Christianity Today

May, 2005

Volume 49, Number 5

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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

Sex in the Body of Christ

Chastity is a spiritual discipline for the whole church.

Features

Deeper into Chastity

It was the failures of my sexual history that brought me to see it as sin.

The 40 Best Christian Places to Work

How the winners of the third annual survey earned their employees’ loyalty.

Choosing the Finalists

The 2005 survey winners and how they were picked.

Our Fathers Who Are on Earth

If Satan thinks they are a key battleground, shouldn’t we?

Questions for Both Sides

Terri Schiavo prompted a national debate, but there’s still much unresolved.

The Culture of Me

Moral values are fostered by shared community values.

God’s Housing Crisis

Why should church buildings get so much of the financial, physical, and social attention that is rightly due to the needs of Christians and others? Asked by Kofo Olomu, Cotonou, Benin

L’Abri Turns 50

Francis Schaeffer’s ministry is bigger than ever.

Benefits Blues

Spiraling health costs squeeze Wal-Mart as they do every other large company.

Deliver Us from Wal-Mart?

Christians are among those sounding the alarm about the ethics of this retail giant. Are the worries justified?

Burning Out the Faithful

Druze attack Christians in ‘pogrom.’

The Pope We Never Knew

The unknown story of how John Paul II ushered Campus Crusade into Catholic Poland.

Medical-Record War Heats Up

Two Kansas abortion clinics refuse to comply with court order.

Hindu Radical Redux

Church leaders report more than 200 new incidents of persecution.

When to Pull a Feeding Tube

Leading bioethicist Gilbert Meilaender discusses the problems of withdrawing Terri Schiavo’s lifeline.

Debt Buster

Christians divided over federal bankruptcy bill.

Say What?

Conservative theologians dismayed by recommendations on gay unions.

U.N.: No Cloning

An equally strong ban, however, is stalled in Congress.

Moratorium Mess

U.S. Anglican leaders evade request.

The Cost of Democracy

Christians suffer for joining the cry of ‘Syria out.’

News

News

Theologian Stan Grenz Dies

Leading advocate of emergent movement mourned.

News

Christianity Today News Briefs

Americorps allowed in Catholic schools, and North Korea leads Open Door’s persecution list.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats on Congo’s war, volunteering, and Terri Schiavo.

News

Go Figure

Recent stats Congo’s war, volunteering, and Terri Schiavo

News

Quotation Marks

Recent comments on Ashley Smith, the church as mall, and religion and politics in Britain.

News

Passages

Deaths, promotions, and other items from the religion world.

Reviews

Bookmarks

Quick reviews of new books.

Views

A Bow and a Kiss

Authentic worship reveals both the friendship and fear of God.

On Baptism

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Rights Brained

Just arguing our liberties can blind us to our duties.

Additional Articles

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