Christianity Today

October 28, 1996

Volume 40, Number 12

November 11 November 11, 1996
October 28
October 7 October 7, 1996

When God Declares War: The Violence of God can only be understood in the shadow of the Cross.

Cover Story

Cover Story

When God Declares War

Daniel G. Reid and Tremper Longman III

The violence of God can only be understood in the shadow of the Cross.

Features

Cult-Watchers: Cult Watchers Adopt Guidelines

Judith Lynn Howard in Saint Louis

Muslim Separatists Sign Peace Accord

David Reid Miller in Manila

Grace Note

My favorite Old Testament passage: Psalm 32

Learning to Love Israel’s God

William H. Willimon

My favorite Old Testament passage: Numbers 13-14

The Gospel Bassoon

J.I. Packer

My favorite Old Testament passage: Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

The Possibilities of Imperfection

Tsvi Blanchard

My favorite Hebrew Scripture passage: Genesis 32:3-32

Why We Worship

Kathleen Norris

My favorite Old Testament passage: Genesis 28:10-19

Congress: Clinton Signs Law Backing Heterosexual Marriage

Kim A. Lawton in Washington, D.C.

Clinton Signs Law Backing Heterosexual Marriage

Ethics and Business:Holding Corporate America Accountable

Dale D. Buss

Christians press for greater responsibility from businesses.

Elizabeth Dole’s Fishbowl Faith

Kim A. Lawton in Washington, D.C.

Working on the mission field in the jungles of Washington.

The Living Bible Reborn: Tyndale’s 50th Anniversary

John Wilson

From the Living Bible to the New Living Translation.

Bill Moyers’s National Bible Study

This Southern Baptist preacher-turned-journalist wants to get America talking about the stories of Genesis.

Indiana Jones and the Gospel Parchments

Gary Burge

A sensationalist attempt to prove the authenticity of the Jesus story with a shred of papyrus.

Our Lifeline

J. I. Packer

The Bible is the rope God throws us in order to ensure that we stay connected while the rescue is in progress.

Editorial

Why We Still Need Luther

Four hundred fifty years after his death, Martin Luther can still inspire and guide us.

Editorial

Butt Out

It’s high time we saved children from the tobacco industry.

News

Views

Why Not Gay Marriage?

CHARLES COLSON & Nancy Pearcey

If people believe marriage is just an invention, then they will feel free to change it, redefine it, or even discard it.

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