Quenching Worst-Case Scenarios
Maryland Baptists train to rescue their neighbors if terrorists strike again
Sharon Mager

Heart & Soul
Ben Patterson

To Illustrate…

CHRISTIAN HUMILITY
Fred Smith

Does Anyone Know What Creative Means?
Fred Smith

Measuring Success
Stuart Briscoe

Losing My Appetite for Cynicism

Feeling Good About the Non-Urgent
Steven L. McKinley

Staying on the Job

Staying Balanced

Preaching with Power

In This Together

Islam, U.S.A.
Are Christians prepared for Muslims in the mainstream?
By Wendy Murray Zoba

Grace's Third Way
Andy Crouch

Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli

Now That I'm a Grown-Up

Cooling off Gay Agenda
PCUSA conservatives turn back liberal challenges
Douglas LeBlanc

Power in Punjab
Christians see churches—and opposition—grow among Sikhs
Manpreet Singh

Everyday Truths
"Simple activities bind families together and deepen their relationship with God, says the author of Sacred Stories of Ordinary Families"
Cindy Crosby

Sloppy Inclusiveness
An interview with Caroline Westerhoff, author of Good Fences: The Boundaries of Hospitality.
By David Neff

Word Become Flesh
Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Q & A: Bobby Welch
President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), on his five-week national bus tour, which ended October 7, to jump-start evangelism in the 16.3-million-member denomination. The SBC has experienced a four-year decline in baptisms.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

Compassionate in War, Christian in Vision
The man behind the Geneva Conventions knew the heights of success and the depths of failure
By David Neff

Slaughter of the Innocents, 2004
The Netherlands celebrates Christmas by reenacting Herod.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green

An Alternative Africa
The world of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
By Susan VanZanten Gallagher

Confidence Amid Criticism
Marshall Shelley and John Cionca

Working with My Weaknesses
Kent Hughes

Granting Permission to Succeed
Fred Smith

Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.
by Anonymous

A Christian Harry Potter?
Shadowmancer, Britain's hit fantasy novel, conjures darkness so the light will shine brighter.
Greg Taylor

The Politics of Communion
Church leaders who admonish politicians on moral issues are doing their jobs.
A Christianity Today editorial

Good for the Soul
Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Long View: The Enemy Within
"This Thanksgiving, let us remember our perverseness"
Mark Galli

Outpaced by Islam?
The Muslim challenge is growing faster than our Christian outreach
Christianity Today Editorial

American Idols
Larry Crabb says there's something better than control and success.
The Leadership Interview

Weighing Character
Fred Smith, Sr.

Surviving a Power Play
Marshall Shelley

Three Military Officials and a Priest Jailed for Killing Guatemalan Bishop
"Since the 1998 death, six witnesses, a prosecutor, and a judge have fled in fear of their lives"
Paul Jeffrey

From the Editor
Kevin A. Miller

ARTICLE: Tolerance Without Compromise
Christian engagement in an era of political rancor.
By Richard J. Mouw

Taking the Unpopular Stand
Jack Hayford

When You Need to Motivate -- or Correct
Leith Anderson

When You Need to Confront
Daniel Brown

The Nightmare of North Korea
One man's story of brutality, courage, love, and freedom.
By Kang Hyeok

When You're Not Taken Seriously
Steve Brown

Three Key Traits for Your Board
Larry Osborne

Power: Preaching for Total Commitment
Bill Hybels

Infant Baptisms and Dedications
Garth Bolinder

Quotations to Contemplate

Sin and Evil
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Perils of the Professionally Holy
Mark Galli

Maintaining Momentum
Myron Augsburger

More Than an Empty Bed
J. Todd Billings

Expectation Management

A Discerning Spirit
Making good choices in an era of liturgical change
John D. Witvliet

The Good Fight
4 spiritual disciplines to keep fights from scarring your soul.
Mark Buchanan

Billy Graham a No-Show at Amsterdam 2000
Evangelist, watching from Minnesota, bows out of satellite address, will probably forgo later remarks as well.
Ted Olsen in Amsterdam

