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May 2003

Apocalypse Again and Again
The Bible doesn't tell us when to go to war but how to live in a war-ridden world.
by Phillip Jensen

Prayer Warriors
E-Mail newsletters are helping hundreds of thousands to pray about the war.
by John W. Kennedy

The Bush Doctrine
The moral vision that launched the Iraq war has been quietly growing in the President's inner circle.
by Tony Carnes

Missing the Rupture
How two groups address the real issues behind church splits.
by Christine Scheller

'I Never Thought I'd See Anything Like that Again'
A famine worse than that of 1984 threatens Ethiopia.
by Timothy R. Callahan

CONVERSATIONS
Law and Disorder
Why your church might end up before a judge and jury, and what you can do to prevent it.
An interview with Richard Hammar

A Shrink Gets Stretched
Why psychologist Larry Crabb believes spiritual direction should replace therapy.
by Agnieszka Tennant

News: North American Report

Gay Rights: Same-sex marriage case in Massachusetts could set off a national chain reaction.

Abortion: Senate votes to ban partial-birth procedure.

Theology: Tulsa Pentecostal pastor defends his universalism before fellow bishops.

Law: Judge convicts James Kopp of murdering an abortion doctor.

Society: Widow battles a rising tide of hate crimes.

Settlement: Anglicans settle with Canadian government over abuse claims in residential schools.

World Report

Middle East: Relief agencies gear up to help.

Denominations: Baptist World Alliance braces for a massive funding cut from the Southern Baptist Convention.

Iraq: Christian Peacemaker Teams endure bombings with civilians in Baghdad.

Egypt: Light sentences for killers shock Christians.

Eastern Europe: Keston Institute shutters acclaimed news service.

Departments

Letters

Under the Sun
Quotation Marks; Go Figure

Editorials
Free Speech for Politicians

Reflections
Mercy

Good Question | Answered by Tremper Longman III
The God of War

Guest Column | by Janice Shaw Crouse
'Get Mine, Get Yours'

The CT Review:
Babylon upon a Hill?; Culture Wars: The Prequel; Tough Justice in Texas; Loving 'As Is' People; A Christian Studies Torah; A Familiar Ring

The Back Page | by Philip Yancey
In broken sinners, Jesus saw not their past but their future.

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Loving Where it Hurts the Most
Bill Mallonee has been called one of the top 100 songwriters in the world, but an audience is hard to find.

Nate Anderson | posted 11/21/2008 09:15AM

Slideshow: No Need to Fret
Bill Mallonee sings about hardship, but his lyrics are haunted by hope.

Edited by Ruth Moon | posted 11/21/2008 09:18AM

Go Figure
Get the number on Max Lucado, Orthodox congregants, and poverty.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/21/2008 09:20AM

Fire and Dating
Name that nonprofit, Mike Huckabee's biblical blunder, and stem-cells make an organ.

Compiled by Sarah Pulliam and Susan Wunderink | posted 11/21/2008 09:21AM

Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

Harold Fickett | posted 11/20/2008 05:01PM

Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.

Graphic by Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University | posted 11/20/2008 05:03PM

Denominational Diagnostics
What I look for to find a healthy church.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/19/2008 08:52AM

My Top 5 Devotionals

Carolyn Nystrom, coauthor with J.I. Packer of Praying: Finding our Way through Duty to Delight | posted 11/19/2008 08:54AM

Sorting through the Rubble
Westmont College rebuilds after fire destroys 20 percent of its campus.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 11/18/2008 01:12PM

World's Worst Persecutor
Will U.S. diplomatic shift and Graham visit help Christians?

Ruth Moon | posted 11/18/2008 09:11AM

Poll: When do you start listening to Christmas music?

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Todd Hertz | posted 11/22/2008 12:45AM

Bolt
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Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/22/2008 12:45AM

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