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

Churches, Charity, and Civil Society
The debate over faith-based social services.
By Joseph Loconte

The War Within Continues
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RNC Tells Voters that Liberals Will Ban Bible
Plus: Alan Wolfe on Democratic secularists, horoscopes vs. the Bible, Prohibition's problems, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Alcohol and Drug Problems Quickscan

Differently Disabled
Forrest Gump without the extravagance: the ordinary life of Bill Porter.
By Crystal Downing

'Ragamuffin' Author Brennan Manning Dies
The patched-up life and unshabby message of Brennan Manning.
Agnieszka Tennant

Bad Seed
Why did so many American churches embrace eugenics?
By Philip Jenkins

Alcohol and Drug Problems Quickscan

Holy Greed

Losing My Appetite for Cynicism

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

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

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

How Dan Allender Broke on Through (to the Other Side)
A former drug dealer who evangelized before he was a Christian talks about his efforts to bring healing from sexual abuse

Wheaton College Allows Dancing for All, Drinking and Tobacco for Non-Undergraduates
Illinois law drives complete overhaul of school's conduct code.
Ted Olsen

Not So Fast
Some New Hampshire Christians don't buy candidate's excuse for losing
Ted Olsen

Alcohol and Drug Problems Quickscan

The Prince Turned Pauper

Supremely Rejected
Lower-court decisions the Supreme Court let stand
Ted Olsen

The New Gambling Goliath
Christian activists struggle to slow the rapid growth of Indian casinos.
By John W. Kennedy

The Search for Redemption
Confession without remorse.
By Bruce Kuklick

Bush Addresses Evangelicals; Gay Marriage Halted in Calif., Gay Marriage Ban Proposed in Mass.
Plus: Hundreds of other stories from online sources around the world
Compiled by Rob Moll

Illinois Pastor on Fatal Flight
"Jeffrey Mladenik, 43, was involved in workplace ministry, international adoption."
LaTonya Taylor

Seven Sirens
Randy Rowland

Perennial Diet Wars
By Mark Galli, Managing Editor

A Sequel with Metal Claws and a Moral Backbone
Christian critics consider X2: X-Men United, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, The Dancer Upstairs, Bend It Like Beckham, and The Real Cancun.
Jeffrey Overstreet

Matrix Sequel Flaunts Flashy Effects, Tedious Talk
Christian film critics find little enthusiasm for The Matrix Reloaded, Down with Love, or Daddy Day Care, but they are impressed with Man on the Train
Jeffrey Overstreet

Race and Redemption in a Holes -some Family Film
"Holes trips up some viewers but holds treasure for others. Reviewers find flaws in A Mighty Wind, Bulletproof Monk, Malibu's Most Wanted, Chasing Papi, and XXX, while praising Levity and Rivers and Tides. Plus: An invitation to weigh in on the subject of"
Jeffrey Overstreet

Perennial Diet Wars
By Mark Galli, Managing Editor

To Hell on a Cream Puff
Gluttony makes you soft and lovable. It's the cute sin.
By Frederica Mathewes-Green

Rx for Gluttony
Even Christian diet experts rarely talk about it anymore. But the early monks did, and for good reason.
By Dennis Okholm

The War Within Continues
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The War Within
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Counseling Sexual Addicts
Hal B. Schell and Gary Sweeten with Betty Reid

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

America's Battle Against the Bottle
Evangelical support of temperance is no cause for embarrassment in our intemperate society.
By Mark A. Noll

Total Abstinence and Biblical Principles
One of Christianity Today's earliest cover stories examined alcohol on the 25th anniversary of Prohibition's repeal.
By Roland H. Bainton