Volume 46, Number 13
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Cover Story
Teaching English may well be the 21st century's most promising way to take the Good News to the world
Agnieszka Tennant
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"Remnant Fellowship grows, but critics see 'graceless legalism.'"
John W. Kennedy
The Christian Medical Association says critics fear David Hager's well-grounded opposition
Religion News Service
But sanctions are at President's discretion
Tim Callahan
Feds crack down on Financial Warfare Club
Chuck Fager
"Some conservatives, however, give up on reforming their denominations"
Robert P. Mills
Toronto church's stance sharply at odds with denomination
Stan Guthrie Carol Lowes
New twist on an old scam tempts Christians to accept millions from a Muslim convert
Chuck Fager
Church growth and credibility in danger because of scam
Obed Minchakpu
'Untouchables' find new dignity in Christian faith
Manpreet Singh
New interest in public policy fuels election wins
George Guilherme
Jonathan Miles battles red tape to connect Israeli doctors and Palestinian children
Elaine Ruth Fletcher
"The church suffers from the illusion that the sermon is the creative, prophetic effort of the lonely individual"
Christianity Today Editorial
The Apocrypha tells us about the brutal and seductive world Jesus was born into
Tim Stafford
"When seeking to be shaped by Christ, It is all too easy to veer from a fully Christian approach"
Evan Howard
Luci Shaw's poetry helps us pay attention to God's world
John G. Stackhouse Jr
Quotations to stir heart and mind about the Incarnation
Richard A. Kauffman
"To see God high and lifted up, just open your eyes"
Andy Crouch
What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Egypt
Jeff M. Sellers
"In a postmodern world in which people see many 'truths' as equally valid, how can you convince someone of the truth of salvation through Christ"
Alister E. McGrath
A Texas pastor's congregation moves in for the kill in the engaging debut novel Leaving Ruin
Jeremy Lott
John Doan's 20-string harp-guitar and stories bring greater depth to the genre
Amanda Bird
"Starting as Sunday morning sermons, Leaving North Haven's essays charm and amuse"
Cindy Crosby
"Leif Enger's debut novel, Peace Like a River, tells of family, faith, and miracles"
Cindy Crosby
Science-fiction adventure novel Arena thrives with spiritual symbolism
Cindy Crosby
Simmering under the story of A Place Called Wiregrass are commentaries on racism and church neglect of the poor
Cindy Crosby