Christianity Today

February, 2006

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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 Story

Cover Story

5 Reasons Torture Is Always Wrong

And why there should be no exceptions.

Features

Ask Not What Your God Can Do for You

Rather, love God for who he is, says John Piper.

Schedule, Interrupted

Discovering God’s time-management.

Warriors in Battle

Rethinking unfashionable notions of bravery, heroism, and sacrifice.

Habits of Highly Effective Justice Workers

Should we protest the system or invest in a life? Yes.

It’s a Rap

A new hip-hop Biblezine tries to give God street cred.

Apathetic Agnostic

David Horowitz on life without God.

Concluding Mitford

Jan Karon gives readers what they’re hoping for in the series’ final volume.

The Soul Hunters of Central Asia

The most Baptist state in the world—Nagaland—is vying to become a powerhouse for cross-cultural missions.

Palau Pulls Back

Evangelist had told Chinese house churches to register with government.

Balancing Civility and Religion

The nation’s public sociologist looks at America’s religious diversity.

Small Is Huge

Why Jesus favors mustard seed-sized ministry.

How Not to Influence People

Rick Santorum’s It Takes a Family is an example of how not to fight the culture wars.

Bridge to a Place Called Home

How one ministry partners with churches to put the homeless back on their feet.

Major Case on Minors

Parental notification laws, under consideration by Supreme Court, are expanding.

Some Habits of Highly Effective Justice Workers

Protesting injustice is necessary, but not enough.

Tongues Tied

Southern Baptists bar new missions candidates from glossolalia.

Front Line Dilemma

Christians in intelligence services are conflicted over the use of torture.

Islam’s Uncertain Future

Freedom House’s Paul Marshall says Shari’ah is both less and more dangerous than you think.

Two Cheers for the Vatican

Evangelicals generally support Roman Catholic decision on gay seminarians.

Nondescript Landmark

Modernizing Persian Gulf leader allows first Protestant building.

Making Do with More

In an age of abundance, how do we survive with our souls intact?

Disappointed but Holding

While overall support for George W. Bush has plummeted, evangelicals remain surprisingly loyal.

Mao and Twentieth Century Totalitarianism

A new book chronicles in detail the life of the dictator.

News

News

Indecency Proposal

Á la carte cable pits wholesomeness against evangelism.

News

<em>Christianity Today</em> News Briefs

IVP’s new imprints, Walgreens suspends “morning-after pill” objectors, American Baptist non-breakup, and more news from around the world.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on Christian colleges, belief in God, and the number actually offended by ‘Merry Christmas’.

News

Just As He Was

Dubbed Graham sermons reap unprecedented global response.

News

<em>Jabez</em> Author Quits Africa

Disappointments prompt early retirement.

News

Passages

Promotions, deaths, and other items from the religion world.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent comments on living with C. S. Lewis, a nude Bible, wrongful birth, and I.D.

Reviews

Unreality TV

How the ubiquitous genre actually misrepresents life.

A Tale of Two Kitties

Lovers of Aslan should heed the warnings from the creator of Hobbes.

Views

Serious About Ethics

David Gushee’s mission at Union University and in CT.

What Would Jesus Buy?

Saving the world one cashmere sweater at a time.

Learning from Fools

The safe thing to do with power and possessions.

Morning Prayers

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Editorial

Close Encounters with HIV

Local churches should network in the war against the virus. A Christianity Today editorial.

A More Excellent Way

Changing the law isn’t enough.

Editorial

We Are What We Behold

How to resist the demons that accompany influence and savvy.

Politically Driven Injustice

Fixing global poverty requires more than Rick Warren’s PEACE plan.

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