Cover Story
Cover Story
Missions Incredible
South Korea sends more missionaries than any country but the U.S. And it won’t be long before it’s number one.
Features
Spong, the Measure of All Things
Maverick bishop jousts at latest foe: Scripture.
Answering Life’s Big Questions
A beginner’s guide to philosophy.
God by the Numbers
Coincidence and random mutation are not the most likely explanations for some things.
A Costly Devotion
Total Abandon shows that following Jesus is no daydream.
A Corrupt Salvation
Charismatic archbishop accused of exploiting women for sex.
Winning the Oral Majority
Mission agencies rethink outreach to the world’s non-literate masses.
Orality at Home
The language of postmodernism.
Christianity Unique Among Religions
The faith’s distinctiveness told winsomely, yet with little impact.
Fictionalizing Jesus
Walter Wangerin’s newest novel adds historical and cultural details to the savior’s life.
All in the Family
Unraveling the church’s confusion about Messianic Jews.
Messianics for Evangelicals
The Messianic Movement surveys a vast and often confusing realm.
Religion and Reconstruction
How Christians failed following the Civil War.
A Wind that Swirls Everywhere
Pentecostal scholar Amos Yong thinks he sees the Holy Spirit working in other religions, too.
Too Inclusive
Church loses building after members flee pastor’s universalism.
More Money, Less Liberty
Observers parse motives behind new tax exemption.
Bondage Breaking
Bill boosts fight against sex and labor trafficking.
Domain Game: Can Jews for Jesus Win Its Google Suit?
It’s not clear whether group has right to trademark in subdomains.
Lives of Quiet Turbulence
Elizabeth Marquardt on what happens in the souls of children of divorce.
Loving the Storm-Drenched
We can no more change the culture than we can the weather. Fortunately, we’ve got more important things to do.
Mission ‘Plane of the Future’
Kodiak model prompts organizations to upgrade fleets.
Senator Sam Brownback
The Kansas Republican speaks on prolife issues, Darfur, and care for the poor.
Prophecy and Politics
How revivals and the Olympics made Korea the wunderkind of missions.
Honoring Pioneers
The early missionaries to Korea serve as examples to modern-day ones.
Word and Deed, Again and Again
Five months later and counting, Katrina continues to change the lives of both victims and volunteers.
Costly Complaints
Southern Baptist pastor claims blog criticism led mission board to recommend his removal.
Walking the Talk After Tsunami
In a region known for its hostility to the church, Christian relief work is building bridges with Muslims.
A Delicate Hospitality
How Hispanic churches in Southern California negotiate the dilemmas of ministry with undocumented immigrants.
News
News
Christianity Today News Briefs
Persecution in Eritrera, Oregon assisted-suicide, AmeriCorps and religious schools, and Local Church dismissed.
Reviews
Grace as a License for Sin
Why obedience isn’t just for legalists.
Views
Living with Tares
Why I stay in a church that has seriously strayed from biblical teaching.
Evening Prayer
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
The Almost Formerly Important
Lessons of the old mainline for the new mainline.
The Art of Abortion Politics
A unanimous Supreme Court decision opens the door to real change.
For God’s Sake
What 147 elk taught me about prayer.
The Truth About Deceit
Most lies are pitiful attempts to protect our pride.