Table Of Contents
December
2010
Volume 54, Number 12
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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
Many biblical scholars have noted that Jesus preached almost exclusively about the kingdom of heaven, while Paul highlighted justification by faith—and not vice versa. What gives?
Features
The Third Lausanne Congress demonstrated that global evangelicalism has been transformed.
The new Lausanne Covenant prods us to take personal inventory.
A physicist and a philosopher envision God's design in the beautiful equations of string theory.
When the 'beginner years' have passed, what does spiritual maturity look like?
Views
Why the rescue of the Chilean miners was a "great miracle," and what it tells us about Hanukkah.
Reviews
Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis's stepson and co-producer of the Narnia movies, is the keeper of his stepfather's flame.
Journalist and poet Eliza Grizwold says we can learn a lot about Christianity by surveying the region where they have clashed for 200 years.
We can grab hold of joy in this life, not just in heaven, says theologian Ellen Charry. A review of 'God and the Art of Happiness.'
Why this simple reminder is necessary right now. A review of Phillip Cary's 'Good News for Anxious Christians.'
Brief Reviews of 'God of Liberty,' 'Manifest Destinies,' and 'Anterooms.'
The pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church says seeking justice is not optional for the person saved by grace.
News
Important developments in the church and the world.
Machine-gun preachers, dueling atheists, the Christian yoga firestorm, and other recent remarks in the church around the world.
Should churches ban carols with questionable theology?
Half of all babies born with HIV die by age 2. Could we stop that by 2015?
In its first 50 years, YWAM has deployed four million workers in 240 countries. Now it sets its sights on 152 remaining unreached people groups.
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