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January 2011

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Chasing Methuselah

Exercise, technology, and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care?

A God-Sized Food Bank

The Big Reach Center of Hope offers a lifeline to Ohio's rural poor.

A Developing Nation Inside the U.S.

The forgotten rural poor face desperate challenges.

The Meaning of Business

Christians in the marketplace, says Jeff Van Duzer, are not second-class citizens of the kingdom.

Connoisseur for Christ: Roberta Green Ahmanson

What inspires the art enthusiast to give millions away?

The Enduring Church

Believers in every age worry about the collapse of the faith.

Changing Forever How You Think

Recovering the lost art of Scripture memorization.

How to Teach Sex

Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.

Unreasonable Doubt

The reasons for unbelief are more complex than many atheists let on.

Briefing

Spotlight

Top 10 News Stories of 2010

The events, people, and debates of the past year that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.
Gleanings

CIA Releases Missionary Plane Shooting Report, Church Bolts over ELCA Agricultural Proposal & More

Important developments in the church and the world.
Headlines

Resist the TSA?

Observers discuss whether Christians should resist airport body scans and pat-downs.

Boarding Bust: Schools for Missionary Kids See Lower Attendance

Recent reports of child abuse overshadow another trend.

The Rush to Reconcile

Are peacemaking efforts in Sudan enough to prevent violence if the South votes for independence?

Constructing Peace

One Olympic athlete's efforts to build relationships between Sudan's Christians and Muslims.

Go Figure

Stats on theology, marriage, and evangelical self-image.

Generic Christian U.

Ties that bind church schools are loosening.

Bhutan Budges

Buddhist nation will likely legalize Christianity.

'Chilling Verdict'

Churches re-assess risk management policies.

Viewpoints

Readers Write

Your responses to the November 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Sudan's Politics of Prayer

If there were ever a time for intercession in international affairs, this is it.

Cracks in the Crystal Cathedral

Why we are better off letting God make the gospel relevant.

Give to Street People?

Christian thinkers weigh in on whether Christians should always give money to people on the street who ask for it.

Flunking Pew's Pop Quiz

Good thing the Last Judgment is not a round of Final Jeopardy!

Cartoon of the Month

CT Review

Books

Interview: Condoleezza Rice's Faith Context for Foreign Policy

How faith guided the former secretary of state's life from the segregated South to dictating the nation's foreign policy.

My Top 5 Books on Poetry for the Soul

Picks by Roger Lundin, the author of "Believing Again: Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age."

Wise Stewards

Philosophical foundations of Christian parenting.

Books to Note

Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

Luminous Slice of China

In the historical novel 'City of Tranquil Light,' ordinary missionaries transcend extraordinary circumstances.

Wilson's Bookmarks

Short reviews of '1 Samuel,' 'Not in the Heavens,' and 'The Identity Man.'

The Center of the Good News

Why we can’t understand the gospel—or ourselves—without the Trinity. A review of 'The Deep Things of God.'

In Every Issue

Stay Young! Live Longer!

That's not just a silly promise of our culture.

Filling the Dad Gap

John Sowers addresses the root of many social ills.

Don't Miss

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

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The Stand-in Church

The Stand-in Church

Sometimes we speak the gospel from the bottom up.

The New Televangelists

The New Televangelists

I had to look past celebrity ministry to learn how to really pastor.

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