April
2010
Volume 54, 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 Stories
Why scholarly attempts to discover the 'real' Jesus have failed. And why that's a good thing.
Scot McKnight
A response to 'The Jesus We'll Never Know.'
N. T. Wright
A response to 'The Jesus We'll Never Know.'
Craig Keener
Features
Reading the Bible through the eyes of outsiders can awaken the church from numbness.
Joel Van Dyke and Kris Rocke
What we learned from Jews, Muslims, and Arab Christians as we traced the footsteps of Christ in Galilee.
Gerald McDermott
If we are completely saved from our sins through the Cross, what's the point of the empty tomb?
J. R. Daniel Kirk
The surreal, sometimes comical story behind the discovery of the Jesus Boat.
David Neff
Views
Haiti's devastating quake reminds us that orphans matter to God.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Mark Labberton, Kate Bruce, and Keith Drury discuss better ways to deliver God's Word.
Mark Labberton, Kate Bruce, and Keith Drury
Acknowledging the mystery of pain.
Carolyn Arends
How should we respond to the loss of confidence in the government?
Charles Colson with Catherine Larson
Reviews
What Elizabeth Gilbert discovered about marriage before she ate her words in 'Committed.'
Cindy Crosby
Stories can help us visualize the new shape of world Christianity.
Soong-Chan Rah
How biblical faith can help us discover who we are in an age of self obsession.
Mark Sayers
"Where Heaven and Earth Meet," "The Making of Evangelicalism," and "The Double Comfort Safari Club."
John Wilson
Historian Vinson Synan reflects personally on the Pentecostal movement.
Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
News
Recent remarks on drunk driving, Benny Hinn's wife, and Voodoo.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Debate over 'Camel method' probes limits of Muslim-focused evangelism.
Ken Walker
Leaders weigh in on whether churches should form separate corporations to receive federal social-assistance funds.
Compiled by Ruth Moon
Russ Stendal, held hostage for months by narco-terrorists, now ministers in their midst.
Deann Alford in Colombia
Online education is jolting seminaries with rapid enrollment growth.
John W. Kennedy