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December 2011

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Making Disciples Today: Christianity Today's New Global Gospel Project

Introducing the magazine's new five-year teaching venture.

Why We Need Jesus

Reason and morality cannot show us a good and gracious God. For that, we need the Incarnation.

Learning to Read the Gospel Again

How to address our anxiety about losing the next generation.

It's Okay to Expect a Miracle

Scholar Craig Keener rediscovers the reality of divine intervention.

My Perfect Child

What God taught me through my daughter's disability.

The Kingdom in Columbus

Why the world's largest Vineyard church is drawing people from 104 nations in central Ohio.

A Senior Moment

The elderly population is steadily growing and will be for years. How some ministries are embracing the challenge.

Briefing

Gleanings

Europe Restricts Stem-Cell Research, Egyptian Military Bans Religious Discrimination, and More

Important developments in the church and the world.
Spotlight

Infographic: How the Bible Feels

One of the most visual Scripture summaries to date.
Headlines

Go Figure

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks on crosses on water towers, crosses on roadsides, and more.

Church Leaders Debate Self-Defense

Nigerian Christians abandon cheek-turning.

Pastors Double-Dare the IRS

Observers suggest that punishing church endorsements will be unlikely.

Should Sunday School Be for the Whole Family?

Church youth need more exposure to adults.

A Private Matter: Vanderbilt Vets Student Ministries

Campus ministries need different defenses.

Passages

Deaths, retirements, resignations, and appointments in the church and in the world.

Should Churches Trademark their Names and Logos?

Observers weigh in.

Pentecostal Renewal Transforms Rwanda after Genocide

Survivors flock to charismatic churches as a haven for healing.

Viewpoints

Readers Write

Readers respond to the October issue.

No Taxpayer Is an Island

Elizabeth Warren is wrong, and right, about the role of government.

How to Think about Social Networking in Churches

What do we do with virtual fellowship?

Lessons From an Usher

What I learned about humility from a gentle greeter.

Education Is in Our DNA

We should support every effort to upgrade our failing schools.

CT Review

Books

Islam's Inquisitors: A Review of 'Silenced'

Muslim blasphemy laws threaten global religious liberty and American national security.

My Top 5 Books on Consumerism

Picks from Tyler Wigg Stevenson, author of 'Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age.'

Creation's Own Inherent Value

A review of 'Living with Other Creatures.'

Be Not Afraid

Facing fear with faith.

Wilson's Bookmarks

Brief reviews of 'Gracie,' 'Destiny Of The Republic,' and 'The Best American Poetry 2011.'

Q & A: Alvin Plantinga on Conflict Resolution with Science

The philosophy professor seeks to disentangle sound science from naturalistic dogma.

Books to Note

Short reviews of 'Gospel,' 'Surprised by Oxford,' and 'The Triumph of Christianity.'

In Every Issue

Nurturing Mind and Soul

A systematic beginning for an old cause.

Both Testaments at Christmastime

Andrew Peterson sings of Jesus in his annual tour.

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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