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November 2003

Mr. Jabez Goes to Africa
Bruce Wilkinson expands his borders to include racial reconciliation and HIV/AIDS.
by Timothy C. Morgan

The Tradition Temptation
Why we should still give Scripture pride of place.
by Roger E. Olson

Don't Read the Bible 'Alone'
Christopher Hall talks about how evangelicals should approach the church fathers.
Interview by David Neff

Johnny Cash's Song of Redemption
How the coolest man in the music industry became that way while singing about Jesus and the Cross.
by Ted Olsen

Iraq's Good Samaritans
This past summer, pundits predicted that Iraqis would resent Franklin Graham's ministry. What really happened when the workers showed up?
by Kevin Begos

The Hidden Slavery
Each year, two million women and children worldwide have sex with strangers only because someone kidnaps them and threatens to kill them. You may have passed some of these victims on the street.
by Wendy Murray Zoba

Finding the 'Real God'
An interview with a sex trafficking survivor.
Interview by Wendy Murray Zoba

News: North American Report

Taxes: Alabama's fiscal debate exposes a divide between Christians.

Giving: Southern Baptists face shortfall.

Economics: The business law professor who tried to start a tax revolution.

News wrap: Focus suit moves forward;

Abortion: Fathers, and some grandfathers, of the aborted are starting to find help.

Politics: Bush opens funding door to faith-based groups.

World Report

China: Communist leaders reluctantly invite even Christians to help the poor.

India: Hindu ruling party cracks down on Conversions.

Ministry: Shot down in 2001, missionary Jim Bowers looks ahead.

Liberia: Churches help refugees, the hungry, and those traumatized by war.

Departments

Inside CT: A Time to Mourn | by David Neff
Dave Hemstreet was a CTI number cruncher who discerned God's hand and listened for his voice.

Under the Sun:
Hallowed Haunts; Corporate Worship; Go Figure; Quotation Marks

Where We Stand
Take Back Your Sabbath; Jews Against Jesus?; Never-Ending Gardens

Reflections: Wisdom for Ministry | Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
Quotations to stir the heart and mind

Editor's Bookshelf
Ground Rules; 'We Live What We Believe'

Good Question | by Christopher A. Hall
Christ's Kingdom and Paradise

The CT Review
Healing Salve; Islam and the West; Faith and Fantasy; Stalking Love; Battle Cry

The Leprosy Doctor | by Philip Yancey
Paul Brand showed how to serve others sacrificially and emerge with joy.

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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?

From Christianity Today Movies:
Twilight
This film adaptation will satisfy fans of the vampire romance novel, but doesn't have much of anything for anyone else.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/22/2008 03:59AM

Bolt
A dog who thinks he's a superhero goes on a cross-country journey of self-discovery in Disney's best home-grown cartoon in years.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/22/2008 03:59AM

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