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September 2003

The Unflappable Condi Rice
Why the world's most powerful woman asks God for help.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt

Why Don't They Listen?
John Stott on the most pernicious obstacles to effective world evangelism.
Interview by Gary Barnes

God and the Water Slide
Christian camping is bigger than ever, but some rituals never change.
By Randall Balmer

Worship at the O.K. Corral
Cowboy churches shape their ministries for the western at heart.
By Linda Owen

News: North American Report

Security: Evangelicals urge Ashcroft to respect civil liberties.

Passages: Three evangelical pioneers dieBill Bright, Paul Brand, Larry Burkett.

Pornography: Canadian Christians battle inertia to protect children.

Homosexuality: Conservatives push for constitutional marriage amendment after Supreme Court decriminalizes sodomy.

World Report

Iraq: Baghdad Christians fight fear with faith.

China: Hong Kong government backs down on antisedition law.

Dominican Republic: Church shares pure waterboth physical and spiritual.

Departments

Inside CT: You Are What You Were | By Mark Galli
Past events are still shaping our behavior today.

Under the Sun:
Quotation Marks; Go Figure

Where We Stand:
The Next Sexual Revolution; 'The Privilege of Struggle'; Hard Line on the Road Map; History Is Not Bunk

Reflections: Work and Vocation | Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
Quotations to stir heart and mind from Thomas Merton, Dorothy Sayers, and others.

Civil Reactions | By Stephen L. Carter
Sports Mobs and Manners

The CT Review
A Distorted Predestination; Lowering the Baby Boom; A Jolt of Sanity; Aching for Something Deep; West, Meet East; Church on the Ropes

The Back Page | By Philip Yancey
The Least Likely Soil

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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 11/26/2009 10:56PM

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

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