Book Briefs: February 16, 1973

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Christianity Today February 16, 1973

Editorial

The Viet Nam Pact

Editor’s Note …

The Pastoral Ministry 1. People

W. Fred Graham

The Pastoral Ministry 2. Preparation

David F. Wells

Homosexuality in Biblical Perspective

Klaus Bockmühl

The Devil’s Electric Carrot

D. G. Kehl

Marriage Help

Editorial

Abortion and the Court

A Christianity Today Editorial

The Perils of Prophecy

Peter Beyerhaus

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Eutychus and His Kin: February 16, 1973

Eutychus

The Message

L. Nelson Bell

The Minister’s Workshop: Doorway to the Press

Abortion Decision: A Death Blow?

Evangelical Broadcasters: Discriminatingly Different

Barrie Doyle

The Times Are Ripe

Lloyd Mackey

Saved from Capitalism

Richard C. Rowe

Our Latest

A photo of Benjamin Watson at mic with the title of the podcast The Just Life overlaid on the image

The Just Life with Benjamin Watson

Michel Lusakueno: Why the World Can’t Ignore Congo

Exploring the sobering connection between modern convenience and human suffering.

A stack of magazines

CT Responds to the ‘We Are Not a Monolith’ Statement

A note from the editor in chief.

Smoke from an explosion due to Israeli bombardment rises in the hills of Rmeich in southern Lebanon.

News

Christians in Southern Lebanon Debate Staying or Leaving

Ghinwa Akiki and Hunter Williamson in Beirut, Lebanon

Weary of another conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, pastors and congregants weigh their options and find comfort in Psalm 91.

Residents evacuate in a boat following forceful eviction and demolition of homes in the Makoko slum in Nigeria.

News

Nigeria Evicts 40,000 from Floating Slum

Emmanuel Nwachukwu

Christians struggle to help displaced residents find shelter.

Members of the Iglesia Hermanos en Cristo Faro de Luz unloading supplies that will be distributed to people in the church and the community.

News

Cuba Lacks Fuel, Food, and Power. Christians Provide a Lifeline.

Hernán Restrepo

Trump’s recent oil blockade exacerbated an already desperate situation in the Communist country.

The prophet Ezekiel.

Public Theology Project

Why I Changed My Mind on Bible Prophecy and Politics

“It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”

Smoke rises from a strike on Tehran on March 3, 2026.

Hope for Freedom for Iran, but Expect a Mess for America

Bonnie Kristian

Trump rightly campaigned against “endless wars” and nation building in the Middle East. His war on Iran is likely to repeat those very errors.

Several images of sad people in medical settings.

You Don’t Need a Decoder Ring Each Time You Suffer

Liz Hall, Kelly M. Kapic, and Jason McMartin

Two theologians and a psychologist on offering comfort for those in pain.