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January 2009

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January, 2009

'The Blue Parakeet' Faces Inconvenient Verses

Facing difficult passages may help us better understand the Bible as a whole.

PhotographyWatch

Christianity Today's design director lists his favorite photography sites.

Memphis's Other Graceland

For over 40 years, JoeAnn Ballard has grown a ministry that has transformed thousands of lives.

Pivoting Toward the Faraway Neighbor

Gary Haugen says rescuing the oppressed is within our reach.

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

What Is a Spiritual Director?

What Is Spiritual Direction?

Spiritual Formation Agenda

Three priorities for the next 30 years.

Managing Your Money

My top 5 books on personal finance.

A Surefire Investment

How to pray in the midst of financial catastrophe.

Faith-based Super Bowl Parties

A pastor explains why his church likes to be host for football's biggest event.

The Evolution of Darwin

The scientist's problem with God did not spring from his theory.

There Goes the Neighborhood

Do I have to love my neighbor if he breaks the law?

Books Uncommon and Offbeat

Evangelical Disenchantment, Jesus and Philosophy, and Rapture for the Geeks.

The Greatest Social Need

It happens to be something that evangelicals are specially gifted to meet.

Jacaranda

Josh Garrels finds God in the shadows.

Evolve or Die

Battlestar Galactica: New life impossible without death.

Popcorn in the Pews

Movie theaters are the new churches. Some congregations plan to stay.

Bush's Envoy's Advice: 'Raise Cain'

How advocacy by American Christians trims violence in Sudan.

Building a Peace Beyond Understanding

Amid ongoing violence, southern Sudan's Christians model a different kind of hope.

Everyday Lord

Jesus' language shows the mundane is where faith is fleshed out.

Better Than a Bailout

Foreclosure disaster drives California churches to launch home rescue efforts.

Battle Fatigue

Abortion opponents head into Obama presidency after big losses.

Don't Let Them Die Alone

Hospice care spirituality would benefit from greater Christian engagement.

How to Help Orphans

Orphanages are not always the best answer.

Our Priorities for 2009

What direction Christianity Today plans to take.

Jesus Is Not a Brand

Why it is dangerous to make evangelism another form of marketing.

Go Figure

Get the numbers on suicide, world affairs, and the Amish.

Black Flight

African American churches leave the inner city for the suburbs.

Second Thoughts

Groups reconsider their presence after another killing in Afghanistan.

Emergent's Divergence

Leaders hope decentralizing power will revitalize the movement.

Microfinance, Now More Micro

Hit by the credit crunch, lenders anticipate fewer loans to the poor.

News Briefs

Wycliffe receives $50 million, Without Walls faces foreclosure, and other news in brief.

Quotation Marks

CIA lied, Bob Jones apologizes, eHarmony surrenders, and other quotes from the news.

Passages

Focus on the Family eliminates jobs, American Bible Society president chosen, and other transitions.

Up for Debate

Publicly arguing for traditional marriage is worth it even if I don't change many minds.

Don't Miss

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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