on Matthew
Did Matthew embellish his work with nonhistorical additions?
By Leslie R. Keylock in Dallas
posted 11/20/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Life after 'Mac'
Promise Keepers names new leader, looks ahead.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 11/19/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Christianity Today News Wrap
Recent deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 11/19/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Renewed Attacks on Christians
Christians continue to suffer in Sri Lanka.
By ENI and Compass Direct
posted 11/19/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Churches Respond After the California Fires
The disaster provides ministry opportunities that would have been otherwise impossible.
By Rob Moll
posted 11/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Churches Can Receive Federal Help Following Disaster
Contrary to news reports, FEMA says churches are eligible for disaster relief loans.
By Rob Moll
posted 11/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Compassionate Capitalism
How Christians are using fair trade to help the world's poor, missionaries, and shoppers.
By Rob Moll
posted 11/12/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
CT Classic: Coffee That Cares
A Costa Rican church underwrites an urban outreach effort with premium coffee sales.
by Deann Alford in San José, Costa Rica
posted 11/12/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Wisdom for Ministry
Quotations to stir the heart and mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
posted 11/10/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Persecution Is a Holy Word
Exaggerating our problems demeans the sacrifice of overseas believers.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 11/07/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent quotes on Scottish gospel music, church bingo, and perpetual prayer
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 11/06/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Statistics on Protestant wealth, megachurches, and British Christians and Muslims
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 11/05/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Mike Yaconelli Dies in Truck Accident
The cofounder of Youth Specialties and The Door embodied Messy Spirituality.
Interview by Rob Moll
posted 10/31/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Don't Read the Bible 'Alone'
Christopher Hall talks about how evangelicals should approach the church fathers.
Interview by David Neff
posted 10/31/2003
EVANGELICALISM
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
EVANGELICALISM
Jews Against Jesus?
Critics of Gibson's film The Passion distort the truth.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/30/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Clipped Wings
Shot down in 2001, missionary Jim Bowers moves on.
Interview by Deann Alford
posted 10/27/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Iraq's Good Samaritans
This past summer, pundits predicted that Iraqis would resent Franklin Graham's ministry. What really happened when the workers showed up?
By Kevin Begos
posted 10/24/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Inside CT: A Time to Mourn
Dave Hemstreet was a CTI number cruncher who discerned God's hand and listened for his voice.
By David Neff
posted 10/24/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
About-Face on Charities
Communist leaders invite even Christians to help the poor.
By Tony Carnes in Xian and Beijing
posted 10/21/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Mr. Jabez Goes to Africa
Bruce Wilkinson expands his borders to include racial reconciliation and HIV/AIDS.
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 10/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Never-Ending Gardens
Bruce Wilkinson and his son teach the hungry to feed themselves.
By Timothy C. Morgan
posted 10/17/2003
CATHOLICISM
Christian History Corner: Will the Next Pope Be an African?
Sixty-four years ago, the Roman Catholic Church consecrated its first black African bishop. Is it time now for the next step?
By Chris Armstrong
posted 10/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Bringing Order from Chaos
Churches help with refugees, hunger, and the lasting trauma brought on by war.
By Richard Nyberg in Dakar, Senegal, with additional reporting by ENI
posted 10/15/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Baptists Face Serious Financial Shortfall
Giving decreases surprise observers.
By RNS, with Baptist Press and CT staff reports
posted 10/14/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from V. Gene Robinson, Archbishop Peter Akinola, and Ted Haggard
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 10/14/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Influential Things Come in Small Packages
Three friends, four spiritual laws, and other legacies of Bill Bright.
By Josh McDowell, Dave Hannah, and Rick Warren
posted 10/10/2003
EVANGELICALISM
News Wraps
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
posted 10/09/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
New Rules, More Money
Bush levels playing field for faith-based groups.
Adelle M. Banks, RNS, Washington, with CT staff reports
posted 10/08/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Free the Doctors
Agency pays school debts of medical missionaries
By Deann Alford, RNS
posted 10/07/2003
RENEWAL & REVIVAL
Resolved: Conventions Are Hell
Ten truths that can help reformers survive (and thrive) at annual denominational meetings
By Douglas LeBlanc
posted 10/06/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Campus Collisions
Why InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was "derecognized" at some of America's leading universities.
