February 4, 2002

A college president asks his students to start praying for better survey results

Shelter Now leader believes workers were pawns in Taliban scheme

North Africans are showing a growing interest in Christian programs

The apparently poor condition of the Burnhams has given the case a new urgency

China’s case against Gong Shengliang now on hold

Tensions between landowners and tenants spark violence in Nairobi slum

“Recent comments on religion and politics, self-defense for clergy, and atheists in Sunday School”

Several pastors caught using the words of others without attribution.

An Ethiopian tabot lost for 130 years is found in a cathedral cupboard

“A mayoral ban in Inglis, Florida designates the town free of Satan”

Advertising for a Church of England diocese equates Jesus’ crucifixion to body piercing

“The District of Columbia Baptist Convention may lose $475,000 in annual support because of differences with the North American Mission Board”

The Muslim challenge is growing faster than our Christian outreach

“In churches where missions is a program, it is the first thing cut in hard times”

The church has a long history of discomfort with Christ

Early believers were not as troubled as we are by the use of force

Two Christian thrillers rediscover the ‘giants’ of Genesis 6 (and Enoch).

Behind Ted Olsen’s report on Zambia.

We’ve come to think our faith is about comfort. It’s not

We must remember that God does not deal with theologies; he deals with persons.

Zambia is missionary David Livingstone’s greatest legacy. But this Christian nation isn’t always heaven on earth

“Terrorism, drug wars, and international politics are just a few of the challenges confronting today’s mission pilots”

Christian relief agencies no longer work in war zones—they are the war zones

“As aid workers in Afghanistan went from defendants under draconian law to hostages in a war, their loved ones at home also underwent a trial”

“As we grow in knowledge of ourselves, God’s grace allows us to resist habitual sin and grow in self-control”

Some crimes can only be prevented with chalk and ruler

“Despite an embarrassing scandal and widespread irritation with his methods, Jesse Jackson continues to be an influential voice in the church. Should evangelicals listen?”

Many discussions about openness theology assume that human freedom and divine freedom are pretty much the same thing. They’re not

“GOP, Democrats count on religious vote for congressional campaigns.”

A New York mission offers aid to those who need it without all the red tape

“Freedom Gold has not yet mined much in Liberia, but it is already producing critical media attention for its founder.”

“The youth-orientated Passage draws 14,000 to Ohio rally”

Translators alter 7 percent of the text to update style and gender issues.