Christianity Today

March, 2006

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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.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Missions Incredible

Rob Moll

South Korea sends more missionaries than any country but the U.S. And it won’t be long before it’s number one.

Features

Spong, the Measure of All Things

Reviewed by John Makujina

Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture.

Answering Life’s Big Questions

Reviewed by W. Jay Wood

A beginner’s guide to philosophy.

God by the Numbers

Charles Edward White

Coincidence and random mutation are not the most likely explanations for some things.

A Costly Devotion

Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Total Abandon shows that following Jesus is no daydream.

A Corrupt Salvation

James Jewell in Atlanta

Charismatic archbishop accused of exploiting women for sex.

Winning the Oral Majority

Dawn Herzog Jewell

Mission agencies rethink outreach to the world’s non-literate masses.

Orality at Home

Dawn Herzon Jewell

The language of postmodernism.

Christianity Unique Among Religions

John Wilson

The faith’s distinctiveness told winsomely, yet with little impact.

Fictionalizing Jesus

Cindy Crosby

Walter Wangerin’s newest novel adds historical and cultural details to the savior’s life.

All in the Family

Reviewed by Mark A. Kellner

Unraveling the church’s confusion about Messianic Jews.

Messianics for Evangelicals

Reviewed by Mark A. Kellner

The Messianic Movement surveys a vast and often confusing realm.

Religion and Reconstruction

Reviewed by Mark Noll

How Christians failed following the Civil War.

A Wind that Swirls Everywhere

Roger E. Olson

Pentecostal scholar Amos Yong thinks he sees the Holy Spirit working in other religions, too.

Too Inclusive

Bill Sherman in Tulsa

Church loses building after members flee pastor’s universalism.

More Money, Less Liberty

Boaz Herzog

Observers parse motives behind new tax exemption.

Bondage Breaking

Sheryl Henderson Blunt in Washington, D.C.

Bill boosts fight against sex and labor trafficking.

Domain Game: Can Jews for Jesus Win Its Google Suit?

Mark A. Kellner

It’s not clear whether group has right to trademark in subdomains.

Lives of Quiet Turbulence

Elizabeth Marquardt on what happens in the souls of children of divorce.

Loving the Storm-Drenched

We can no more change the culture than we can the weather. Fortunately, we’ve got more important things to do.

Mission ‘Plane of the Future’

Sarah Pulliam

Kodiak model prompts organizations to upgrade fleets.

Senator Sam Brownback

Collin Hansen

The Kansas Republican speaks on prolife issues, Darfur, and care for the poor.

Prophecy and Politics

Rob Moll

How revivals and the Olympics made Korea the wunderkind of missions.

Honoring Pioneers

The early missionaries to Korea serve as examples to modern-day ones.

Word and Deed, Again and Again

Deann Alford

Five months later and counting, Katrina continues to change the lives of both victims and volunteers.

Costly Complaints

Sarah Pulliam and Collin Hansen

Southern Baptist pastor claims blog criticism led mission board to recommend his removal.

Walking the Talk After Tsunami

Tony Carnes

In a region known for its hostility to the church, Christian relief work is building bridges with Muslims.

A Delicate Hospitality

Christine A. Scheller

How Hispanic churches in Southern California negotiate the dilemmas of ministry with undocumented immigrants.

News

News

Christianity Today News Briefs

CT staff

Persecution in Eritrera, Oregon assisted-suicide, AmeriCorps and religious schools, and Local Church dismissed.

News

Passages

CT staff

Promotions, awards, deaths, and other items from the religion world.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on evangelicals and abortion, and American spirituality.

Reviews

Grace as a License for Sin

Why obedience isn’t just for legalists.

Views

Living with Tares

Edward S. Little II

Why I stay in a church that has seriously strayed from biblical teaching.

Evening Prayer

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

The Almost Formerly Important

Jason Byassee

Lessons of the old mainline for the new mainline.

Editorial

Loose Cult Talk

A Christianity Today Editorial

There just might be a better way to solve theological disputes.

The Art of Abortion Politics

A unanimous Supreme Court decision opens the door to real change.

Editorial

The Lessons of Jabez

A Christianity Today Editorial

There are no shortcuts for missionaries—even famous ones.

For God’s Sake

What 147 elk taught me about prayer.

The Truth About Deceit

Most lies are pitiful attempts to protect our pride.

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