By Andy Crouch
posted 10/03/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Walking the Old, Old Talk
The cultural success of evangelicalism is its greatest weakness.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 10/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Naval Chaplain Succeeds Ogilvie in Senate
An interview with Barry Black
Interviewed by Ken Walker
posted 10/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Good Effects of the Good News
A convert from Islam answers critics hostile to the Christian mission.
Jonathan Bonk reviews Lamin Sanneh's Whose Religion Is Christianity?
posted 10/01/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Defender of the Good News
Lamin Sanneh talks about his conversion, Muslim-Christian relations, Anglican troubles, and the future of Christianity.
Interviewed by Jonathan J. Bonk
posted 10/01/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Agencies Announce Short-Term Missions Standards
Similar codes have been established in Great Britain and Canada.
By Ken Walker
posted 09/30/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
A Man of Peace
While other monks march against peace, this fierce-looking cleric seeks accord.
By Tim Stafford
posted 09/29/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Indigenous and Evangelistic
Isolated from the infusion of foreign missionaries by Sri Lankan laws, the island's church knows that to survive, it must focus on evangelism.
By Tim Stafford
posted 09/29/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Remembering J. D. Douglas
One of the most highly regarded Christian journalists and editors of the late 20th century has gone home.
By David Wright
posted 09/24/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
Christians See Official Recognition of Voodoo as Ominous
They fear Aristide plans to renew 200-year national "pact with the devil."
By Compass Direct and CT staff
posted 09/22/2003
EVANGELICALISM
September News Wrap
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT Staff
posted 09/18/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
Kosher Cooperation
Jewish elites broker new relations with evangelicals.
By Tony Carnes in New York
posted 09/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Why Don't They Listen?
John Stott on the most pernicious obstacles to effective world evangelism.
Interview by Gary Barnes
posted 09/05/2003
EVANGELICALISM
CT Classic: Basic Stott
In this cover story from 1996, evangelicalism's premier teacher speaks on gender, charismatics, leaving the Church of England, the poor, evangelical fragmentation, Catholics, the future, and other subjects.
Interview by Roy McCloughry
posted 09/05/2003
YOUTH
God and the Water Slide
Christian camping is bigger than ever, but some rituals never change.
By Randall Balmer
posted 08/29/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Do Drink the Water
Disillusioned missionary, 'Spirit-inspired' invention transform church's ministry in the Dominican Republic.
By Dean Nelson in Santo Domingo
posted 08/25/2003
YOUTH
Churches Must Recognize Threat of Youth Sexually Abusing Youth
Legal experts say rape, like in a recent ELCA case, is rare in youth ministry. But sex abuse by children against other children is a very real risk in churches.
By Todd Hertz
posted 08/20/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
One Friendship at a Time
Kids Hope USA shows the power of mentoring children.
By Bert Ghezzi
posted 08/15/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Virgil Gulker: Calling a Child by Name
God roams America's public schools looking for us.
An interview with Virgil Gulker
posted 08/15/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
Could Rastas and Christians Really Unite?
There's more in common than you might think, but some factors keep adherents wary of one another.
By William David Spencer
posted 08/13/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
Looking for a Dreadlocked Jesus
The author of Dread Jesus talks about the Rastafari call for respect and the many belief structures-Christian and not-inside the movement.
An interview with William David Spencer
posted 08/13/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Evangelicals Lose Three Pioneers
Remembering Bill Bright, Paul Brand, and Larry Burkett.
By Ken Walker
posted 08/11/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inside CT: Nearly Perfect
Longtime Christianity Today editor Carol Thiessen was firm but not fierce, steadfast but not stodgy.
By David Neff
posted 08/08/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Roadblocks and Voting Blocs
Today's evangelicals are committed to peace—not just security—for Israel.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 08/01/2003
EVANGELICALISM
'U.S. Credibility Hangs on Whether It Can Do Justice for the Palestinians'
A Palestinian Christian and former PCUSA moderator talks about his faith and critiques Bush's road map to peace in the Middle East.
