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Christianity Today August 12, 1988

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from August 12, 1988

In the Beginning, Editors …

Letters

Nothing Fails like Success

Breaking into the Bubble

Editorial

Remonking the Church

The Kitchen Classroom

The Man Who Said Nothing

James R. Edwards

The Reader’s Digestion

Mary Ruth K. Wilkinson

How It All Began

Bill Durbin, Jr.

The First Seven Days

As Casey Stengel Said …

A Movement Divided

Out of Many, One—Almost

Brazilian Christians See beyond Their Borders

Hope for the Disabled

A Clean Sweep for Religious Groups

A New Generation of Leaders Receives the Baton

Lutherans Seek a Remedy for Membership Loss

Jewish Missions Face Surging Opposition

Abortion Takes Center Stage for Presbyterians

Church Planters Dial up New Members

Book Briefs: August 12, 1988

Our Latest

Northern Seminary in Lisle, IL

News

Northern Seminary Presidential Installation Goes Awry

Haleluya Hadero

It’s unclear whether Joy Moore resigned her leadership at the suburban Chicago school.

A still from The Chosen Adventures showing Jesus teaching two children.

‘The Chosen Adventures’ Educates Our Smallest Bible Scholars

The animated spinoff on the adult show is a heady attempt to disciple kids on the life of Jesus.

A woman holds a pill bottle in a manila envelope in a mail room.

News

How Abortion Pills Change the Fight for Life

Texas pregnancy centers adjust their services as women increasingly access mifepristone by mail.

The book cover on a yellow background.

Review

Suffering Comes in Many Forms. So Does Theodicy.

Justin R. Hawkins

Scripture attests to God’s distinct plans to wipe individual tears from individual eyes.

The Bulletin

Hamas Crackdown, Rural Hospitals, and Why Brides Wear White

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Hamas punishes political enemies, the importance of rural hospitals, and how purity culture influences modern weddings.

The first editors and staff of Christianity Today reading the first issue.

How ‘Christianity Today’ Reported News and Offered Views, 1956–2026

A new series: Walking Through 70 Years.

Naomi Raine performing during Woman Evolve 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Naomi Raine Isn’t Playing Games

Interview by Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

The founding member of Maverick City Music is releasing new songs as a solo artist with an impressive roster of guests.

One of the Palestinian prisoners released in the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

News

Shrinking Palestinian Christian Population Wary of Cease-Fire

Heather M. Surls

“As people, we can live together … because this is what Jesus asked us to do.”