Volume 45, Number 7
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Cover Story
Does God change his mind? Will God ever change his plans in response to our prayers? If God knows it all, are we truly free? What does God know—and when does he know it? Christopher A. Hall and John Sanders debate openness theology.
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Behind Virginia Stem Owens' interview with death-row chaplain Jim Brazzil.
David Neff
"We're not on the same ground as the high church group or the Catholics, say evangelicals"
Ken Walker
"United Methodist caucus claims delegates reach out to outside black denominations, but not to blacks inside the church"
United Methodist News Service
Churches planted in area take root despite rocky soil
Jeffrey MacDonald
New Englanders push for domestic-partner benefits
Religion News Service
"Law, which requires filters at libraries and schools receiving federal Internet funds, takes effect tomorrow"
Mark A. Kellner
Maryland attorney general issues cease and desist order against company aimed at African-American Christians
Chuck Fager
Twin Cities suburb wants church to pay for road improvements
Stephen Hunt
Legislation is first of several bills backed by prolife groups
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom makes suggestion on Sudan's worsening abuses
Religion News Service
Evangelical governor sparks fresh hopes for lasting peace in troubled Chiapas
Deann Alford
Some Coptic Christians worry that foreign intervention on their behalf would spell trouble
Kees Hulsman
Parents demand answers after girl is kidnapped and reportedly raped
C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Parents demand answers after girl is kidnapped and reportedly raped
33-year-old Pakistani Presbyterian faces death penalty if convicted.
Barbara G. Baker
A white supremacist's rampage in 1999 should not shape law in 2001
Christianity Today Editorial
It's time to let high school seniors into our democracy
Christianity Today Editorial
"Between heaven and earth, and victim and offender, stands Texas death-row chaplain Jim Brazzil"
Virginia Stem Owens
Many believers wonder what's best for their children—Christian or public education. Two Dallas schools suggest an answer
Edward Gilbreath and John Wilson
Minneapolis-St. Paul business professionals are some of the inner city's most effective social entrepreneurs
Todd Svanoe
"The Jubilee movement convinced the world to write down the debt of impoverished nations, but the strings attached provoke fresh debate on economic justice"
Jeff M. Sellers
Broadening relief to include middle-income countries with private bank debt would be tricky
Jeff M. Sellers
Macedonia's Boris Trajkovski uses both compassion and toughness to defuse a Balkan powder keg
Tony Carnes
"How can we tell which miracles, signs and wonders are of God?"
J. Rodman Williams
The president of the NAE argues that a new day has arrived for the movement
Kevin W. Mannoia
Forget the latest PowerPoint seminars on Generations X-Z.
Andy Crouch
Christians should count the cost of the state's affirmation
Stephen L. Carter
Bob Dylan encountered Jesus in 1978, and that light has not entirely faded as he turns 60.
Steve Turner
Two books explore the differences between true nourishment and its counterfeits
Lauren F. Winner
Joey Fann's popular TV-based Bible study spins off an episode guide/devotional
Edward Gilbreath
Reviewed by Edward Gilbreath
Reviewed by Edward Gilbreath
Reviewed by Edward Gilbreath
Churches should take greater interest in their shepherds' spiritual health
Philip Yancey