An interview with Fahed Abu-Akel
posted 08/01/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Ken Connor Resigns from Family Research Council
Former trial lawyer now considering Senate bid favors judicial strategy over Federal Marriage Amendment.
By Tony Carnes
posted 07/30/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Trouble in the Garden
Historic Chicago homeless shelter is under siege by City Hall.
By Bob Smietana in Chicago
posted 07/28/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Turning the Mainline Around
New sociological studies show that evangelicals may well succeed at renewing wayward Protestantism.
By Michael S. Hamilton and Jennifer McKinney
posted 07/25/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Uncivil War
Missionary tells of horrors in strife-torn Congo.
An interview with Africa Inland Mission's Chris Hamilton
posted 07/25/2003
YOUTH
Youth in a Haze
Hazing is common in church youth groups
By Ted Olsen
posted 07/24/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Breakthrough Dancing
A look at the one of the most creative youth ministries in Hong Kong—if not the world.
By Tim Stafford
posted 07/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Hit by the SARS Tornado
Breakthrough reacted quickly when the disease hit Hong Kong.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 07/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Bill Bright's Benediction
"As long as I have breath, I will praise and serve the Lord," the evangelist wrote earlier this month.
By Bill Bright, July 16, 2003
posted 07/21/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
CT Classic: 'I'm Only Doing What God Told Me to Do'
"As long as I have breath, I will praise and serve the Lord," the evangelist wrote earlier this month.
By Bill Bright, July 16, 2003
posted 07/21/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
CT Classic: Campus Crusade Into All the World
Bill Bright leads a spiritual revolution.
By Edward E. Plowman
posted 07/21/2003
CATHOLICISM
The Truth About the Catholic Church and Slavery
The problem wasn't that the leadership was silent. It was that almost nobody listened.
By Rodney Stark
posted 07/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Baptists Cut Staff, Missionaries
The International Missions Board Lays off 37 and leaves 24 positions open.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 07/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Book on Tape (Not Tapes)
The new Talking Bible contains all of the New Testament on one cassette.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 07/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'Naïve' Bookkeeping
Report by whistleblowers to Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability prompts CRI employees to reimburse funds.
By Marshall Allen in San Clemente
posted 07/16/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Dispatch: Panning for Gold at CBA
There are actually some original ideas at the Christian Booksellers Association Annual Convention.
By Mark Galli in Orlando
posted 07/15/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Daring to Dream Again
Chaldean Christians connect with other believers.
By Adam Piore in Al Qa'im
posted 07/14/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
While Critics Worry About Continued FCC Deregulation, Christian Broadcasters Have Little to Fear
The few mom-and-pop religious stations remaining won't feel a significant change, say observers.
By Todd Hertz
posted 07/03/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Jesus' Woodstock
After 20 summers of love, the Cornerstone Festival still opens doors for unknown musicians and unlocks truth for hungry minds.
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/27/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The State of Missions
The director of World Inquiry talks about the challenges and priorities of the evangelical missions community.
An interview with Luis Bush
posted 06/25/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Study Lauds Prisoner Program
Prison Fellowship releases InnerChange research at a White House roundtable.
By Tony Carnes
posted 06/19/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Power in Punjab
Christians see churches—and opposition—grow among Sikhs.
By Manpreet Singh in Khojewala, India
posted 06/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Evangelicals Advise on Muslim Dialogue
But hastily called meeting fails to include Franklin Graham, Falwell, and Robertson.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 06/18/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
Go Figure
How evangelicals view Islam and their own happiness.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/12/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Ted Haggard: 'This Is Evangelicalism's Finest Hour'
The new president of the National Association of Evangelicals talks about the current state and future goals of the association and evangelicalism.
An interview with Ted Haggard
posted 06/03/2003
EVANGELICALISM
NAE Rights Its Ship
Outgoing president put the association back in the black.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 06/03/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Did Martin Die Needlessly?
