April
2011
Volume 55, Number 4
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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
Why mutual respect and tolerance require us to witness for Christ.
Ed Stetzer
Features
What I've learned from dialogue with Jews.
David Neff
The same holy hands that punish the wicked pull the righteous to safety.
Linda Falter
Rediscovering my faith amid the ravages of mental illness.
David Weiss
Views
The slaughter of the unborn needs no hidden cameras for condemnation.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Going down singing: Why we should remember that we will die.
Carolyn Arends
Catholics and evangelicals used to fight over religious liberty. Not anymore.
Chuck Colson & Timothy George
Reviews
The controversial pastor raises crucial questions, but offers answers that may sabotage his goals.
Mark Galli
Our ability to live together in peace, argues theologian Miroslav Volf, depends on how we answer the question.
Mark Galli
In our brave, liberated new world, more American evangelical readers are seeking freedom in the Old Order.
Eric Miller
Observers discuss the next Christian novel that could be adapted for the screen.
Roy Anker, Steven D. Greydanus, and Barbara Nicolosi
Picks from Brian Fikkert, co-author of 'When Helping Hurts.'
Brian Fikkert
Understanding the parareligion of celebrity culture. A review of 'Gods Behaving Badly.'
Todd C. Ream
Brief Reviews of 'The Age of Doubt,' 'Dilemmas and Connections,' and 'The Troubled Man.'
John Wilson
Velcroed to a high-felt need: Jerry Root says evangelism is seeing how God is already working in someone's life.
Owen Strachan
News
A look at whether a congregation adds economic value to its community.
Important developments in the church and the world.
Tim Keller's Manhattan, Benny Hinn's lawsuit, and Christians as 'institutionalized oppressions.'
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Iraqis struggle to find refuge in Europe.
Ruth Moon
An immigration judge was distressed that 'Li claimed that Thanksgiving was a Christian holiday.'
Ted Olsen
Efforts bear a mixed public blessing.
Bill Yoder in Moscow
The current tax code excludes the rental value of a home from pastors' taxable income.
Compiled by Ruth Moon
'Give us this day our daily bread' is both a prayer and a project for Christians living in one of the world's poorest countries.
Ruth Moon in Niger
Two doctors who would rather serve where surgical equipment is dated and wards are overflowing.
Ruth Moon in Niger
More from this Issue
Faith stirs the spoken word poetry.
Mark Moring