Volume 45, Number 1
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Cover Story
Why charismatics and evangelicals, among others, are flocking to communities famous for set prayers and worshiping by the clock
Paul Boers
More from this Issue
Jody Veenker
'Born Alive' Bill Fails in Senate
Alleged abuse of power leads to historic vote for Church of God in Christ
Corrie Cutrer
Luis Palau tweaks crusade model into evangelistic festivals.
Rusty Wright
Ecumenical organization to receive $400,000
Religion News Service
Barbara G. Baker
Congolese Christians won't allow a civil war to curtail outreach, church-planting.
Sue Sprenkle in Nairobi, Kenya
Guerrilla group reassures church leaders of their safety
Deann Alford
Will religious fighting lead Kenya to convert to Shari'ah like some Nigerian states?
Odhiambo Okite
Neither candidate made courageous choices after the election
A Christianity Today Editorial
An evangelical's faith generated shrill criticism in a nation known for its tolerance.
Christianity Today Editorial
Structured daily prayers can be traced back to the times of David and Daniel
Arthur Paul Boers
It's more than rap; it's a subculture with no geographic boundaries. And Christian ministries are there.
William J. Brown & Benson P. Fraser
dc Talk's Toby McKeehan sees hip-hop as life music.
A Christianity Today Interview
However future historians judge him, the President—inadvertently—left the church a significant legacy.
Gabriel Fackre
A career slump gave quarterback Trent Dilfer insight into his faith—and the faith-hype within the NFL.
Jeff M. Sellers
Young pro Danny Wuerffel faces an uncertain future—full of exciting options in Christ.
Jeff M. Sellers
What's behind the current outbreak of hostilities in the Holy Land?
Jonathan Kuttab
A timeline of trials for the most contested piece of real estate in the world
Jonathan Kuttab
Fairfield, Iowa, of all places, is now a major world center for Transcendental Meditation, and local Christians are figuring out how to best evangelize the Maharishi's devotees.
John W. Kennedy
Jim Sieber found Christ more sufficient than self-realization
John W. Kennedy
Let us acknowledge, and even mourn, what we lose when worship meets media
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre
Can we expect God to forgive unbelievers who don't know what they are doing?
Richard Besancon
Jay Bakker (yes, Jim and Tammy Faye's son) describes his continuing recovery from church-inflicted wounds.
Douglas LeBlanc
A Yale law professor—and fellow evangelical—warns about the costs of politics.
Terry Mattingly
Christians (and the god-haunted) make inroads into new territory
Kevin A. Miller
Poll-driven elections turn voters into self-seeking consumers
Charles Colson