Genius and Plod
-by Phillip Johnson

Tour of Duty
David L. Goetz

Pilgrims to Nowhere
Freedom isn't much good if you don't have a sense of direction.
By Andy Crouch

The Porpoise-Driven Church
What on earth (or sea) is your church here for?
Larry Levy

Vision Leaks
How do you keep the church's passion for ministry from deflating?
Andy Stanley

Worldview Boot Camp
Evangelical young people need training in the truth about truth.
By Charles Colson with Anne Morse

Controlling the Flow of Information
Jack Hayford

Transference: Loosening the Tie That Blinds
Archibald Hart

"Leadership: A Unique, Personal Mosaic"
Harold Myra

ChristianityToday.com Weblog
Top stories elsewhere about Christians and Christianity

A Tale of Two Martyrs
The burning of Reformers Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer

Currents Shaping My Soul: A Once and Future Emerging Leader
What happens when you realize your emergence is behind you?
Ben Patterson

Building a House you Can Live In
Eric Reed

Staying Alive
A Leadership Forum

New Fuel Source

Strong to the Finish

Going With the Grain

Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?
Sometimes our Christian heritage must be overcome, not celebrated.
By Linda Hartz Rump

Quotations on Time and Eternity
Quotations on time and eternity.

Furthermore: The Fullness of Time
I'd like life to be a series of pauses like a poem, rather than a fast-paced, page-turner airport novel.
By Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

Mastered by Convictions
What working with John Stott taught me about preaching.
from PreachingToday.com

Mentoring the Next Generation
Fred Smith, Sr.

Mentoring
Earl Palmer

Lashed to the Mast
Eugene Peterson

The Unbusy Pastor
Eugene Peterson

The Naked Noun
Eugene Peterson

The Moral Complexity of War
A conversation with Max Hastings
Interview by Donald A. Yerxa

Limit Conditions
How to portray the Holocaust on stage and film.
By Jan Lüder Hagens

The Ecstatic Heresy
Seeking a superficial unity, some denominational leaders opt for feelings over facts.
By Robert Sanders

Measuring Success
Stuart Briscoe

Essays on Competence
Fred Smith, Sr.

Measuring Success
Stuart Briscoe

Measuring Success
Stuart Briscoe

Essays on Competence
Fred Smith, Sr.

Measuring Success
Stuart Briscoe

The End of Traditional Marriage?
Religious activists say Massachusetts decision is monumental—and may be cause for revolt
Ted Olsen

"Presbyterians: Presbyterians Reaffirm Fidelity, Chastity Rule"
Conservatives gain last needed vote to defeat Amendment A.
Religion News Services

Homosexuality: Presbyterians Hold Firm on Fidelity
Homosexual ordination under study until 2001.
By Jim Jones in Fort Worth.

Getting It Half-Right
What's worth celebrating in Gods and Generals—and what's not
Mark Noll

Letters

God's Astounding Laws of Nature
"I like to think of God as developing his skills, said Dr. Paul Brand"
Philip Yancey

In Praise of Anonymity
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

Helping People Give With Joy
Fred Smith, Sr.

Ministry to Deep-Pocket Donors
Wayne Pohl

Church Mourns 'Father Frank'
Fond memories comfort those who knew retired priest killed in World Trade Center attack.
LaTonya Taylor

Just War in Iraq
Sometimes going to war is the charitable thing to do
Charles Colson

Citius, Altius, Sanctus
The modern Olympics, though hardly Christian, hail from an era when athleticism was next to godliness.
Elesha Coffman

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts
Classic and contemporary excerpts on beauty, prayer, and loving God

Sin and Evil
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

A Politics of Gratitude
Stop whining, count your blessings, and love your global neighbors.
By Stephen L. Carter

Citius, Altius, Sanctus
The modern Olympics, though hardly Christian, hail from an era when athleticism was next to godliness.
Elesha Coffman

Now That I'm a Grown-Up

God's Mirth Roaring in Our Veins

Recruiting Volunteers
Leith Anderson

Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli

A Practical Romantic
The films of Douglas Fairbanks.
By S.T. Karnick

Your Chip Is Showing
Four recent films show a battle for control among men, women, and machines.
By Peter T. Chattaway

Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli

Wind of Terror, Wind of Glory
We cannot know God's majesty without his terrible holiness.
by Daniel Tomberlin

Perils of the Professionally Holy
Mark Galli

Perils of the Professionally Holy
Mark Galli

The Tension

"Being Holy, Being Human"
Ben Patterson

Weighing Character
Fred Smith, Sr.

