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May, 2009

Books Uncommon and Offbeat

Short reviews of The Divine Commodity, Something's Rising, and The Reason For Crows.

Keeping Holy Ground Holy

A new survey suggests that seekers are not looking for user-friendly, mall-like buildings.

Theology in Wood and Concrete

Six Protestant churches that strive to match form with faith.

Hold Time

M. Ward's songs of love, loss, death—and redemption.

Praying 'Deliver Us from Evil'

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Surveying the Wondrous Cross

Understanding the Atonement is about more than grasping a theory.

Science and the Mystic

What are we to make of the variety of spiritual experiences?

Abolishing Homelessness in Ten Years

Philip Mangano, the federal 'homeless czar,' says, 'Yes we can.'

Jesus and the Terminator

Biblical allusions run throughout the series.

My Top 5 Spiritual Memoirs

What Do Prayer Studies Prove?

When a landmark study suggests that intercessory prayer may actually hurt patients instead of help them, you have to wonder.

More Giving, Less Taxing

President Obama's tax plan will hurt the very people he's trying to help.

Pressure to Prove Himself

The challenges facing Joshua DuBois and the faith-based initiative.

'The Perfect Hybrid'

At 26, Joshua DuBois has already been a pastor and a congressional fellow, and is now the President's faith-based point man.

What to Do with the Stranger?

Two evangelicals argue for more generous immigration policies.

Augustine's Origin of Species

How the great theologian might weigh in on the Darwin debate.

Go Figure

Get the numbers on cancer patients, American Idol, and lay leaders.

From the Printing Press to the iPhone

Shane Hipps urges Christians to discern the technology spirits.

Readers Write

Your responses to the March 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

Out of Step and Fine with It

Why Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of the Most Admired Man in America, thinks Christians need to become unfashionable.

Learning from Widows

Despite being laid off, one woman is committed to supporting three children.

A Simple, Old-Fashioned Fundraiser

How does an Anabaptist charity get donors to give $1,200 a year?

The Not-for-Profit Surge

Even in tough times, your favorite charities are doing better than anyone expected.

CreationWatch

Websites to help you rediscover the beauty of planet Earth this spring.

Why We Need Earthquakes

Without them, the planet couldn't support creatures like us.

Passages

Mark Young becomes president of Denver Seminary, Mary Hulst becomes chaplain of Calvin College, and other transitions in the Christian world.

Be Careful What You Wish For

Access to federal money may be mixed blessing for embryonic research.

News Briefs

Todd Bentley marries former intern, Oral Roberts University and Joyce Meyer Ministries become accredited, and other recent news.

Quotation Marks

Comments on generic evangelicals, Habitat's demolition crews, and other topics from recent news.

El Salvador's Values Voters

Evangelicals discount portrayal as leftist voting bloc.

Q & A: Carl Moeller

The president and CEO of Open Doors USA updated CT on North Korea, which the group ranks as the world's worst persecutor of Christians.

Faith on the Frontera

Drug violence halts church trips to short-term missions mecca.

A Problematic Peace Accord

Christians in Swat Valley brace for Taliban rule.

Caring for the Caregivers

Studies suggest that pastors' health declines are a church problem.

Church Pink Slips

Tax exemption means layoffs hit congregations' employees harder.

In Over His Pay Grade

When science is made 'apolitical' and 'unencumbered by religion,' it's usually to hyper-politicize and hyper-sacralize it.

Don't Miss

Forgiving Iran

Forgiving Iran

Long before I knew the true God, he helped me release my hatred.
Guilt Gone Wild

Guilt Gone Wild

The right kind of guilt can be healthy. But false guilt depletes your soul and ministry.

Training for "One Pitch" Preachers

Training for "One Pitch" Preachers

If you're stuck in a rut, this is how to mix things up.

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