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August 2005

Fixing Church Discipline
Tough love without the legalism.

How Discipline Died
The church should stop taking its cues from the state.
by Marlin Jeschke

Shaping Holy Disciples
Mark Dever says discipline is not punishment or self-help.
Interview by Mark Galli

Spheres of Accountability
Megachurch dynamics.
by John Ortberg

Keeping the Lawyers at Bay
How to stay out of court.
by Ken Sande

Healing the Body of Christ
Church discipline is as much about God as it is about erring believers.
by David Neff

Where Are the Men?
Overseas humanitarian groups target women, and for good reason. But it isn't enough.
by Tim Stafford

It's All About Jesus
A convert to Orthodoxy reconsiders evangelicalism.
by Sam Torode

Dying Smart
Why your living will may not be good enough.
by Lindsey O'Connor

Raising the Compassion Bar
How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic and schoolhouse for a village in Zambia—with money to spare.
by Jeremy Weber

What Is Radical Orthodoxy?
A growing theological movement tries to put secularism in its place.
by Ashley Woodiwiss

Jesus and Justice
How Billy Graham tactfully led evangelicals on race at his first New York City crusade.
by Harold Myra and Marshall Shelley

Victory Lap
Billy Graham wows New York City in what is likely his last American crusade.
by Tony Carnes

HeadLines

Passages: Living Bible creator left an even larger legacy.

Church and State: Prisoners secure religious freedom.

Archaeology: In Jerusalem, 70 truckloads of treasures.

India: Oppressed Dalits seek equal treatment.

Politics: Democrats eye an extreme makeover.

Science: Angst at the Smithsonian.

Pluralism: Air Force Academy survives scrutiny.

Q+A: Charles Colson on 'Deep Throat.'

Education: For-profit school makes painful cuts.

Faith and Learning: Baylor fires provost.

Departments

Inside CT
Unseen Second-Mile Faith

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Broken Tablets; Kenneth N. Taylor, 1917-2005

Reflections
Wisdom That Sticks

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Environmental Wager

The CT Review
New biography of Charles Colson; Reaching out to the porn industry; Bookmarks

The Back Page | Charles Colson
What Is Justice?

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The Impossibility of Thanksgiving
Why gratefulness is more gift than duty.

Mark Galli | posted 11/25/2009 10:45AM

My Top 5 Movies on Thankfulness

Annie Young Frisbie, CT Movies critic and blogger at SuperFastReader.com | posted 11/25/2009 11:14AM

The Green Baptist
Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

Tim Stafford | posted 11/24/2009 11:31AM

What Does the Manhattan Declaration Really Mean?
Also: advocacy groups gear up for the Christmas shopping season with politics and compassion.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/24/2009 12:16PM

'A Voice for Sanity'
J. Lee Grady doesn't want your gold. The journalist wants a 'Holy Ghost housecleaning' of the charismatic movement.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:11PM

Modern-Day Mordecai
When he's away from his day job, Charisma editor J. Lee Grady is probably working on a project to empower women and confront abuse.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 11/23/2009 01:06PM

The Next Redesign
Look for Christianity Today's new and improved presence online.

Ted Olsen | posted 11/23/2009 01:43PM

Trees Of Life
How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

Deann Alford in the Dominican Republic | posted 11/20/2009 10:56AM

A Grounded Faith
Mexican ministry branches out beyond tree planting to bring healing to souls in a barren land.

Jeremy Weber in Oaxaca, Mexico | posted 11/06/2009 01:56PM

Will Abortion Derail Health Care Reform?
The Senate moves closer to a vote on health care reform, groups argue over presidential appointments, and the Family Research Council issues a correction.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/20/2009 11:05AM

Cleaning Up After Others
A&E's The Cleaner is about tough love and redemption.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/19/2009 10:19AM

'O, Evangelicos!'
We need not abandon our name—just live up to it.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/18/2009 10:31AM

An Edwards-ian Thanksgiving
In November 1739, Jonathan Edwards preached not freedom from want, but freedom from demons.

Elesha Coffman | posted 11/26/2009 02:32AM

Poll: Will you do something for Thanksgiving with people from your church?

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