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December 2008

Scrooge Lives!
Why we're not putting more in the offering plate. And what we can do about it.

Plus: Some Boats Stay Afloat

Reconciling Christmas
A new ministry to Bethlehem does more than deliver gifts every December.


A Perfect Pearl
A small gospel can be a beautiful thing.


Youth with a Vision
The stories of two teens who have raised more than $1 million for aids orphans in Africa.


The Advent of Humility
Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves.



HeadLines

Election 2008: Working with President Obama.

Religious Freedom: Egyptian Christian faces jail for father's brief conversion to Islam.

Persecution: Northern Iraq's Christians face a bleak midwinter.

Theology: Some Catholic bishops want a clearer inerrancy doctrine.

Finance: In crisis, Christian lenders survive with wise investing habits.

Foreign Affairs: Are changes helping North Korean Christians?

Q+A: Ross Douthat says pro-family vision holds Republicans' future.

Film: Fireproof's fame, Billy's bomb offer lessons in faith-friendly marketing.

Plus A cross-referenced Bible, without the tabs.


Departments

Inside CT
Comfortable Guilt

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Looking for Moral Capitalism; That Controversial Messiah

Reflections
Benedictine Wisdom

Seriously Disturbed |
Needed: More 'Miracles'

Kingdom Sightings |
Family Ties

The CT Review
Karl Giberson traces scientists' evolving posture toward Creation; Rob Bell gets apocalyptic about America's Christianity; Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years showcases what I'm Not There skipped; Sixpence reunites for cheering Christmas disc; plus John Wilson's Bookmarks.

The Back Page |
A Serious Decay

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An Invisible Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

Germany's 'Cold Religion'
A Berlin-based journalist says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

After the Wall
Reflections on 20 years of mission in Europe

A Lost Generation
Mainline churches in East Germany rediscover a sense of mission.

Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

After Election Day, the Vote Everyone Has Been Waiting For
Tuesday brought big news on same-sex unions and the election outcomes of conservative candidates, but all eyes are now on the health-care bill.

Yawning at the Word
It's really hard to listen to God when there are really interesting things to think about.

Go Figure
Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Looking for Clear Signals
Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.

Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates
CT looks at the major religious liberty groups' emphases and work.

Alien Seduction
ABC's sci-fi series V, which premieres tonight, tackles questions of blind faith, asking, "Would we believe them?"

Aliens Among Us
ABC's 'V' is a probing look at culture and the need for discernment, says the show's executive producer.

Rising from the Valley of Death
Steven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter, their family's arduous journey, and a new album of songs chronicling the path of pain and hope.

Poll: Which of the following book genres do you read most for spiritual growth?

 
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