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COVER STORY
The Mind Under Grace
Why a heady dose of doctrine is crucial to spiritual formation.
Darren C. Marks

COVER PACKAGE
The Lost Art Of Catechesis
It's a tried and true way of teaching, among other things, Christian doctrine.
J. I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett

Q & A: Kenneth Starr, Baylor's Next President
The former solicitor general of the United States explains his vision for the Christian university.
Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Jesus Ball in Slovakia
GoodSports reaches a culture suspicious of Christians by teaching kids how to hit an inside pitch.
Patti McCracken

Political Advocacy Tracker
Glenn Beck: 'Leave Your Church'
Advocacy groups respond to the conservative commentator's call to leave churches that promote social justice. Plus, reactions to health care in the House and gay rights in Virginia.

Beyond Believers
Religion is now the hottest topic for American historians.

Islamic Gunmen Kill Christian Aid Workers in Pakistan
World Vision worker says militants dragged his colleagues into room and executed them.

Obama's Spiritual Cabinet
The President looks to seven men and women to shape policy, tend his soul.

THE VILLAGE GREEN
What's the Best Way to Reform U.S. Immigration Now?
Samuel Rodriguez: Assimilate Justly
James Hoffmeier: Watch Your Words
David Skeel: Link Migration to Jobs

Theology in the News
'We're All Theologians'
But is it the best or worst of times for doctrine?

Quotation Marks
Recent remarks on spanking children, daring Rick Warren to wrestle, and other topics.

SoulWork
Love of Unimaginable Proportions
What to do when you find yourself praying to the quid pro quo god.

[thursday \| 03.11.10] Q & A: Kenneth Starr, Baylor's Next President Beyond Believers Islamic Gunmen Kill Christian Aid Workers in Pakistan	[wednesday \| 03.10.10] Jesus Ball in Slovakia Obama's Spiritual Cabinet Quotation Marks
[tuesday \| 03.09.10] Samuel Rodriguez: Assimilate Justly James Hoffmeier: Watch Your Words David Skeel: Link Migration to Jobs	[monday \| 03.08.10] Collin Hansen: 'We're All Theologians' Tim Challies: Show All History
[friday \| 03.05.10] Editorial: Box Office Pantheism It's the End of the World, & We Love It The New Debate Over Health Care	[thursday \| 03.04.10] SoulWork: Love of Unimaginable Proportions Passages

[The Latest]

Church Abuse Scandal in Germany Edges Closer to Pope
A senior church official acknowledged that a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in reassigning an abusive priest during the pope’s tenure as its archbishop in the 1980s (The New York Times)
Christian Groups Find Way Around High Health Costs
Instead of paying premiums, they simply agree to pay each other's medical bills. (NPR)
The bizarre religious roots of the abortion tweeter
Jackson's grandmother, a Christian leader named Carol Balizet, is a Christian author of apocalyptic thrillers who came into her life's work when she started attending the home births of women in her Tampa community as a "spiritual midwife." (Kathryn Joyce, Slate)
Texas Conservatives Win Vote on Textbook Standards
They included a plank to ensure that students learn about “the conservative resurgence of the 1980s and 1990s, including Phyllis Schalfly, the Contract With America, the Heritage Foundation, the Moral Majority and the National Rifle Association.” (The New York Times)
A Christian Overture to Muslims Has Its Critics
Ergun Caner, the president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, in Lynchburg, Va., focused attention on a Southern Baptist controversy when he called Jerry Rankin, the president of the denomination’s International Mission Board, a liar. (The New York Times)
Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses Obama controversy, history of his church
President Obama's former pastor Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. said it had been hard weathering the media storm after Obama became a serious contender for the White House and controversy erupted over Wright's fiery sermons. (Washington Post)

[Top Stories]

Tea parties stir evangelicals' fears
[The tea party movement has] also banished the social issues that are the focus of many evangelical Christians to the background. (Ben Smith, Politico)
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said Thursday that the leadership will try to secure the necessary 216 votes to pass the bill without reworking the divisive abortion provision. (Associated Press)
World Vision Is Attacked In Pakistan - 6 Are Killed
Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., herded staff members into a room, and started shooting indiscriminately. (The New York Times)
Supreme Court will weigh free speech issues in case of anti-gay military funeral protests
The Supreme Court is getting involved in the legal fight over the anti-gay protesters who show up at military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." (Associated Press)
Hundreds flee new religious violence in Nigeria
A reporter says he counted more than 200 dead bodies after renewed religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria. (Associated Press)
AFA founder Don Wildmon resigns as chairman
Wildmon, 72, said Wednesday his resignation follows months of health problems, including hospitalizations for treatment of encephalitis, which he got from a mosquito bite, and cancer on his left eye (Associated Press)

[CT Classics]The Challenge of the Lenten Season
Evangelical Protestants are caught between freedom in Christ and sacred observance.

From the CT Editorial Archives | posted 3/01/2000

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 3/01/2004

Philip Yancey: What's a Heaven For?
Lewis saw belief in heaven not as wishful thinking, but as thoughtful wishing.

posted 10/26/1998

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