Christianity Today

November, 2009

Volume 53, Number 11

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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

News

Songs of Justice, Missions of Mercy

Why Christian musicians are embarking on a different kind of world tour.

Features

‘A Voice for Sanity’

J. Lee Grady doesn’t want your gold. The journalist wants a ‘Holy Ghost housecleaning’ of the charismatic movement.

Trees Of Life

How Floresta integrates development discipleship, and creation care overseas.

Christ at the Center

Michael Horton says we need to once again let our lives and churches be driven by the gospel.

More from this Issue

The Green Baptist

Jonathan Merritt seeks a renewed approach to American society.

The Next Redesign

Look for Christianity Today‘s new and improved presence online.

News

News

A Different Kind of Neighbor

Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken embrace the streets of inner-city Nashville.

News

Beauty Will Rise

Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman are making overseas adoption more affordable.

News

Less Charity, More Justice

Sara Groves changes her strategy to spotlight Rwanda’s people.

News

Clean Water, Clean Blood

Jars of Clay is well on the way to bringing fresh water to 1,000 African communities.

News

Go Figure

Recent numbers on female senior pastors, abortion, and the megachurch.

Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates

CT looks at the major religious liberty groups’ emphases and work.

News

Most Improbable Dialogue

Mormon Tabernacle revival service is latest sign of openness to evangelicals.

News

Not All Evangelicals and Catholics Together

Protestant debate on justification is reigniting questions about Rome.

News

The Litmus Test

Trustee ban on “advocacy of homosexual practice and same-sex marriage” stirs up Calvin faculty.

News

Splitting Babies

Religious differences are making custody disputes even messier.

News

Nigeria: Christian Movie Capital of the World

Spirituality fuels Nollywood’s booming film industry.

News

Should Christians Fast During Ramadan With Muslims?

Church leaders and observers weigh in on a current debate.

News

Quotation Marks

Recent statements on a sex offender becoming pastor, presenting the gospel on Twitter, and other topics.

News

Mass Arrest: Christianity and the Deadly Mexico Drug War

Police raid on service shows that churches are no longer neutral observers.

Reviews

Excerpt

‘Tithing’ by Douglas LeBlanc

For John and Sylvia Ronsvalle, tithing is not only a matter of obeying God.

A Middle Way

There’s a third side in the worship wars.

Review

Mourning as Gospel Drama

How to reintroduce Christ to the funeral service.

Quick Media Takes

Books, films, music of note in November.

Review

The Cleaner

A&E’s ‘The Cleaner’ is about tough love and redemption.

Wilson’s Bookmarks

From the editor of Books & Culture.

Review

Mystic with a Spreadsheet

Journalist Jeffery Sheler provides a probing biography of the two Rick Warrens.

The Mushroom Hunt

How to find a good biography.

Let us Tell You a Story

Recovering the lost spiritual discipline of reading biographies.

Destiny or Free Will?

That is the question, according to ABC’s FlashForward.

American Idols

Tim Keller explains why money, sex, and power so easily capture our affections.

Views

‘O, Evangelicos!’

We need not abandon our name—just live up to it.

The Best and Worst New Tech

Which new technologies hold the most promise—and the most peril—for use in church ministries?

Readers Write

Your responses to the September 2009 issue of Christianity Today.

Editorial

Looking for Clear Signals

Religious freedom needs less talk and more action in Washington.

Sin: The Rest of the Story

What the snark-infested news media just don’t seem to understand.

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