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January 11, 1999

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January 11, 1999

Books: Poisonous Gospel Subscriber access only

A novelist's indictment of American missionaries in Africa-and the imperialistic foreign policy they are said to mirror.
January 11, 1999

Are You Satisfied? Subscriber access only

Michael Maudlin, Managing Editor
January 11, 1999

Letters Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

A Gospel Gold Mine or a Sinking Pyramid? Subscriber access only

Greater Ministries International promises eye-popping returns, but investigators suspect a Ponzi.
Chuck Fager in Lebanon and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
January 11, 1999

Investigative Report: It's not in the Greek Does Greater Ministries Misuse Scripture? Subscriber access only

by Chuck Fager
January 11, 1999

Religious Freedom: States Pass New Protections Subscriber access only

by Verla Wallace in Chicago
January 11, 1999
Wire Story

Ecumenism: Orthodox Push for WCC Reform Subscriber access only

by Tom Finger in Harare, with reports from Chris Roberts, Religion News Service
January 11, 1999

Evangelicals Press Political Leader to Focus on Poverty Issues Subscriber access only

by Deann Alford in Managua
January 11, 1999

Reconciling the World Through Painful Stories Subscriber access only

New network focuses on showing how God heals racial, denominational, and gender divisions.
by Ken Walker in Louisville
January 11, 1999

Communist Crackdown Stymies Growing Church Subscriber access only

by Michael Fischer
January 11, 1999

Jonestown: Twenty Years Later, Cults Still Lethal Subscriber access only

The horror lingers, yet the number of aberrant groups keeps growing as people seek community.
by Christine J. Gardner in Chicago
January 11, 1999

Editorial: Reconnecting with the Poor Subscriber access only

If people are hurting, it's our business.
January 11, 1999

Editorial: When Church and State Cooperate Subscriber access only

There is an opportunity staring the church in the face: charitable choice.
January 11, 1999
Cover Story

Are you tolerant? (Should you be?) Subscriber access only

Deconstructing the gospel of tolerance.
Daniel Taylor
January 11, 1999

The Coming Secular Apocalypse Subscriber access only

How a computer bug is breeding prophecy, plans, and polemics in the church.
Mark A. Kellner
January 11, 1999

Plus: Y2K Preparation Guide Subscriber access only

by Mark A. Kellner
January 11, 1999

The Bible Jesus Read Subscriber access only

Without the Old Testament we don't properly understand God.
by Philip Yancey
January 11, 1999

The Fatted Faithful Subscriber access only

Why the church may be harmful to your waistline.
Virginia Stem Owens
January 11, 1999

It's Hard to Hug a Bully Subscriber access only

It is easier to repay evil for evil, but then all you've got is evil.
Barbara Brown Taylor
January 11, 1999

Angels of the Night Subscriber access only

A Chicago street ministry reaches out to male prostitutes working the street.
by Verla Wallace in Chicago
January 11, 1999
Frederica Mathewes-Green

My Spice Girl Moment Subscriber access only

by Frederica Mathewes-Green
January 11, 1999

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999
Good Question

Directions: Can the Dead Be Converted? Subscriber access only

A "choice" for Jesus is not like choosing a meal from a menu.
J. I. Packer
January 11, 1999

Pop Culture: The Hard Songs of Fernando Ortega Subscriber access only

His music takes you where you might not have been planning to go.
Wendy Murray Zoba
January 11, 1999

In His Steps: How to Become an Apprentice of Jesus

A review of Dallas Willard's "The Divine Conspiracy."
Reviewed by John Wilson
January 11, 1999
Charles Colson

Colson: The Sky Isn't Falling Subscriber access only

The only remaining "ism" is postmodernism. And it is a formalized expression of despair.
by Charles Colson
January 11, 1999

Churches Join 'Prayer Evangelism' Subscriber access only

by Christine J. Gardner
January 11, 1999

At-Home Dads Gather and Bond Subscriber access only

by Kristyn Komarnicki in Des Plaines, Illinois
January 11, 1999

Top Religion Stories of 1998 Subscriber access only

as selected by CT editors and writers
January 11, 1999

Church Listens to the Profits Subscriber access only

by Christine J. Gardner
January 11, 1999

Religious Leaders Tell Clinton to Quit Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

Family-Friendly Titanic Irks Hollywood Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

Conservative Texans Form New Group Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

In Brief Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

Christians Killed, Churches Burn Subscriber access only

by Alex Buchan, Compass Direct News Service
January 11, 1999

Christians Want Shock Rocker Manson Banned Subscriber access only

by Belinda Pollard in Brisbane
January 11, 1999

Relief Groups Struggle to Aid Churches Subscriber access only

by Kirk Albrecht in Amman, Jordan
January 11, 1999

Raising Funds While Helping the Poor Subscriber access only

Raising Funds While Helping the Poor
by Christine J. Gardner
January 11, 1999
Wire Story

Orthodox Land Use Angers Laity Subscriber access only

Religion News Service
January 11, 1999

In Brief Subscriber access only

January 11, 1999

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