Ideas

Recovering the Apostles’ Zeal

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Strategy: Can the West Be Won?

George G. Hunter Iii

Buried in Data

Letters

A Friend of God’s, a Friend of Mine

If Mother Teresa Were a Baptist in Houston

Recovering the Apostles’ Zeal

Behold!: Behold the Lamb of God: Calligrapher Timothy Botts Points His Pens at Handel’s Messiah and Makes the Words Sing

Interview By David Neff And Carol Thiessen

A Little Religion at Christmas

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

‘Go Fetch Baxter’

Timothy Beougher And J. I. Packer

Where Would We Be without Staupitz?: Behind the Great Leaders of the Church Stood Others Who, through Their Lives and Teaching, Provided Inspiration. Here Is a Look at Five Unsung Heroes Church History Could Not Have Done Without

Bruce L. Shelley

Evangelism in the ’90s: There’s a Wideness in Our Witness

CT Survey Report: Who’s Really Doing Evangelism?

James F. Engel

Bible Study: Saint John’s Four Laws

Christopher Hancock

Take It to the Streets

Big Nanny Is Watching You

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from December 16, 1991

The Doctor as Executioner

1991 In Review: Enter the New World Order

In the News: 1991’s Top Ten Stories

News from the North American Scene: December 16, 1991

Church/State: Court Hears Prayer Case

Election Update: Prolifers Claim Gains in Midst of Voter Turmoil

World Scene: December 16, 1991

Episcopal Church: Traditionalists Form New Diocese

Church and Law: Zoned Out

Evangelical Wins Peaceful Election

Gypsy Church Thrives in Europe, Worldwide

Hostages Released

Why 1989 Happened

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