Gracia Burnham believes her husband would be alive today if someone had paid the proper ransom-but mission agencies wonder how many other missionaries would have been kidnapped as a result.
By Ted Olsen
posted 05/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Gracia Burnham: 'I Speak My Mind'
The former hostage talks openly about what she learned about God, her Muslim captors, and herself during her captivity.
An exclusive interview with Gracia Burnham
posted 05/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inside CT: Dogging the Story
Christian media can play a special role in cases like the kidnapping of the Burnhams.
By David Neff
posted 05/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
No Strings Attached
Christians seek to balance relief work and evangelism in Iraq.
By Dawn Herzog and Deann Alford
posted 05/20/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'I Never Thought I'd See Anything Like that Again'
A famine worse than that of 1984 threatens Ethiopia.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 05/16/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Threatened Aid Groups Retreat from Afghanistan
In a "new and disturbing twist," rebel forces target international agencies.
By Richard Read, Religion News Service
posted 05/15/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Gracia Burnham's Book Throws Philippine Government into Turmoil
President orders investigation into claims that military and rebels colluded. But former missionary hostage says, "I am not pointing an accusing finger at anyone."
By Ted Olsen
posted 05/09/2003
EVANGELICALISM
New Leader at Focus on the Family
Dobson turns to an old friend to stabilize his organization.
By Tony Carnes
posted 05/09/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Christianity Today Places First in Four Award Categories
Sister publications, especially Books & Culture, also place well in annual Evangelical Press Association honors.
By Ted Olsen
posted 05/09/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Christian Satirical Website a Blessing to Some, 'Sick Joke' to Others
Founder of Lark News says satire is important in any community or subculture.
By Todd Hertz
posted 05/07/2003
YOUTH
Speaking Out: 'Get Mine, Get Yours'
Sexual swagger and slang do not mask a generation's loneliness.
By Janice Shaw Crouse
posted 05/07/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS | MISSIONS & MINISTRY
In Perspective: What's the Difference Between Shi'ah and Sunni?
With a history of persecution and belief in martyrdom, the Shi'ite Muslim majority in Iraq may be more receptive to Christianity.
By Todd Hertz
posted 04/30/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Before the Refugee Dam Breaks
Agencies prepare to help up to 900,000 people in Iraq War.
By Kristian Kahrs and Stan Guthrie
posted 04/24/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Pink Slips at Nonprofits
Ministries close offices, curtail staff costs to cope with donation decline.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 04/23/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
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
posted 04/22/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
As Baghdad Falls, Agencies Brace for Flood of Work
Aid and mine removal teams could move into Iraq within days.
By Rainer Lang in Amman, Jordan
posted 04/11/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Kidnapped German Aid Official Released in India
Relief agency coalition staged numerous demonstrations calling for worker's freedom.
By Anto Akkara in New Delhi
posted 04/11/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Brrr-nabas Ministry
Group encourages and counsels Alaska's secluded missionaries.
By Ted Olsen
posted 04/08/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Mixing Iraq Aid and the Gospel Stirs Debate
Critics say proselytizing can reflect negatively on other relief groups and governments.
By Mark O'Keefe, Religion News Service
posted 04/04/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Inheriting the Cracked Earth
In remote Northeast Brazil, evangelicals are extending their outreach despite extreme poverty.
By George Guilherme
posted 04/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Brazil's Christian Roots
Since the 1600s, the number of protestants has risen to more than 27 million.
By George Guilherme
posted 04/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
German Aid Official Kidnapped in India
Insurgent group says development worker abducted for "interrogation and not for ransom."
By Anto Akkara in New Delhi
posted 04/02/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Faith and Fear on the Truman
How one Navy chaplain helps men and women face combat.
By Adam Piore
posted 04/01/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Evangelicals Plan to Minister to Iraqis' Needs—Physical and Spiritual
Evangelism efforts will join relief work, say Southern Baptist Convention and Samaritan's Purse
By Mark O'Keefe, Religion News Service
posted 03/27/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Relief Agencies Prepare to Help Iraqi Refugees
Meanwhile Christians in Baghdad fear the worst.
