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October 2010

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The Reformer

How Al Mohler transformed a seminary, helped change a denomination, and challenges a secular culture.

Joni Eareckson Tada on Something Greater than Healing

Now facing breast cancer and chronic pain, the author, speaker, and advocate talks about the blessings of suffering.

A Covenant with the Earth

Why the work of Christ makes all the difference in our care of creation.

The Abolitionists' Scandal

William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect founded Sierra Leone, then tolerated a form of slavery there, a new book reveals.

The Art of Glory

Cape Cod's newly completed Church of the Transfiguration embodies the belief that beauty can nurture our communion with God.

How Far Should Forgiveness Go?

Seventy times seven? I can barely forgive some corrupt clergy once.

Briefing

Gleanings

River Jordan Pollution, Medi-Share Loses in Ky., Etc.

Recent important developments in the church and world.
Spotlight

Getting Obama's Faith Wrong

So if 18 percent of Americans think Obama is a Muslim, is that a large number or a small one? Find out what 18 percent of Americans also believe.
Gleanings

Violence Prompts Worship Law Revision, IHOP Sues IHOP, & More News

Important developments in the church and the world.
Headlines

Condemnation

Should Christians publicly denounce believers who vilify others?

Cross Examination

Italian crucifix case creates a mixed bag.

Quotation Marks

Glenn Beck's fruits, Robert Park's homecoming, and more.

Border Crossing

Why Philip Yancey's newest book is debuting in Brazil.

Pension Tension

Lawsuit questions 'church related' retirement plans.

Go Figure

Stats on euthanasia, seminaries and honesty.

A Different Kind of Tent Revival

How one pastor is tackling Haiti's complex challenges.

215 Baptist Churches Planted in Haiti

New fellowships will 'preserve the harvest' of new Christians.

Viewpoints

Mosques in Middle America: The Next Christian Response to Islam

The strain of religious diversity tests Christians' own principles.

Hospitality Sweet

One of the forgotten keys to the dynamic worship of God.

Readers Write

Your responses to the August 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Mixing Jesus into Populist Politics

What place do Christians have in the tea party movement?

We Must Not Despair

It's not the time to withdraw from politics.

CT Review

Books

Always Dying, Always Reborn

Exploring the new horizons—and limits—of our perpetual chase for immortality.

My Top 5 Books on Family Ministry

By Reggie Joiner, author of 'Think Orange'

Looking Over the Fence

New research suggests scientists are more like neighbors than enemies of the faith. Andy Crouch reviews 'Science vs. Religion.'

Wilson's Bookmarks

Brief reviews of 'Creation Untamed', 'Wayfaring,' and 'Master of Disguises.'

Max Lucado on Compassion: The Best Apologetic

The San Antonio pastor and author explains why he focuses on poverty in his latest book.

Spiritual Rhythm

Being with Jesus every season of your soul.

Books to Note

Short reviews of recent books worth considering.
Movies

My Top 5 Movies on the Holocaust

In Every Issue

Honest Appraisal

Learning from reformers, past and present.

The Ultimate Wave

Bryan Jennings takes the Good News to surfers.

Don't Miss

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

A top economist shares the astounding news about that little picture hanging on our refrigerator.
Bumbling the Great Commission

Bumbling the Great Commission

Is our discipleship too narrow?

The Sightless, Wordless, Helpless Theologian

The Sightless, Wordless, Helpless Theologian

How our daughter's brief life showed us eternity.

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Small Groups

Silence and Solitude

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These spiritual disciplines...

Out of Ur

Superman: Sermon Notes from Exile

Superman: Sermon Notes from Exile

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