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June 2003

Did Martin Die Needlessly?
Gracia Burnham believes her husband would be alive today if someone had paid the proper ransombut mission agencies wonder how many other missionaries would have been kidnapped as a result.
by Ted Olsen

Harleys in Heaven
What Christians have thought of the afterlife, & what difference it makes now.
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.

Christianity Today Book Awards 2003
Evangelical leaders in numerous disciplines choose the year's top titles.
by Agnieszka Tennant

No Strings Attached
Christians seek to balance relief work and evangelism in Iraq.
by Dawn Herzog and Deann Alford

Masters of Philosophy
How Biola University is making inroads in the larger philosophical world.
by Agnieszka Tennant

News: North American Report

Parachurch: Dobson turns to an old friend to help Focus regain its financial footing.

Economy: Two mainline churches announce cutbacks.

Church and State: Chicago-area Vineyard Christian Fellowship wins right to worship.

Politics: Administration takes half a loaf on faith-based initiative, but looks ahead.

Churches: National Association of Evangelicals rights its ship, sharpens its focus.

Sects: 'Boston Movement' acknowledges calls for reform from within.

World Report

India: Christians blast Nazi-like survey, 'draconian' anti-conversion law.

Eritrea: Protestants face police crackdown.

Afghanistan: Rebels target Westerners; relief agencies pull back.

Asia: Christians adjust ministry amid SARS panic.

Sudan: Activists prod Bush administration to get tough.

Departments

Inside CT: Dogging the Story | by David Neff
Christian media can play a special role in cases like the kidnapping of the Burnhams.

Under the Sun
Quotation Marks; Mystery Illnesses; Go Figure

Editorials:
Vanity Watch; The Mother of All Liberties

Forced by Logic |by Agnieszka Tennant
It took philosophy and a friend to convince this atheist.

Reflections: Walk Humbly | Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman
Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind

Connecting Colson's Dots | by David Neff
Being the Body ties together Charles Colson's varied strands of advocacy.

Rites of Passage | by Andy Crouch
Self-improvement is our culture's most durable religion.

The CT review
Jazz, Jesus, and Liberation; A Taste for Blood and Grace; A Bubbly Invitation

Beyond Condoms | by Charles Colson with Anne Morse
To alleviate AIDS, we must sharpen our moral vision.

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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?

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.

Todd Hertz | posted 11/22/2008 12:52AM

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.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/22/2008 12:52AM

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