By Kristian Kahrs
posted 03/26/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Addiction a Click Away
Internet gambling is hooking shut-ins, including Christians.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 03/25/2003
ECUMENISM
Christians Form Broad Alliance
Christian Churches Together in the USA announces it will launch once 25 denominations join.
From wire service reports
posted 03/25/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Peacemakers Seek to Show War from Point of View of Iraqi Civilians
Six Christian Peacemaker Team members remain in Iraq as bombs drop.
By Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 03/21/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Coverage of About Schmidt Casts Shadow on Child Sponsorship
Oscar-nominated film is causing positive and negative ripples in the press and in relief agencies.
By Todd Hertz
posted 03/19/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
Billy Graham appears on the list of "most admired men" for the forty-fifth time.
By Ted Olsen
posted 03/19/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Suing Success
Prison Fellowship says its Inner Change program is clearly constitutional.
By Religion News Service, CT staff reports
posted 03/18/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Helping Refugees Run Roadblocks
No nation wants North Koreans, but Christians rally to their cause.
By Tony Carnes
posted 03/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Standing for Peace on the Eve of War
Christian group seeks nonviolent solution in Iraq.
By Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 03/12/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Time to Decide
Only a handful of Southern Baptist missionaries leave amid revisions to BFM.
By Ken Walker
posted 03/12/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Moody Closes Magazine, Restructures Aviation Program
Moody Bible Institute announces strategic changes to ensure financial stability for core education program.
By Todd Hertz and Stan Guthrie
posted 02/25/2003
CATHOLICISM
Despite Protestant Growth, Hispanic Catholicism Holds Steady in U.S.
Younger generations leaving for Protestant churches, but immigrants make up difference.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 02/07/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
The power of Jesus shows in magazine sales.
By Ted Olsen
posted 02/04/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
How to Rebuild a Country
Chet Thomas of Project Global Village says it happens one village at a time.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 02/03/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
'Once You Forgive, There Will Be Healing'
How a martyr's widow turned her life around and won India's prestigious Gandhi harmony award.
By S. David, with additional reporting by Manpreet Singh
posted 01/31/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Prostitutes Sue Christians
Evangelicals are causing a loss of income in Chile's sex trade.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/29/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Evangelism Antagonism
Sharing the Good News is not a hate crime.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 01/29/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Comments on Islam Endanger Missionaries, Letter Says
Baptists in Muslim nations plead for restraint in public statements by American Christians.
By Todd Hertz
posted 01/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Return to Kabul
Shelter Now's Georg Taubmann talks about ministry and security in the former Taliban state.
An interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 01/17/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Beach Blanket Rebirth
Luis Palau to take Fort Lauderdale spring break festival nationwide.
By Todd Hertz
posted 01/16/2003
EVANGELICALISM
All in the Family
For evangelical insiders, Randall Balmer's one-man encyclopedia can be fun.
Reviewed by Elesha Coffman
posted 01/13/2003
EVANGELICALISM
John F. Walvoord, 92, Long-time Dallas President, Dies
Increased seminary enrollment sevenfold; wrote prophecy bestseller.
By Mark A. Kellner in Pasadena
posted 01/13/2003
EVANGELICALISM
Quotation Marks
Comments on Islam, denominational tensions, and motorcycle evangelism.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/09/2003
OTHER RELIGIONS
In Perspective: Who Are the Raëlians?
A UFO sect that runs a space amusement park and hosts sex conferences now claims it has cloned humans. But why?
By Todd Hertz
posted 01/08/2003
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Open-book Ministry
Financial transparency is a must, even when it's not legally required.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/06/2003
EVANGELICALISM
The Most-Read Articles of 2002
Christianity Today's online readers wanted to know about Islam, pop culture, and forgiveness.
posted 12/31/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Top Ten News Stories, 2002
The events, people, and ideas of the past year that have or will significantly shape evangelical life, thought, or mission.
By Christianity Today editors
posted 12/30/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Positive Prophet
Tony Campolo is a ferocious critic of Christians left and right. Why do people still flock to hear him?
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/27/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Candidate Campolo
"The idea of winning was ridiculous."