Victory Out of Defeat

How to Give an Honest Invitation
Leighton Ford

The Ministry of Small Talk
Eugene Peterson

When Backward Is Forward
Christmas may be the best argument against genetic enhancement.
by Andy Crouch

Word Become Flesh
Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

The Long View: Why I Don't Imitate Christ
The Christian life is not a game of Simon says.
Mark Galli

Ten Movies That Made My 2000
Film Forum's Steve Lansingh shares what he learned at the movies this year.
Steve Lansingh

Sacrifice at Sea
The story that wasn't in James Cameron's Titanic.
By Elesha Coffman

Leading Indicators
Herb Miller

Spiritual-Helath-Care Reform
Eugene H. Peterson

Recommitted To Committees
Mark J. Galli

Working with Your Emotional Type
Gordon MacDonald

The Two Eliots
To all appearance, a biographer writes, "Eliot was conventional, mild, decorous, yet the hidden character was daring and savage."
Jewel Spears Brooker

The Search for Redemption
Confession without remorse.
By Bruce Kuklick

Pondering a Divorce
Some United Methodists think their differences are irreconcilable.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge

Now That I'm a Grown-Up

In Praise of Anonymity
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre

Does Everyone in This Room Believe in Demons?
A sociologist's surprising encounter with fundamentalism.
By Julie Byrne

Keeping Enemies Close

Sin and Evil
Quotations to stir heart and mind.
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Those Exceptional Edwards Women
Jonathan spent his life surrounded by beautiful women, and it showed.
Heidi L. Nichols

Galileo's Spiritual Director
Virginia Stem Owens

Classical Ear-Training
What the church fathers heard in Homer and Virgil tuned them to the harmonies of Scripture
Christopher A. Hall

Oswald and Aidan
How an English king and a Scottish bishop teamed up to spread the gospel.
Bede

The Moravians and John Wesley

Southern Baptist Leaders Lament Funding Cuts
Texas board's action to reduce funding called 'bad for common missions causes'
By David Porter & Art Toalston

A Little Wine for the Soul?
The Bible says drunkenness is a sin (Galatians 5:21). But is occasional social drinking OK for Christians?
By J. Lawrence Burkholde

Amassed Media: The Drink Debate
What Christian leaders past and present have said about social drinking—and where to find them online.
By Ted Olsen

How to Lead and Feed
Jack Hayford

Maintaining Momentum
Myron Augsburger

New Fuel Source

In Need of a Good Reputation
Knute Larson

Like a Good Neighbor
Six keys to improve your church's reputation within the community.
John Beukema

Higher Education: Eagles, Crusaders, and Trolls—Oh My!
Christian colleges rethink sports mascots.
By Jody Veenker

Discipleship
Quotations to stir heart and mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Listening Servant

Playing Hurt

Making the Small Church Visitor-Friendly
Gary Harrison

Climate Control: Conditions of a Growing Church
Donald Gerig

More Oxygen to the Flame
A conversation with Zig Ziglar and Ben Patterson.

Staying in the Loop

Essays on Christian Character
Fred Smith, Sr.

Night Dialogues
Fred Smith, Sr.

Staying in the Loop

Essays on Christian Character
Fred Smith, Sr.

Night Dialogues
Fred Smith, Sr.

The Apocalyptic Pastor
Eugene Peterson

The First Year
Robert Kemper

Helping Your Family Enjoy Ministry
Kent Hughes

Birth of a Troubled Conscience
A Christian Science upbringing. A shameful wartime act.
Glenn Tinder

Patrick and Celtic Christianity: Did You Know?

HOW DOES UNCTION FUNCTION
Randy Mayeux

Can I Let On That I'm Down?

