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February 2005

Bent but not Broken
A pummeled church helps bury the dead and bring life to those who remain.
by Manpreet Singh

First Waves of Relief
Muslim-Christian hostilities, competing for qualified labor, handling record donations, and other hurdles aid groups navigate.
by Agnieszka Tennant
Plus: Seven Myths of Disaster Relief

9.5 Theses of Worship
A disputation on the role of music.
by Gary A. Parrett

Dorm Brothel
The new debauchery, and the colleges that let it happen.
by Vigen Guroian
Plus:What to Say at a Naked Party

Your Government Failed You
But then, we don't want an all-powerful government any more than we want an all-powerful God.
by Bob Wenz

Where Community Is No Cliché
In rural Texas, 43 families blend Pentecostal fervor and Anabaptist simplicity.
by Roger Olson

My Path to Lesbianism
It was hatred of women that drove me there, and Christ in community that led me out.
by Diane Mattingly

Opportunity of a Generation
Five issues test the strength and unity of Christian conservatives in the new term.
by Tony Carnes

Behind China's Closed Doors
Newly confident house churches open themselves up to the world.
by Richard R. Cook

Wycliffe in Overdrive
Freddy Boswell on the most audacious Bible translation project ever.
interview by Stan Guthrie

Jacob vs. Jacob
Jewish believers in Jesus quarrel over both style and substance.
by Deborah Pardo-Kaplan

HeadLines

Law: Methodist church that left denomination gets to keep building.

Ecumenism: Catholics join evangelicals in NCC alternative.

Ghana: Ministry frees hundreds of sex slaves.

China: Prominent house-church leader arrested.

Abortion: FDA toughens warning on RU-486.

Education: Grand Canyon University becomes first for-profit Christian college.

Canada: Research reveals unexpected church growth.

Q+A: Brother Andrew on Middle East ministry.

Ivory Coast: Violence drives out missionaries.

Publishing: LaHaye challenges Tyndale over Last Disciple.

Departments

Inside CT
Tsunami Response Team

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Tsunamis and Birth Pangs; Gender Is No Disease

Reflections
The Church and Mission

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Stonewashed Worship

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Scott Peck vs. Satan

The CT review
Gregory Boyd's contradictory assessment of judgmentalism; Bookmarks; questioning the Jesus of modern scholars

The Back Page | Charles Colson
The New Civil War

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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.

Nate Anderson | posted 11/21/2008 09:15AM

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

Edited by Ruth Moon | posted 11/21/2008 09:18AM

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

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/21/2008 09:20AM

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

Compiled by Sarah Pulliam and Susan Wunderink | posted 11/21/2008 09:21AM

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

Harold Fickett | posted 11/20/2008 05:01PM

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

Graphic by Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University | posted 11/20/2008 05:03PM

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

Philip Yancey | posted 11/19/2008 08:52AM

My Top 5 Devotionals

Carolyn Nystrom, coauthor with J.I. Packer of Praying: Finding our Way through Duty to Delight | posted 11/19/2008 08:54AM

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

Sarah Pulliam | posted 11/18/2008 01:12PM

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

Ruth Moon | posted 11/18/2008 09:11AM

Poll: When do you start listening to Christmas music?

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Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/22/2008 07:49AM

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