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July 2004

When Does Personhood Begin?
And what difference does it make?
by Bob Smietana

Unwanted Interruptions
Why is our culture so hostile to children-inside and outside the womb?
An interview with theological ethicist Amy Laura Hall

Frozen Out
What to do with those extra embryos.
by John Van Regenmorter

Saving Strangers
The journey of one Somali Bantu family in the largest group resettlement of African refugees in U.S. history.
Photo essay by Denise McGill

Where Stormie Finds Her Power
Stormie Omartian is a bestselling author precisely because she doesn't have a picture-perfect life.
by Tim Stafford

Pondering a Divorce
Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.
by Kathleen K. Rutledge

The 4-14 Window
New push on child evangelism targets the crucial early years.
by John W. Kennedy

Conservative Like a Fox
Cal Thomas hates the liberalism, but tries to love the liberal.
by Tony Carnes

HeadLines

India: Voters chasten Hindu rightists—and hearten Christians.

Rights: New report decries religious liberty trends across the world.

Globalization: African Methodists afford hope for a troubled denomination.

Nigeria: Christians avenge February murders, spark Muslim retaliation.

Canada: Christians divided over new law that seeks to protect gays.

Archaeology: Citing new satellite images, team seeks Noah's ark.

Q+A: James Dobson on the Federal Marriage Amendment.

Fraud: Christians lured into buying 'rare' coins.

Nepal: Terror threats shut down development work.

Passages: Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.

Quotation Marks: Recent quotes on unborn children's pain, literary Jenkins, and Dan Brown's scruples.

Go Figure: Recent stats on teen prayer, Bible reading, and music piracy.

News Briefs: The morning-after pill, persecution in Vietnam, and the Jesus Video Project.

Departments

Inside CT: Bike Rides with Refugees
There are 13 million refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. We show you the lives of four of them.
by Tim Morgan

Where We Stand
The Evil In Us; No-Fault Division?

'Truth' on Two Hills
What happens when church and culture conspire to ignore the meaning of words.
by Bob Wenz

Methodists Divided on Split
Church leaders react to talk about division.
by Anil Stephen

Reflections: Discipleship
Quotations to stir heart and mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Speaking Out | by John Aman
It's About God

Bearing the Cross | by Jeff M. Sellers
Out-of-Control Clerics

Good Question | Answered by Laurence W. Wood
God Minus World = God

Civil Reactions | by Stephen L. Carter
Hope Deferred

The CT Review
Purging the Faith from 'Faith-Based'; Bonds that Bind; Celestial Sights; Memoir of Hope; Targeted Apologetics; Witness amid War

The Back Page | by Philip Yancey
Discreet and Dynamic

sponsors

'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

Christ at the Center
Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel.

Interview by Mark Galli | posted 11/19/2009 10:14AM

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

Wilson's Bookmarks
From the editor of Books & Culture.

posted 11/18/2009 10:33AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: Mobile Smart Phones
Phones are on track to becoming the most promising—and paralyzing—technology.

Brad Abare, founder of the Center for Church Communication | posted 11/17/2009 09:19AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: Online Video
The gospel was delivered in a way that people could visualize it.

Mark Kellner, author of God on the Internet | posted 11/17/2009 09:21AM

The Best and the Worst New Tech: What You Least Expect
Technology often brings a myriad of trade-offs.

John Dyer, web development director at Dallas Theological Seminary | posted 11/17/2009 09:22AM

Christ-Centered Cautions
How do we be good, be disciplined, and be like Jesus?

Collin Hansen | posted 11/16/2009 09:29AM

Readers Write
Your responses to the September 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

posted 11/16/2009 09:33AM

Poll: Does works righteousness pervade your church?

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