I Need Rest and Refreshment

The Unbounded Affliction

Long Obedience

Resolved: Conventions Are Hell
Ten truths that can help reformers survive (and thrive) at annual denominational meetings
Douglas LeBlanc

Kingdom Prodigy
How an 8-year-old girl from Georgia began a community program that has fed thousands.
By Joe Westbury

Discerning the People You Lead
Fred Smith, Sr.

A Discerning Spirit
Making good choices in an era of liturgical change
John D. Witvliet

Going Back to Uncle Tom's Cabin
The book that started the Civil War.
John West

Lashed to the Mast
Eugene Peterson

Q & A: Bobby Welch
President of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), on his five-week national bus tour, which ended October 7, to jump-start evangelism in the 16.3-million-member denomination. The SBC has experienced a four-year decline in baptisms.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

New Fuel Source

Watering the Garden

A Driven Pastor's Pursuit of God
Wayne Gordon

Scissors in the Sanctuary

When Is a Broken Person Ready to Lead?
Daniel Brown with Bob Moeller

REDEEMING THE REHEARSAL
How to transform wedding rehearsals from miserable to meaningful.
Nancy D. Becker

THE MINISTER AS MEASTRO
The pastor is more conductor of an orchestra than CEO of a business.
Fred Smith

In Need of a Good Reputation
Knute Larson

Like a Good Neighbor
Six keys to improve your church's reputation within the community.
John Beukema

My Worst Year in Ministry
Frank Payne

"Seasons Change, and So Do Pastors"
Kent Hughes

When You're Not Taken Seriously
Steve Brown

Looking for a Dreadlocked Jesus
The author of Dread Jesus talks about the Rastafari call for respect and the many belief structures—Christian and not—inside the movement
William David Spencer

When Backward Is Forward
Christmas may be the best argument against genetic enhancement.
by Andy Crouch

After the Hurricane
Hugo struck my neighbors with terror but not with the fear of God.
By A.J. Conyers

Accountability That Makes Sense
Paul Cedar

In Need of a Good Reputation
Knute Larson

Serving God Without God
The author of Running on Empty discusses his life in ministry with and without a walk with God.

The Leprosy Doctor
Paul Brand showed how to serve others sacrificially and emerge with joy
Philip Yancey

My Church's inferiority Complex
How one congregation traded the poor little us mindset for new confidence.
Peter Youmans

Virgil Gulker: Calling a Child by Name
God roams America's public schools looking for us
Virgil Gulker

The Weigh and the Truth
Christian dieting programs—like Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Diet—help believers pray off the pounds. But what deeper messages are they sending about faith and fitness?
By Lauren F. Winner

New Fuel Source

The Ministry of Marriage

Light From an Eight-Watt Ministry

A Soul of Fire
William Wade Harris - a Liberian activist - left an unsuccessful local ministry to trail across the Ivory Coast. In 18 months, he baptized 100,000 converts.
Elizabeth Isichei

Going Native
Settling for my way tempts pomos, boomers, in fact, every age group. And it's deadly.
Alex McManus

Good Habits
Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans all sought to live by high ideals, but only one order matched Thomas's love for both spirituality and intellect.
Steven Gertz

From Ewww ... to Wow!
What a big difference a small spider made.
By Bethany Torode

Including Non-Christians in Christian Worship
Jack Hayford

Engaging the Whole Person
Jack Hayford

What's a Pastor For?

Finding Your Church's Niche
Myron Augsburger

Letting the Laity Pastor
Bruce Larson

Too Much Choice?
On misdiagnosing the problem.
Andrew P. Morriss

Changed by the Unchanging
A new take on the spiritual disciplines calls for a little more action and a lot more love.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Soul Health
You can't be fruitful if you neglect the Source.
Mindy Caliguire

Leave Room For God
interview by the Leadership editors

Standing Firm, Moving Forward
CT founder Billy Graham charts the course for evangelicalism's future.
Billy Graham, evangelist and the founder of this magazine.

