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December 9 1996, 1996
Volume 40, Number 14
December 9
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Christmas Unplugged, Part 1
Why spending less and turning off TV should be part of the church's mission to the world.
Christmas Unplugged, Part 2
Why spending less and turning off TV should be part of the church's mission to the world.
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Jim Bakker's memoir leaves some important questions unanswered.
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Jerry Falwell's Uncertain Legacy
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Few Rank Jesus' Birth Top Holiday Focus
Evolution: Pope Says Evolution More than a Hypothesis
Darwin's theories still deeply divide Christians.
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The Holy Inefficiency of Henri Nouwen
A better symbol of the Incarnation, I can hardly imagine.