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February 2009

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February, 2009

California's Temper Tantrum

How the gay rights movement lost more than Proposition 8.

Reverence for the Mystery

God does not have to answer to us for his ways.

Novel Teachers

Learning real-life lessons from imaginary ministers.

Searching for Radical Faith

I traveled from Portland to Delhi, and this is what I found.

Praying 'Thy Kingdom Come ...'

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Q&A: Louie Giglio

The Passion Conference founder talks about his overseas tour and the new church he has started with Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin.

The Ultimate Kibitzer

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein wants Jews to trust evangelicals, and evangelicals to love Israel.

Who Do You Think You Are?

The global church needs to ground youth in their true, deepest identity.

Making Movies to Change the World

2008 was the year of socially conscious documentaries.

CDs on The List

Short reviews of new albums by Compassionart, Downhere, Jason Gray, and Ben Shive.

Live: Hope at the Hideout

At 69, the soul and gospel queen is still electrifying.

Cartoon of the Month

Bibliophiles We

Did we mention that we love books?

Meager Harvest

The Green Bible promises to grow our understanding of creation care. Unfortunately, its results don't satisfy.

Books Uncommon and Offbeat

I Heard God Talking to Me, The Final Martyrs, and Paranoia.

The Men Behind the Myths

Short profiles of Olaf Stapledon, Erich von Däniken, Ray Kurzweil, Freeman Dyson, and Lee M. Silver.

Sci-Fi's Brave New World

How the genre draws us to its own views of redemption.

Political Exile

A strategy for social conservatives in a socially liberal era.

Memo to Worship Bands

Five sound reasons to lower the volume.

Learning from Secular Nations

In 'godless' Scandinavia, people are content. Is that enough?

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks on proselytizing, Rick Warren, and whether to say 'Merry Christmas.'

Smuggling Debate

Ministries disagree on how best to provide Bibles to Chinese Christians.

2009 Christianity Today Book Awards

Judges whittled 436 submissions down to 10 winners.

Gas-Powered Gospels

Christians in South Korea use helium-filled balloons to spread gospel tracts.

Get 'Lost'

Acclaimed show asks big questions.

Atheists' Outreach

Debating God on public transit draws Christian response.

News Briefs

Where David battled Goliath, missionaries who were found guilty, and other news in brief.

Passages

Recent deaths and other transitions in the Christian world.

Go Figure

How many evangelicals believe Judaism can lead to eternal life, and other numbers from the news.

Bush's Faith-Based Legacy

Key policies at home and overseas will help victims of poverty and disease for years to come.

Fault Line of Faith

Six pastors killed, 40 churches razed in Jos's most recent violence.

Prosperity Gospel on Skid Row

Difficulties of high-profile pastors may reorient movement—or reinforce it.

Readers Write

Your responses to the December 2008 issue of Christianity Today.

Stocks Squeeze Seminaries

Financial crisis may claim more evangelical schools in 2009.

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Forgiving Iran

Forgiving Iran

Long before I knew the true God, he helped me release my hatred.
Why Willpower Fails

Why Willpower Fails

Your willpower is limited, so use it wisely.

Great Humility

Great Humility

The power of a neglected virtue

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