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[Pan-Africa] Dangerous TEAM Work Missionary's ordeal shows country's growing instability. Susan Wunderink \| posted 9/08/2008 09:28AM Dual Allegiance Pastor jailed for using human head in occult ceremony. Laurie Fortunak \| posted 7/15/2008 08:44AM	[Zimbabwe] Habakkuk in Zimbabwe We're hungry, angry, and depending on a sovereign God. By a Zimbabwean pastor-scholar \| posted 7/24/2008 08:24AM Thug Bishop An ally of Zimbabwe's corrupt president fails in bid to launch a replacement Anglican province. George Conger \| posted 4/03/2008 09:15AM

[Zambia] Abstinence Brings 'Dignity' Traveling in Africa, First Lady Laura Bush speaks in favor of faith-based HIV prevention. Isaac Phiri in Zambia \| posted 6/29/2007 12:25PM Raising the Compassion Bar How 575 suburban teens underwrote a medical clinic, schoolhouse, and a year's supply of food for a village in Zambia—with money to spare. by Jeremy Weber \| posted 8/10/2005 12:00AM	[Uganda] Global Ultimatum The larger meaning of Anglican leaders' demand that the Episcopal Church change its ways. Timothy C. Morgan in Tanzania and Zanzibar \| posted 3/16/2007 09:35AM The Devil's Yoke A young woman describes her former life as a slave of rebel soldiers. Interview by Sheryl Henderson Blunt \| posted 2/26/2007 08:33AM

[Sudan] More Aid Groups at Risk in Sudan President al-Bashir issues public call to 'Sudanize' relief work. Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C. \| posted 3/20/2009 02:17PM Franklin Graham: Sudan's al-Bashir 'Responsible for Bloodshed' Samaritan's Purse leader asks president to reinstate aid agency work in Darfur region. Interview by Sheryl Blunt in Washington, D.C. \| posted 3/19/2009 02:11PM	[South Africa] A Eucharistic Presence How South African churches are acting like Jesus. Mark Galli in Johannesburg \| posted 6/11/2008 09:09AM Siege from Within: Day and Night in Johannesburg South Africa is not an easy place to minister, despite the apparent normalcy. Mark Galli in Johannesburg \| posted 6/06/2008 10:03AM

[Somalia] 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 \| posted 7/01/2004 12:00AM 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 \| posted 7/01/2004 12:00AM	[Sierra Leone] The Hard-Won Lessons of Terror and Persecution Overseas Christians reflect on painful experiences Art Moore \| posted 9/01/2001 12:00AM Dispatch From Sierra Leone: Suckled on Gunpowder Rescuing children with blood on their hands. Lorraine Hooper \| posted 12/06/1999 12:00AM

[Senegal] Church Planting in Senegal Clarke wants the African-American church fired up about career mission service. posted 8/07/2000 12:00AM	[Rwanda] Reconcilable Differences Fifteen years after genocide, Rwanda is showing signs of healing. Mark Moring \| posted 6/19/2009 10:06AM Rebooting PEACE Rick Warren adds reconciliation to an already ambitious mission strategy. Timothy C. Morgan in Lake Forest, California \| posted 5/28/2008 09:47AM

[Nigeria] Nigeria: Christian Movie Capital of the World Spirituality fuels Nollywood's booming film industry. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra \| posted 10/27/2009 09:47AM Who's Afraid of Witches? Among African Christians, too many of us are. Sunday Agang \| posted 9/15/2009 10:17AM	[Mozambique] Surprised by Friendship Discovering where hope begins in a village in Mozambique. Cassandra Zinchini \| posted 1/11/2007 08:22AM Prison Ministry in Mozambique Missionary says women suffer grave injustices. posted 8/07/2000 12:00AM

[Morocco] Moderating Morocco Christians combat Muslim fears, stereotypes. by Dawn Herzog Jewell \| posted 10/20/2005 12:00AM Q & A: Rich Cizik Rich Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) on a new initiative in Morocco. by Stan Guthrie \| posted 6/01/2004 12:00AM	[Kenya] Political Eyes Wide Open Helping Kenya begins by rejecting simplistic analyses and solutions. A Christianity Today editorial \| posted 4/07/2008 08:50AM Q&A: Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka The vice president of Kenya since January, Musyoka ran for the presidency unsuccessfully in 2007. Interview by S. Mairori \| posted 3/14/2008 09:05AM

[Ivory Coast] A Church Largely on Its Own Hundreds of missionaries in Ivory Coast pull out after anti-French violence. By Richard Nyberg in Dakar, Senegal \| posted 1/26/2005 12:00AM Cote D'Ivoire: Missionaries flee violence Muslim rebel attacks force school closures David Miller \| posted 1/01/2003 12:00AM	[Ethiopia] Culture Allies Ethiopian government donates land for hundreds of congregations. by James Jewell \| posted 5/17/2005 12:00AM 'I Never Thought I'd See Anything Like that Again' A famine worse than that of 1984 threatens Ethiopia Timothy R. Callahan \| posted 5/01/2003 12:00AM

[Eritrea] Tortured to Death in Eritrea Fourth Protestant in a year killed by government forces. Jeff M. Sellers, Compass Direct \| posted 11/09/2007 09:04AM Redirected Tithe Eritrean officials seize church finances, jail Samaritan's Purse drivers. Compass Direct \| posted 2/15/2007 08:51AM	[Egypt] Surprise! You're a Muslim! Brief conversions can be a family affair for generations. Compass Direct News \| posted 11/14/2008 09:07AM Egypt's Identity Impasse Former Muslims seek to change their government-issued cards as outreach gains ground. Timothy C. Morgan in Cairo \| posted 4/14/2008 08:50AM

[Congo (Democratic Republic)] Saving Witches in Kolwezi Accused of witchcraft by parents and churches, children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being rescued by Christian activists. Isaac Phiri \| posted 9/15/2009 09:21AM Miracle Vote Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rejoice over first free elections in 46 years. Isaac Phiri \| posted 1/17/2007 08:10AM	[Angola] World Vision Staff Missing Thousands flee Angolan rebels on foot Corrie Cutrer \| posted 5/01/2001 12:00AM "World Vision Locates Missing Staff, Assesses Damage in Angola" Two workers seriously injured Corrie Cutrer \| posted 5/01/2001 12:00AM

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

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/06/2009 09:52AM

The Mushroom Hunt
How to find a good biography.

Chris Armstrong | posted 11/06/2009 09:53AM

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.

Tobin Grant | posted 11/06/2009 09:54AM

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

Mark Galli | posted 11/05/2009 10:33AM

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

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/05/2009 10:34AM

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

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 11/04/2009 09:18AM

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

posted 11/04/2009 09:21AM

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

Review by Todd Hertz | posted 11/03/2009 11:06AM

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

Interview by Todd Hertz | posted 11/03/2009 11:07AM

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.

Interview by Mark Moring | posted 11/02/2009 09:48AM

A Violent, Vicious Cycle
Who will deliver us from despair and death?

Collin Hansen | posted 11/02/2009 10:27AM

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