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/27/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Why Clinton Likes Campolo
The President and evangelist talked about sexual ethics long before Monica.
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/27/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Tony Talks Too Much
Campolo has sworn to cut back many times, but still couldn't say no to speaking engagements.
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/27/2002
EVANGELICALISM
John Walvoord Dead at 92
Theologian noted for writings on Bible prophecy
posted 12/23/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Lewis Smedes Dead at 81
Theologian and ethicist noted for his writings on forgiveness.
By Mark A. Kellner
posted 12/20/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Liturgy vs. Opium
Orthodox use prayer and sacraments to heal drug addicts in Russia.
By Charnicia Huggins, RNS, in Moscow
posted 12/20/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Food for Votes
Aid agencies fight starvation, Mugabe's brutal politics in Zimbabwe
By Ecumenical News International, Harare, with additional reporting by CT staff
posted 12/18/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Muslim Phobic No More
Verbal attacks on Islam sabotage evangelism.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 12/16/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
The Real Gospel
In a postmodern world in which people see many 'truths' as equally valid, how can you convince someone of the truth of salvation through Christ?
By Alister E. McGrath
posted 12/16/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Missionaries Flee Violence in Ivory Coast
Muslim rebel attacks force school closures.
By David Miller, Compass Direct
posted 12/12/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Quotation Marks
Recent sayings about Islam, faith-based funds, and clergy dress codes.
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/10/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Temple Square Face-off
Baptist evangelist irks LDS, but court is on his side.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 12/09/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Police Arrest Indian Christians Over Dalit Conversion
Low-caste Indians reject Hinduism, turn to Christianity or Buddhism.
By Joshua Newton in Chennai, India
posted 12/06/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
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
posted 12/06/2002
EVANGELICALISM
What Is Hip?
Let's not kid ourselves that salvation depends on the ability to discuss Austin Powers movies.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 12/05/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Jesus Freak
Franklin Graham remains unashamed of the Name, despite public criticism. No generic prayers for him.
Interviewed by David Neff and Timothy Morgan
posted 12/03/2002
ECUMENISM
'Confessing' Christians Stick It Out
Some conservatives, however, give up on reforming their denominations.
By Robert P. Mills in Indianapolis
posted 11/27/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Quitting Hinduism
'Untouchables' find new dignity in Christian faith.
By Manpreet Singh in Madurai, India
posted 11/27/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Wall Watchers Admits Error in Ministry Critique
In addition, three other organizations removed from group's Transparency Watch list
By Todd Hertz
posted 11/22/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Good Samaritan Banished
Jonathan Miles battles red tape to connect Israeli doctors and Palestinian Children.
By Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Religion News Service, in Jerusalem
posted 11/19/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
45 Ministries 'Failed to Demonstrate Financial Transparency,' Says Watchdog Website
List may have financial consequences, but several named groups say ratings are wrong.
By Ted Olsen
posted 11/15/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Quenching Worst-Case Scenarios
Maryland Baptists train to rescue their neighbors if terrorists strike again.
By Sharon Mager
posted 11/13/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Regular Purpose-Driven Guy
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious.
By Tim Stafford
posted 11/08/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Option for Alienated Baptist Missionaries
Texans to form 'flexible' alternative to Southern Baptist Convention's IMB.
By Corrie Cutrer
posted 11/05/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Prostitute Murders Spur Ministry
Vancouver Christians rescue women lost on streets.
By Debra Fieguth in Vancouver
posted 10/31/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Manhattan Ministry a Year Later
As of September 2002, weddings, counseling, and courage in demand.
By Tony Carnes in New York City
posted 10/29/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Go Figure
How much more time do evangelical fathers give their children?
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/25/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Sober Witness
"Missionary drivers" give drinkers free rides at Last Call.
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/18/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
A Sober Witness
"Missionary drivers" give drinkers free rides at Last Call.
By Ted Olsen
posted 10/18/2002
EVANGELICALISM | OTHER RELIGIONS
Riots, Condemnation, Fatwa, and Apology Follow Falwell's CBS Comments
President of the All India Christian Council: "I prayed that the broadcast would not reach India."
