Passages: September 2013

Died

Donald P. Hustad, Billy Graham crusade organist who inspired generations of church musicians at Moody Bible Institute and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was 94.

Selected

Gregory Thornbury, as president of The King's College in New York City. He previously served as founding dean of Union University's School of Theology.

Born

News, the name of the news section in the print redesign of CT, which debuts next issue. Passages has, shall we say, passed.

(Find expanded coverage of these notable passages—and more—at ChristianityToday.com/Gleanings.)

This article appeared in the September, 2013 issue of Christianity Today as "Passages".

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Christianity Today September, 2013

Cover Story

Chaos and Grace in the Slums of the Earth

Kent Annan in Bangkok

Prodigal Love: What to Do When Family or Friends Have Rejected Jesus

Karen Swallow Prior

Review

Taking Care of Busyness

Review by Alissa Wilkinson

A Front-Row Seat to African Faith

Philip Jenkins

Editorial

Hungry for Outrage

Letters to the Editor

Should Yoga be Banned from Public Schools as a Religious Activity?

Amy Julia Becker, Matthew Lee Anderson, Laurette Willis

God's Word in Two Words

Tullian Tchividjian

Testimony

Forgiving the Man Who Murdered My Mom

Everett L. Worthington Jr.

Worship con Queso

Why We Need Small Towns

Jake Meador

The Gospel of Small for an Oversized Church

To Tame the World

N.T. Wright Wants to Save the Best Worship Songs

Interview by Andrew Byers

Review

Faith Outside the Bubble

Review by Alister McGrath

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

Excerpt

Conversion or Death

Asia Bibi with Anne-Isabelle Tollet

News

The Hope Dealers of Honduras

Allison J. Althoff

News

Gleanings: September 2013

News

Why America's Christian Colleges Are Pursuing Chinese Students

Melissa Steffan

News

Go Figure: September 2013

News

Quotation Marks: September 2013

The Wars Over Christian Beards

News

Game Changer: Pastors Blame Kids' Sports for Attendance Dips

Ruth Moon

My Top 5 Books on The Body

R.M. Stone

News

Counting the Cost (Accurately)

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

News

Should Pastors Rebuke Parishioners from the Pulpit?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

Our Latest

Christ and the Adulteress by Peter Bruegel

Blaming Women Harms Us All

Dorothy Littel Greco

When we fail to protect and honor women like Jesus, we all lose.

A heart with lots of cracks in it.

Synthetic Love Will Tear Us Apart

Chris Poblete

When we outsource intimacy to machines, we become what we practice. And we’re practicing the wrong things.

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The Russell Moore Show

N.T. Wright on The Vision of Ephesians

The Professor is in – and he’s talking about Ephesians.

Our Prayers Don’t Disappear into Thin Air

Bohye Kim

Why Scripture talks of our entreaties to God as rising like incense.

An image of an astronaut.

From Outer Space to Rome

Daniel Silliman

In 1962, CT engaged friends and enemies in the Cold War and the Second Vatican Council.

Several Christmas album covers.

May Cause a Spontaneous Outburst of Festive Joy

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis

8 new Christmas albums for holiday parties, praise, and playlists.

Excerpt

Meet CT’s New President

The Bulletin with Nicole Martin and Walter Kim

Nicole Martin seeks to mend evangelical divides and uphold biblical truth.

Image of Donald Trump sitting down next to a standing Zohran Mamdani. Illustrated gifts in front of them.

The Bulletin

Kidnappings in Nigeria, Rep. Greene Resigns, Mamdani Meets Trump

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll

Persecution in Nigeria, Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns, Mamdani and Trump have a friendly meeting, and listeners give thanks.