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October 2008

Preach and Reach
Despite his liberal record, Barack Obama is making a lot of evangelicals think twice.
by John W. Kennedy

Life, Death, and Chicken Cages
Election night's biggest direct democracy battles.

Talking the Walk
After years of ambiguity, Senator McCain reveals his spiritual side for public viewing.
by Tony Carnes

A Holy Longing
Beauty is the hard-to-define essence that draws people to the gospel.
by David Taylor

After the Aloha Shirts
Rick Warren's peace Plan and Saddleback's Civil Forum serve a common purpose.
Interview by Timothy C. Morgan

A Reverent Maverick
Anne Graham Lotz says her success is due to God. Yes. But she is still an extraordinary preacher.
by Keri Wyatt Kent

Signs of Faith
Finding Jesus on America's Bible Road.
Photography by Sam Fentress

Fire and Nice
Minnesota's Twin Cities are home to a feisty collection of influential churches.
by Collin Hansen

Keeping the End in View
How the strange yet familiar doctrine of theosis can invigorate the Christian life.
by James R. Payton Jr.

Faith and Hope in Ukraine
Eastern Europe's most missional church is rethinking tradition and the Great Commission.
by Susan Wunderink
Plus: Pushing Boundaries

Loving Where It Hurts the Most
Bill Mallonee has been called one of the top 100 songwriters in the world, but an audience is hard to find.
by Nate Anderson

Schooled By the Psalms
Learning to pray is like playing the violin with virtuosos.
by Ron L. Deal
Plus: Five Ways to Pray the Psalms

Defending the Faith
Conservatives face huge obstacles in putting Anglicanism back together.
by Timothy C. Morgan

HeadLines

Theology: Churches weigh silencing Yahweh and Jehovah.

Catholicism: Paraguay's new president wins request to quit as bishop.

Church Life: Suburban Seattle homeless camp sparks some residents' ire.

Education: California's homeschoolers win as Christian school loses.

Evangelism: After son's death, Greg Laurie continues Harvest Crusade.

Missions: Missionary's capture highlights Chad's growing instability.

Q+A: David Stevens laments loss of physicians' religious freedom.

Higher education: Criswell's president quits over struggle for school assets.

Film: Indiana film fest's hope-filled mission draws crowds.

Departments

Inside CT
'I Wanted to Be a Foreigner'

Readers Write

Where We Stand
See No Evil; Can We Come to the Party?

Reflections
Wisdom for Living and Dying

Seriously Disturbed | Kay Warren
The Only Hope for Monsters

Kingdom Sightings | Al Hsu
Surprised By Disability

The CT Review
The Faith of Barack Obama narrates the candidate's "unapologetically Christian, unapologetically liberal" journey; 365 Nights urges consistent coupling; the inspiration behind Billy: The Early Years; box set compiles Rez Band's classic Christian rock; plus John Wilson's Bookmarks.

The Back Page | Charles Colson with Anne Morse
Voting Like It Matters

Talk, Research, Marry
What Elizabeth Gilbert discovered about marriage before she ate her words in Committed.

Review by Cindy Crosby | posted 2/09/2010 09:49AM

Casting Too Wide a Net
Ministries protest proposed finance reform.

Ken Walker | posted 2/09/2010 09:50AM

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

posted 2/09/2010 09:52AM

Why Pope John Paul II Whipped Himself
New book reopens questions on self-denial and "what is lacking in Christ's afflictions."

Collin Hansen | posted 2/08/2010 09:11AM

Quotation Marks
Recent remarks Jim Dobson's new organization, Montana's assisted suicide, and other topics.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/08/2010 09:12AM

More important than winning the argument against relativism is winning the relativist for Christ.

Mark L. Y. Chan | posted 1/21/2010 04:23PM

My Top 5 Books on Sports
Picks from Andrew Parker, professor of sport and Christian outreach at the University of Gloucestershire

Andrew Parker | posted 2/05/2010 10:01AM

Go Figure
Recent statistics on converts' zeal, faith-based funding, preaching social issues, and other topics.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/05/2010 10:00AM

FRC, AFA Say Gay Sex Should Be a Crime
The debate over antisodomy laws moves from Uganda back to the U.S. Also: Groups debate immigration reform, abstinence education, and Scott Roeder.

Tobin Grant | posted 2/05/2010 11:31AM

Are We Transformed Yet?
Why the spiritually mature don't talk about how God has made them spiritually mature.

Mark Galli | posted 2/04/2010 09:27AM

Faith Equals Action
To White House Fellow Adam Taylor, the math is simple.

Mark Moring and Tim Stafford | posted 2/04/2010 09:29AM

Strong on Zeal, Thin in Knowledge
Lessons from Haiti's arrest of American Christians trying to take children out of the country.

Jedd Medefind | posted 2/03/2010 09:56AM

Poll: Does your church tend to attract a certain age group?

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