Christianity Today

December 3, 2001

Volume 45, Number 15

January 7 January 7, 2002
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November 12 November 12, 2001

Welcoming the Uninvited Savior: When the Holy Family fled Bethlehem, Herod's evil became a blessing for Egypt.

Cover Story

Cover Story

Welcoming the Uninvited Savior

“When the Holy Family fled Bethlehem, Herod’s evil became a blessing for Egypt”

Features

Bird Searches for Ark

World’s highest-resolution commercial imaging satellite will investigate the Ararat Anomaly

The Kamikaze of God

Two enemies—one attacked Pearl Harbor ; the other bombed Tokyo—find their lives eventually woven together by a Divine Wind

All They Need Is the Love Clinic

A Dallas program helps kids to say no to sex and drugs

Public Religion: Ten Commandments Judge Praised and Panned

“Roy Moore fulfills a campaign promise with a 5,280-pound granite monument”

Pop Eschatology: Bible Prophecy Sales Boom

Whether scholarship or fiction, prophetic books are top sellers after September 11.

All Dogs Go to Heaven?

A poll finds that 43 percent of Americans believe pets go to heaven

On a Wing and a Prayer

Praying passengers alarm airlines

Quotation Marks

Comments on astrology after 9/11 and other topics

Billy’s Last ‘Crusade’?

Graham’s next outreach to be a mission to be sensitive to other cultures

The Art & Ethics of Fundraising

Evangelical relief agencies raise money to help hurting people. Critics say they manipulate donors. Agencies say they highlight the most telling truths. Who is right?

Commercial Brake

Wine merchant Bulgarian Blueridge launches Jesus was born in a trough campaign

Maybe It’s Mockery

Actor on new WB comedy doesn’t feel his character makes Christianity the joke

Leaving ‘Normal’ Behind

“Life before September 11 seemed more secure, but do we really want it back?”

Brother from Another Planet

“When a 15-foot-high stranger told Howard Finster to paint for God full time, he listened.”

“Business Principles, Salvation Army-style”

What the nation’s largest charity knows about leadership

Orthodox Group Sues to Halt Church Center

Construction continues on congregational center in Israel pending court’s ruling

Homeschooling Boosts Socialization

New study finds homeschooled children friendlier and more socially developed

Economic Slump, Terrorism Jolt Giving

Charities unrelated to September 11 face a difficult year

Widow of September 11 Hero Starts Foundation

Todd M. Beamer fund established to care for children who lost parents on United Flight 93

Talk of Presbyterian Split Grows

Homosexual ordination, lordship of Christ are ongoing issues for conservatives

Witnesses Accused of Failing to Report Abuse

Two sisters are suing Watchtower Bible and Tract Society over policy to keep suspicions of sexual crime within the church

Agencies Scramble to Help

International relief organizations quickly work to aid Afghanistan refugees

U.S. Ally Jails House-Church Leaders

More than a dozen Christians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since last summer

Communists May Recognize Independent Christians

Communist leaders in China are preparing to give formal recognition to unregistered religious groups, but house-church leaders are wary

Vandals Attack Churches, Mosques

Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, 15 Australian religious buildings have been vandalized.

A Child Shall Lead Them

In strife-torn Colombia, a teenage girl guides 100,000 kids in the search for peace—and adults aren’t far behind

Rethinking Pacifism

Many peace-church leaders, shaken by attacks, reexamine their beliefs

Reviving an Ancient Faith

Two strong-willed reformers bring Coptic Orthodoxy back to life

Yabba-ka-doodles!

“I’d begun to think of joy as a hard taskmistress, and of Christmas as her nasty elder sister”

News

News

Go Figure

How many U.S. senior pastors have a gift of evangelism?

Reviews

Fantasylands

How to tell an orc from an ewok

Views

Life After Christmas

Quotations to stir the heart and mind after the Christmas season

Letter from a Muslim Seeker

Christians aren’t the only ones asking ‘Why?’ after September’s tragedy

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