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February 2003

The Higher Self Gets Down to Business
An old movement appears anew—in the corporate world.
by Jeff M. Sellers
Plus: Utopia or Kingdom Come?; Prosperity Consciousness

The Profit of God
Finding the Christian path in business.
by Jeff Van Duzer and Tim Dearborn
Plus: Michael Novak on Enron et al.

'Once You Forgive, There Will Be Healing'
How a martyr's widow turned her life around and won India's prestigious Gandhi harmony award.
by S. David, with additional reporting by Manpreet Singh

Headship with a Heart
How biblical patriarchy actually prevents abuse.
by Steven Tracy
Plus: The Neighborhood's Last, Best Hope

Tallying Compassion
How much is a church's good work worth?
Interview by Agnieszka Tennant

How to Rebuild a Country
Chet Thomas says it happens one village at a time.
by Wendy Murray Zoba

Wrath Control
Does restraining your anger make you sick? Not according to Jesus.
by M. Blaine Smith

What Conversion Is and Is Not
Hint: It's not just about getting people 'saved.'
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.

'The Peoples Are Here'
Record immigration pushes Christians out of their comfort zone.
by Tony Carnes

News: North American Report

Abortion: Inner-city Christians work to save black babies.

Poll: Fewer Americans consider clergy trustworthy.

Libel Suit: Local Church protests inclusion in cults encyclopedia.

Evangelism: Luis Palau takes Fort Lauderdale beach outreach to the nation via satellite.

Supreme Court: Do prolife protesters operate like organized crime?

Obituaries: Theologians Lewis B. Smedes and John F. Walvoord.

World Report

Yugoslavia: Evangelicals in Kosovo and Serbia take slow steps toward reconciliation.

Pakistan: Three girls killed in a church attack on Christmas Day.

Departments

Under the Sun
Elms Make Like a Tree; Quotation Marks; Go Figure; The Unluckiest Church; Heresy at Wheaton?; Prostitutes Sue Christians; Flash: Mother Teresa Was Human

Editorials
Evangelism Antagonism, New Life for Prolife

Reflections
Sex, Love, and Marriage

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Nigeria: Sub-Saharan Powder Keg

Good Question | by Timothy George
Heavenly Bodies

Editor's Bookshelf | by David Neff
Fightings Within and Fears Without

Always in Parables | by Andy Crouch
We're Rich

The CT Review: | by Charles Colson
Openness theology; Words Well Chosen; A Refugee's Challenges; Making a Difference; A Stellar Whodunnit; and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

The Back Page: Faith vs. Statistics

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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 11/27/2009 02:40AM

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

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