LETTERS: Graham: Model of Steadfastness

All-Purpose Pastor

Calling Plays the Players Can Run
Kennon Callahan

Managing to Minister
Peter F. Drucker

Is Growth a Decision?
Eugene Peterson

Changed by the Unchanging
A new take on the spiritual disciplines calls for a little more action and a lot more love.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?
Sometimes our Christian heritage must be overcome, not celebrated.
By Linda Hartz Rump

Christianity Today News Briefs
Booting the Salvation Army, falling giving, and suing for rights.
By CT staff

Supreme Court Will Rule on Ten Commandments Displays
Plus: Catholic bishops challenge Kerry as evangelical theologians criticize Bush, 110 Iraqi Christians killed, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Evangelical Voting Gap
Plus: Bishop responds to pagan priests story, Godless EU constitution signed, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Ministries of Mercy: Mother Teresa
She stirred a generation by touching the untouchables.
Ruth A. Tucker

Hudson Taylor and Missions to China: A Gallery of Gritty Pioneers
Six missionaries whose tenacity changed China
Kevin D. Miller

Standing On The Promises
Former CT editors Carl Henry and Kenneth Kantzer evaluate evangelicalism in light of its twentieth-century developments.

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts

CONTENDING FOR THE TRUTH...IN CHURCH PUBLICITY
When you tell others about your church, is honesty the best policy?
Wayne Kiser

REFLECTIONS

Excerpts from the Life of Jonathan Edwards
SAMUEL HOPKINS Samuel Hopkins was a student, friend, and admirer of Jonathan Edwards, and a frequent visitor to the Edwards home in Northampton. Impressed by Edwards and the serenity of the Edwards family, Hopkins penned the first biography of his famous teacher. The full title of the biography is The Life and Character of the Late Reverend Mr. Jonathan Edwards. It was first published in 1765. These excerpts are representative of Hopkins' style

The Apocalyptic Pastor
Eugene Peterson

Feeling Good About the Non-Urgent
Steven L. McKinley

Feeling Good about the Non-Urgent
Steven McKinley

Grace's Third Way
Andy Crouch

Wooing the Faithful
President Bush needs evangelicals more than ever, but it's unclear how badly they want him for another four years.
By Tony Carnes

Court Guts Porn Law
Activists promote other methods
By Ken Walker

A Hunger For Holiness
East Africa's second generation Christians faced that age-old spiritual problem - dullness of hearts. Simeon Nsibambi's message of a victorious life sparked a revival that continues today.
Mark Shaw

Letters

A Wretch Like Me
George Verwer

Inquiry Calls for 'Vigilance' to Prevent Child Abuse
"British recommendations want police check on all clergy, dismissal of offenders."
Cedric Pulford

To Illustrate. . .

The Search for Redemption
Confession without remorse.
By Bruce Kuklick

Essays on Christian Character
Fred Smith, Sr.

Democratic Piety
Jeffrey Stout reinvigorates the debate over religion in the public square.
by Lauren F. Winner

Dropping the Mask
When I blow it, I let my church know it. And they respect me for it.
Dave Stone

Reaching the "Happy-Thinking Pagan"
Ravi Zacharias

Can I Let On That I'm Down?

Hostage Vigil: Families of Hostage Couple Wait
Men's prayer group for Burnhams perseveres six days a week.
Corrie Cutrer

A Wake-Up Call to Become Global Christians
"The deadly attacks on America will provoke many responses, but Christians are commanded to love our neighbors."
Miriam Adeney

WHEN SLEEP WON'T COME
Cary Weisiger

Holding This Fort

Why I Walked
Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to fight
J. I. Packer

With God on Our Side?
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.
Tim Stafford

Is Growth a Decision?
Eugene Peterson

The Wisest Radical of Them All
Two Views of Lincoln
Richard Carwardine

Quotations to Stir Mind and Heart
In a consumer society, there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addictions and the prisoners of envy
Ivan Illich

Is Growth a Decision?
Eugene Peterson

Andy Crouch: A Testimony in Reverse
I have discovered how inconvenient it can be when God actually does speak.
Andy Crouch

Sproul on the Will
This influential Calvinist's account of the free-will problem would have profited from a stronger reading of Calvin.

Word Become Flesh
Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Salt-and-Pepper Politics
Choosing between candidates whose consciences are too clean.
By Andy Crouch

Listening Servant