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

Giving Thanks in Plague Times
Philip Yancey found much to give thanks for in Donne's Devotions.
By John Donne

Bald, Blind & Single?
Answers to some of the most puzzling questions about Paul
by STEPHEN M. MILLER [STEPHEN M. MILLER Stephen Miller is a free-lance writer and former editor of Illustrated Bible Life. He is a consulting editor for Christian History.]

Have I Become Useless?
What does a man my age have to offer the trend-setting generation?
Ben Patterson

Getting Older and Wiser
R. Kent Hughes

Death Watch
One of the world's earliest Christian cultures totters on the edge of extinction
Thomas C. Oden

Have I Become Useless?
What does a man my age have to offer the trend-setting generation?
Ben Patterson

Well With My Soul

Grace at Home

Theology of the Body
Pope John Paul II on the biblical foundations of marriage and sexuality.
By Laura Merzig Fabrycky

Dances with Medicine Men
Intimidating doctors, aging and confused parents, and the loss of personhood.
By Virginia Stem Owens

The Techno Sapiens Are Coming
When God fashioned man and woman, he called his creation very good. Transhumanists say that, by manipulating our bodies with microscopic tools, we can do better. Are we ready for the great debate?
By C. Christopher Hook

Nearly Perfect
"Longtime Christianity Today editor Carol Thiessen was firm but not fierce, steadfast but not stodgy"
David Neff

A Surgeon's View of Divine Healing
Do doctors waste their time by doing slowly and painstakingly what could have been done in the twinkling of an eye?
Paul Brand with Philip Yancey

"Blood, Part 1: The Miracle of Cleansing"
"This article, originally appearing in the February 18, 1983, issue of Christianity Today,The article is adapted from the book In His Image."
cancer;death;faith;faithhealers;healing;medicine;pain;suffering

The Longest Saturday
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Evelyn Bence

Faith, Fear, War, Peace
Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.
By Deann Alford

Praying for Terrorists
Christians seek healing in Beslan.
By Dawn Herzog Jewell

Rue for A. E. Housman
Marly Youmans

Easter in an Age of Terror
Living and dying—and living again—after September 11.
M. Craig Barnes

Leave Room For God
interview by the Leadership editors

Crisis Ready
Tragedies are inevitable but never expected. When the next one occurs, will your church be strengthened or shattered?
Mel Lawrenz

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

Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT staff

Death of a Child Quickscan

Suicide Quickscan

Death of a Spouse Quickscan

Preparing the Congregation for Death
Rick McKinniss

Early Answers to Inevitable Questions

An Object Lesson for the Dying

The Visit
An almost clichéd form of Christian service to the elderly remains one of the most vital.
By Virginia Stem Owens

Reviving Revivals
Mary Louise Kitsen

One Grandma to Love

Ending It
Mercy killing at the movies.
Peter T. Chattaway

Killing with Kindness
Why is the church against euthanasia in instances where people are in terrible pain?
Answered by David P. Gushee

Weblog (Second Helping): Revenge of the God Billboards
Plus: Britain discusses euthanasia while the Netherlands euthanizes babies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Handling the Hard Cases
Roger F. Miller

Services for People You Barely Know
Mark Coppenger

Funeral and Graveside Services
Calvin Ratz

A Good Death
My husband was more whole on his deathbed than at any other time in his life.
By Margaret Kim Peterson

Grave Matters
I shouldn't have let my parents talk to those funeral salesmen unchaperoned.
Virginia Stem Owens

The Longest Saturday
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Evelyn Bence

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

Emptying the Reservoir of Pain

'Boston Movement' Apologizes
Open letter prompts leaders of controversial church to promise reform
John W. Kennedy

"Lutherans, Presbyterians Cut Budgets"
Staff positions and ministries trimmed in the face of a struggling economy
"RNS, wire reports"

Suffering & Grief
Quotations to stir the heart and mind
Richard A. Kauffman

This Poor Gray Ember of Creation
Marilynne Robinson's Gilead is a novel to savor
Thomas Gardner

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

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

Norway Aflutter Over Soccer Prayers
Plus: Focus on the Family's Candidate endorsement, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Rue for A. E. Housman
Marly Youmans

A Good Death
My husband was more whole on his deathbed than at any other time in his life.
By Margaret Kim Peterson

Where Babies come from
Agnes Howard

Beyond the Summit

TO VERIFY …

Fat!
The science of obesity.
By Elissa Elliott

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

Rue for A. E. Housman
Marly Youmans

Debates on Debates on Church Discipline
Catholic bishops will issue statement on Communion as a Matthew 18 lawsuit is reinstated against a Texas Bible church. Plus: Samuel Huntington on why atheists are outsiders, religious leaders apologize for Abu Ghraib, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Passages
Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.
By CT staff

A Time to Mourn
Dave Hemstreet was a CTI number cruncher who discerned God's hand and listened for his voice
David Neff

Billy Graham's Last Crusade—Really
"Hundreds more killed in new Nigeria riots, and Martin Burnham speaks—but bears bad news."
Ted Olsen

Thanksgiving at Fair Acres
A meal with my mother and other nursing-home residents opened a small crack in their stony detachment, and gave a brief glimpse of the kingdom of heaven.
By Virginia Stem Owens

A Living Birthday Letter
A 2000 tribute to Ruth Graham.
By Wendy Murray Zoba

Gray Power
Christian-friendly senior organizations challenge AARP.
By Tony Carnes in Washington

Preparing for Retirement
Ed Bratcher

God-honoring Retirement
Two well-known gurus of biblical finance team up for a one-two punch on building a God-honoring financial portfolio.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby

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Thanksgiving at Fair Acres
A meal with my mother and other nursing-home residents opened a small crack in their stony detachment, and gave a brief glimpse of the kingdom of heaven.
By Virginia Stem Owens

What Your Retirement Planner Doesn't Tell You
Save in order to give your life away, not to retire comfortably.
By Lynn Miller

Ending It
Mercy killing at the movies.
Peter T. Chattaway

Death Wishes
Circuit Court supports state's primary role in assisted suicide.
By Marshall Allen

Korean and Iraqi Christians Killed in Iraq
Plus: Utah court throws out ethnicity-religion limit, the sexed up new Bible translation, D.C. hearings on same-sex marriage, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Do the Wages of Sin Apply After Conversion?
Plus: Religious conservatives love Gonzalez as AG, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Death Wishes
Circuit Court supports state's primary role in assisted suicide.
By Marshall Allen

Federal Appeals Court Backs Ore. Assisted Suicide
Plus: Cattle rustling, not religion, said behind Nigeria riots; Americans United asks IRS to punish Colorado Springs archdiocese for Communion edict; good and bad news out of the Sudan; and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen