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September 2007

Why We Love Football
Grace and idolatry run crossing patterns in the new American pastime.


Fumbling Religion?
When it deals with Christians and churches, the NFL doesn't always have a good game plan.

Plus: A Kinder, Gentler Coach

Powering Down
World Vision India head Jayakumar Christian on how the poor become movers and shakers, and movers and shakers become poor.


Pastor Provocateur
Love him or hate him, Mark Driscoll is helping people meet Jesus in one of America's least-churched cities.


The Good Life
Augustine says we must love the very best the most.


The Bible in Brush and Stroke
Medieval and modern join forces in the Saint John's Bible.


Go and Plant Churches of All Peoples
Crusades and personal witnessing are no longer the cutting edge of evangelism.


Latter-Day Politics
Mitt Romney believes American values, not Mormon doctrine, should rule a President.


Second Chances at Life
698,000 inmates were released from prison in the last 12 months. Most will be behind bars again by 2009. How can we keep more from returning?



HeadLines

Church in Action: Texas Baptists help immigrants become citizens.

Middle East: Jordan River endangered.

Public Policy: Christian reformers find crop of concerns in farm bill.

Higher Education: Northern Seminary joins nationwide trend.

Map: Top 10 cities for religious volunteering.

Missions: New passport requirements complicate travel plans.

Ministry: ECFA offers new option for churches, small ministries.

Q+A: Paul Marshall on international religious freedom.

Tidings: Ted Olsen weighs President Bush's "theological perspective" on freedom.

South Korea: Backlash against Taliban hostages.


Departments

Inside CT
Odds and Endings

Readers Write

Where We Stand
What It Means to Love Israel; All That's Good in Sports

Reflections
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger

Do Likewise |
Our Teachable Moment

Guest Column |
Resurrecting the Public Death

The Pulse |
I Was a Stranger

The CT Review
Anticipating mortality; a Samson novel with fierce intelligence; why Russian filmmaker Tarkovsky sought to harrow the soul; Morris Robinson goes Home with an album of spirituals; Douglas LeBlanc's favorite religion podcasts; remembering The Shawshank Redemption; Bookmarks

The Back Page |
God's Writing Life

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An Invisible Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a pastor in Berlin assesses Germany's spiritual climate.

Germany's 'Cold Religion'
A Berlin-based journalist says that Martin Luther would have driven most of Germany's bishops from their pulpits.

After the Wall
Reflections on 20 years of mission in Europe

A Lost Generation
Mainline churches in East Germany rediscover a sense of mission.

Let us Tell You a Story
Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

After Election Day, the Vote Everyone Has Been Waiting For
Tuesday brought big news on same-sex unions and the election outcomes of conservative candidates, but all eyes are now on the health-care bill.

Yawning at the Word
It's really hard to listen to God when there are really interesting things to think about.

Go Figure
Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Looking for Clear Signals
Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.

Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates
CT looks at the major religious liberty groups' emphases and work.

Alien Seduction
ABC's sci-fi series V, which premieres tonight, tackles questions of blind faith, asking, "Would we believe them?"

Aliens Among Us
ABC's 'V' is a probing look at culture and the need for discernment, says the show's executive producer.

Rising from the Valley of Death
Steven Curtis Chapman opens up about losing his daughter, their family's arduous journey, and a new album of songs chronicling the path of pain and hope.

Poll: Which of the following book genres do you read most for spiritual growth?

 
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