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January 2011

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
Missions: Recent reports of child abuse overshadow another trend.
Church Life:Churches re-assess risk management policies.
Religious Freedom: Buddhist nation will likely legalize Christianity.
Higher Education: Ties that bind church schools are loosening.
Reconciliation: Are peacemaking efforts in Sudan enough to prevent violence if the South votes for independence?

Features

Cover Story
Chasing Methuselah
Exercise, technology, and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care?
Todd T. W. Daly

The Meaning of Business
Interview by Rob Moll

Connoisseur for Christ: Roberta Green Ahmanson
What inspires the art enthusiast to give millions away?
Christine A. Scheller

Theology
How to Teach Sex
Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.
Stanton L. Jones

Discipleship
Changing Forever How You Think
Recovering the lost art of Scripture memorization.
John Wilson

Theology
The Enduring Church
Believers in every age worry about the collapse of the faith.
Jennifer Powell McNutt

Apologetics
Unreasonable Doubt
The reasons for unbelief are more complex than many atheists let on.
Jim Spiegel

A God-Sized Food Bank
The Big Reach Center of Hope offers a lifeline to Ohio's rural poor.
Nicole Russell

Viewpoints

Letters
Readers Write
Your responses to the November 2010 issue of Christianity Today.

Where We Stand
Cracks in the Crystal Cathedral
Why we are better off letting God make the gospel relevant.

The Village Green
Everyday Benevolence
Should Christians always give money to street people who ask for it?
Gary Hoag: Give Freely
Andy Bales: Only as a Last Resort
Ron Sider: Don't Give Money to Street People

Throwing Inkwells
Flunking Pew's Pop Quiz
Good thing the Last Judgment is not a round of Final Jeopardy!

Past Imperfect
Sudan's Politics of Prayer
If there were ever a time for intercession in international affairs, this is it.

CT Review

Books
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.'

Top 5 Books: Poetry
Picks by Roger Lundin, the author of "Believing Again: Doubt and Faith in a Secular Age."

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

Wise Stewards
Philosophical foundations of Christian parenting.

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

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

Movies
• The Devil in Tinsel Town

• Wesley

Music
• Two minutes with Brandon Heath

• Amos Lee's Mission Bell

Quick Takes
Books to Note
Short reviews of recent books worth considering.

In Every Issue

Inside CT
Stay Young! Live Longer!
That's not just a silly promise of our culture.

Who's Next
Filling the Dad Gap
John Sowers addresses the root of many social ills.

From Powerlifter to Powerless
How physical debility strengthened my reliance on God.

Kathleen Anderson | posted 5/25/2012 08:51AM

Young Evangelicals Still at War? A Review of 'A Faith of Our Own'
Jonathan Merritt seeks a non-partisan faith, but leaving behind the left-right culture clashes is harder than it seems.

Review by Matthew Lee Anderson | posted 5/24/2012 10:45AM

Throwing Christ Over the Cliff
How the church can help the faithful stay faithful.

Leslie Leyland Fields | posted 5/24/2012 11:34AM

Brave New Web: Navigating the Conflict Between Pluralism and Freedom
Religious organizations should defend their public presence without resorting to individualism.

Review by Joseph Knippenberg | posted 5/23/2012 09:55AM

Quebec: Canada's Prodigal Province
The province's evangelicals pursue a fresh hearing for the gospel in their post-Christian culture.

Ann-Margret Hovsepian in Montreal | posted 5/22/2012 09:09AM

Teach Us to Pray: Learning from Prayer Partners in History
Great figures from church history have much to teach about talking with God.

Interview by Elesha Coffman | posted 5/22/2012 09:10AM

What Mama Heidi's World Looks Like in Mozambique
A picture of what Heidi Baker sees on a regular basis.

Photos by Gary Gnidovic | posted 5/21/2012 10:30AM

Touched by Jesus: Healing Body and Soul
Healing and the Good News move in concert.

Timothy Morgan | posted 5/21/2012 10:42AM

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