News

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.)

Also in this issue

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.

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

Review

Taking Care of Busyness

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?

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

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