September
2012
Volume 56, Number 8

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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 Stories

How Phoenix Christians are helping illegal immigrants as they wait for the economy—and the law—to change.
Katelyn Beaty and Skye Jethani

Charlotte Thrall provides free medical care to Phoenix's poor and undocumented immigrants.
Mark Moring
Features

Christ's righteousness belongs to those who receive by faith God's promise of forgiveness.
Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

David Jang has become an increasingly influential figure in Asian and now American evangelicalism. He and his followers have founded media outlets and a Christian college and are key influencers in the World Evangelical Alliance. But many say he leads a group that has encouraged the belief that he's the 'Second Coming Christ.' Is there any truth to the allegations?
Ted Olsen and Ken Smith

Around the world, wherever churches are growing, reports of the miraculous are rampant. What do they mean?
Tim Stafford

One-time atheist and now head of ChinaAid, Bob Fu believes China may soon have one of the largest populations of Christians worldwide.
Interview by Tim Morgan

Brazilian women find support and new roles at charismatic churches. Their husbands don't like it. Whom will they choose?
Deborah Swerdlow in IcapuĂ
Views
Reviews

Journalist David Aikman wonders whether our nation will squander its spiritual heritage.
Thomas Kidd

Melanie Kirkpatrick's 'Escape from North Korea' describes how the country descended into tyranny and madness, and why its people want out.
Robert Joustra
Brief reviews of 'Turning Points,' 'Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse,' and 'With the Night Mail'
John Wilson