Christianity Today

April, 2009

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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

He Talked to Us on the Road

The surprising rewards of Christian travel.

Features

Storming Young-Earth Creationism

Review by Marcus R. Ross

But is Genesis 1 the only text at issue?

Books Uncommon and Offbeat

John Wilson

Short reviews of Believing Again, Giants, and A Community called Taizé.

While You’re There

Dean R. Owen

How to make a business trip a spiritual experience.

Pilgrimage Today

Modern sites that evoke the sacred.

Pilgrim’s Regress

Classic places where Christians have gone for centuries.

Q & A: Tony Dungy

The retired NFL coach speaks to CT about the family, faith, and virtue.

Taking Heat

Ruth Moon

While some take action, most evangelicals in the global South remain lukewarm on climate change.

News

News

Hunger by the Numbers

Cindy Crosby

News

Hunger Has a Profile

Cindy Crosby

Working at my local food pantry helped me personalize the statistics.

News

Civil Religion’s Sharper Teeth

All believers welcome, so long as they aren’t religious.

News

Preventing Suicide

Christine A. Scheller

Fast facts about risk factors, warning signs, and tips for saving lives.

News

In the Valley of the Shadow of Suicide

Christine A. Scheller

A mother catches glimmers of hope after losing a son.

News

The Controversialist

Molly Worthen

Between his prolific writing, prominence in classical Christian education, and recent foray into public apologetics, Doug Wilson is becoming a mainstream evangelical. Maybe.

News

CDs on The List

Short reviews of new albums by Sarah Brendel, Heather Headley, and Judd & Maggie.

News

Death Tax Resurrected

Rob Moll

Churches and nonprofits poised to benefit from estate gifts.

News

Go Figure

Get the numbers on “Prison Muslims,” interfaith marriages, and money makers.

News

News Briefs: April 01, 2009

Compiled by CT Staff

Ministry raided, Christian college penalized, seminary sues former officer, and other news in brief.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks by President Obama, John Piper and other news developments.

News

Worship Behind the Razor Wire

Charles Honey

A growing number of prison churches offer community for convicts.

News

A Mending in Moscow?

Susan Wunderink

Evangelicals hope new Orthodox patriarch will improve ecumenical relations.

News

Passages

Compiled by CT Staff

Recent appointments, deaths and other transitions in the Christian world.

News

Shari’ah Spreads

Compass Direct News

Islamic laws creep into half of Indonesia’s provinces.

News

Tiptoeing through TULIP

Jim Jones

Layoff allegations reveal Calvinism tensions at Baptist seminary.

News

Darwin Divides

Bobby Ross Jr.

Christian college professors split on Texas science standards.

Reviews

My Top Five Books on Marriage

By Charles W. Tackett, CEO of PursuingHeart.com

The Giant Story

Rob Bell on why he talks about the Good News the way he does.

Excerpt

Serving a Two-Handed God

How we love our neighbor depends on what we think divine power looks like.

Review

The Beauty of Fasting

Marcy Hintz

It’s a tangible, bodily thing.

Blogging the Bible

Interview by Sarah Pulliam

A Harvard-educated reformed Jew grapples with the Old Testament.

Views

The Real Prosperity Gospel

John Calvin with Knox Bucer-Beza

God’s ways may be hidden, but his purpose for us is not.

Editorial

Self-Examination Time

A Christianity Today Editorial

Lent reminds us that the main problem with us is not them.

Praying ‘Forgive Us Our Sins’

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Readers Write

Your responses to the February 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

Doctrine Bears Repeating

Evangelicals need to brush up on basic Christian teachings.

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