By Todd Hertz
posted 10/17/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Making Columns
A behind-the-scenes look at Charles Colson's writing.
By David Neff
posted 10/09/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Racing-Car Cleric Brings Mass to the Fast Lane
Phil De Rea is co-founder of CART Ministries and chaplain to drivers, spectators, and mechanics.
By Cheryl Heckler, Ecumenical News International
posted 10/09/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Putting Troubled Lives on Hold
Christians in Costa Rica find out the hard way that government funding may be unreliable.
By Deann Alford in San José, Costa Rica
posted 10/02/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Evangelistic Circus in a Box
Festival con Dios links with Palau organization to expand work of proclamation.
By Todd Hertz
posted 10/01/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Dobson, Awad Debate Palestinian's Invitation
The full text of what the presidents of Focus on the Family and Bethlehem Bible College said about Hanan Ashrawi.
posted 09/20/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Doctrine Still Matters
Christianity Today reflects on handling doctrinal issues.
By David Neff
posted 09/17/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Muslim Class Prayer
Parents allege kids 'forced' to simulate Islam.
By Mark A. Kellner in Los Angeles
posted 09/16/2002
EVANGELICALISM
You Can Take the Boy out of the Barrio …
But nothing has been able to take the barrio out of Jesse Miranda, the uniting force for Hispanic Protestants in the U.S.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 09/13/2002
ECUMENISM
Darkness at Jesus' Tomb
A fight breaks out on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
By Ted Olsen
posted 09/12/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Speaking Out: Ten Things We Should Have Learned Since September 11, 2001
We can't turn a blind eye to Islam, evangelism, heroism, and our Christian calling.
By Jim Tonkowich
posted 09/10/2002
EVANGELICALISM
Globalists R Us
But there's no guarantee this will always be true.
By Mark Galli
posted 09/09/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
Harassed Kashmir Christians Reach Out to Discreet Muslims
Wearied by violence, thousands interested in the Prince of Peace.
By Manpreet Singh in Srinagar and Jammu
posted 09/06/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Doors into Islam
September 11 has only intensified the dangers and rewards of Muslim evangelism.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 08/30/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Deconstructing Islam
Apologist Jay Smith takes a confrontational approach.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 08/30/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
September 11 Prompts Sober Missions Thinking
Christians have to seriously consider whether to go abroad because of dangerous elements.
An interview with Patrick Johnstone
posted 08/30/2002
EVANGELICALISM | OTHER RELIGIONS
Give Franklin Graham Some Slack—and Some Credit
The evangelist shouldn't be defined by his opposition to Islam.
By David Neff
posted 08/23/2002
OTHER RELIGIONS
The Setting of the Age of Aquarius
By Ted Olsen
posted 08/20/2002
Remember the New Age movement? Now, even the New Agers want out.
OTHER RELIGIONS
CT Classic: Do Jews Really Need Jesus?
What evangelicals believe about evangelization of the Jews—and whether the Holocaust makes a difference in that task.
By Kenneth A. Myers
posted 08/16/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Farm Boy Makes Good
Robert Schuller's story is a distillation of his gospel.
By Elizabeth Eisenstadt-Evans
posted 08/16/2002
MISSIONS & MINISTRY
Skating on Church Pipes
Skateboard ministries provide youth with ramps and a sermon.
By Ted Olsen
posted 08/15/2002
ECUMENISM
Whither Christian Unity?
The WCC and the WEA represent very different paths. One of them has real promise.
By Thomas C. Oden
posted 08/09/2002
ECUMENISM
The Not-So-New Ecumenism
A recent initiative is structured to exclude evangelicals in the mainline.
By Thomas C. Oden
posted 08/09/2002
CATHOLICISM
Is Male-Only Ordination Illegal?
Lawyer could not be a priest, so now she is suing.
By Ted Olsen
posted 08/09/2002
ECUMENISM
'CCT's Proposed Theological Basis Is Solidly Orthodox'
The steering committee of Christian Churches Together in the U.S.A. responds to Christianity Today
posted 08/09/2002
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