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November 2005

Good Morning, Evangelicals!
Meet Ted Haggard, the NAE's optimistic champion of ecumenical evangelism and free-market faith.
by Tim Stafford

The Underrated Spiritual Secret
Thanksgiving is not exotic or sophisticated, but it can change your life.
by Ellen Vaughn

A Peace Plan for the Gender War
How to love your egalitarian or complementarian neighbor as yourself.
by Timothy George

Bridging the Ephesians 5 Divide
A fresh look at what this controversial marriage passage says-and doesn't say.
by Sarah Sumner

In Praise of the Church Lady
God manages to use dubious characters to shape our lives.
by Mark Linville

The Problem with Evangelical Theologies
Ben Witherington III thinks there is something fundamentally weak about each branch of the movement.
Interview by Mark Galli

A Hard Pill to Swallow
How the tiny tablet upset my soul.
by Agnieszka Tennant

Hurricane Heroes
Government may have been tripped up by Katrina and Rita, but the Southern Baptists, among others, are standing tall.
by Tony Carnes

God's Muckraker
A top investigative journalist uses Southern charm and dogged reporting to bring delayed justice.
by Russ Pulliam

The Missionary King
How a double-M.D. couple ended up getting the royal treatment in Nigeria.
by Deann Alford

HeadLines

Abortion: Can unborn children perceive pain?

Church and State: Air Force issues new religion guidelines.

Mexico: Christians flee machete-wielding mobs.

Northern Ireland: Evangelicals condemn "Christ-centered, Bible-based" Orange Order.

American Baptists: Conservative exodus begins.

Morocco: Christians fight lingering stereotypes in moderate Muslim nation.

Education: Christian campus groups win key membership rights.

Q & A: Salvation Army Maj. George Hood on hurricane relief.

Religious Freedom: U.S. court justifies China's repressive religion policy.

Departments

Inside CT
Be the Change

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Fear Not the Disabled; Necessary Truths

Reflections
Poetry

Do Likewise | David P. Gushee
Our Missing Moral Compass

Speaking Out | Wess Stafford
One Child at a Time

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Hermeneutics, Anyone?

Weblog in Print | Ted Olsen
The Katrina Quandary

Civil Reactions | Stephen L. Carter
Evolution, Not Revolution

The CT Review
Logic, Love, and Whimsy on the Menu for Seekers; the Gospel in Horror Flicks; Bookmarks

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Exploring a Parallel Universe

sponsors

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 11/25/2009 10:39PM

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

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