Christianity Today

October 25, 1999

Volume 43, Number 12

November 15 November 15, 1999
October 25
October 4 October 4, 1999

Revelation NOW: What happens when you treat Revelation like other books of the Bible—looking at its historical context before applying its message to our day? Instead of an end-of-the-world preview, you'll find wisdom to help churches stay faithful in a hostile environment.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Apocalypse Now

Revelation says more about church life today than about how the world will end.

Features

Stop the Dating Game

Don’t waste your time doing what Jesus said can’t be done.

What Hal Lindsey Taught Me About the Second Coming

At UCLA, amid war protests and police helicopters, teachings on an imminent end made a lot of sense.

Is Revelation Prophecy or History?

Some events described in Revelation occurred contemporaneously with the prophecies themselves.

Called to Hate?

How antihomosexual crusader Fred Phelps discredits the church

Time Out

The view of time that the round clock suggests is only a polite fiction. In reality, time is running out.

A Quaker at War with Himself

The folk art of Edward Hicks.

To the Church That Endures Persecution by Steve Haas

To the Church That Endures Persecution:

Letters

In offering their confessional book, Cal Thomas and Ed Dobson have made an important contribution to the ongoing discussion about Christians and politics [“Is the Religious Right Finished?” Sept. 6].

Baptist Foundation Faces Fraud Charges

Freeze on redemptions leaves pensioners in a pinch.

Christian Filmmakers Flock to End-times Features

Bestseller Left Behind is slated for the big screen

Editorial

Make Disciples, Not Just Converts

Evangelism without discipleship dispenses cheap grace.

You’ve Got Mail

Letters Jesus might write to churches today.

To the Suburban Churches of North America

Do you think that this is what I had in mind when I said, “Follow me,” and then headed for Golgotha in Jerusalem?

To the Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches by Todd Hunter

To the Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America:

To the Inner-City Pastor & Church by Gardner Taylor

To the Inner-City Pastor and Church:

To the Church Which Seeks Seekers by John Ortberg

To the Church Which Seeks Seekers:

News

Reviews

The Millenial Book Awards

A review of end-times books with only a wee, little bit of Y2K hype thrown in.

Views

Getting to Know Me

In most ways important to God, I had failed miserably.

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