January
2010
Volume 54, Number 1

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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.
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Features
Valdir Steuernagel says we need to learn how to serve in a fellowship of rich and poor, Africans and Asians, subsistence farmers and tech professionals.
Valdir Steuernagel
What if children have their own experiences of God—and a genuine free will to respond?
Interview with Donald Ratcliff by Katelyn Beaty
Christianity Today's first editor grasped what I as a young theologian failed to understand about church involvement in social justice.
Richard J. Mouw
The statistics we most love to repeat may be leading us to make bad choices about the church.
Ed Stetzer
Lesslie Newbigin, born 100 years ago today, launched a new career at age 66 by calling Western churches to act like they were in the mission field.
Krish Kandiah
Views
Churches that embrace people with disabilities do more than they imagine.
A Christianity Today Editorial
What's the best way to encourage people to save sex for the covenant of marriage?
Mark Regnerus, Richard Ross, and Donna Freitas
Reviews
Though it's the best-produced church-made film yet, this teen flick tries to tackle too many topics at once, muddling the story—and the transformative power of the gospel.
Todd Hertz
News
The events, people, and debates of the past year that have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission. Also: Top 10 news stories of the decade.
CT staff
Recent remarks on the Manhattan Declaration, Christians in Turkey, and invoking Jesus.
Compiled by Ted Olsen