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December 2006

The Mary We Never Knew
Why the mother of Jesus was more revolutionary than we've been led to believe.


Stepping Out of the Wings
The real achievement of The Nativity Story is its portrayal of Joseph.


A Human Retelling
What screenwriter Mike Rich was trying to accomplish in The Nativity Story.


The Importance of Knowing What's Unimportant
Being a counterculture for the common good begins with what we choose to focus on—and to overlook.


Will the 21st be the Orthodox Century?
Fascination with the Great Tradition may signal deep changes for both evangelicals and the Orthodox.


Banking on Breast Milk
One ministry's unusual approach to saving aids orphans in Africa.


Liberty and Justice for the Small
Gregory Sisk's research finds that courts treat fringe religious groups better than Catholics.


Does Darfur Have a Prayer?
Genocide in western Darfur proves nearly impossible to stop.



HeadLines

Church Life: National Association of Evangelicals charts future in wake of Ted Haggard scandal.

Great Britain: Airline sends employee home for wearing crucifix.

Poverty: Nobel Prize boosts microfinance.

Israel: Evangelicals protest mandatory Christian curriculum.

Church Life: Purpose Driven conferences, campaigns subside.

Media: Hollywood stars dramatize Bible.

Abortion: Pregnancy care centers move to inner city.

Q+A: Jeffery Sheler on Believers.

Tidings: Ted Olsen asks what really unites Pentecostals.


Departments

Inside CT
The Golfing Theologian

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Entrepreneurs R Us; A Higher Amendment

Reflections
Christmas Sermons

Taste and See |
Dating Jesus

Global Prognosis |
Garlic, Dracula, and Al Qaeda

The CT Review
Surveying the post-secular campus; Patricia Heaton on entertaining truth; a fresh look at the ancient discipline of prayer; Bookmarks

The Back Page |
War on the Weak

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Loving Where it Hurts the Most
Bill Mallonee has been called one of the top 100 songwriters in the world, but an audience is hard to find.

Slideshow: No Need to Fret
Bill Mallonee sings about hardship, but his lyrics are haunted by hope.

Go Figure
Get the number on Max Lucado, Orthodox congregants, and poverty.

Fire and Dating
Name that nonprofit, Mike Huckabee's biblical blunder, and stem-cells make an organ.

Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.

Denominational Diagnostics
What I look for to find a healthy church.

My Top 5 Devotionals

Sorting through the Rubble
Westmont College rebuilds after fire destroys 20 percent of its campus.

World's Worst Persecutor
Will U.S. diplomatic shift and Graham visit help Christians?

Poll: When do you start listening to Christmas music?

From Christianity Today Movies:
Twilight
This film adaptation will satisfy fans of the vampire romance novel, but doesn't have much of anything for anyone else.

Bolt
A dog who thinks he's a superhero goes on a cross-country journey of self-discovery in Disney's best home-grown cartoon in years.

 
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