What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female.
Edith M. Humphrey

When Marriage Brings Suffering
The meaning of marital covenants in bleak seasons.
By David P. Gushee

Counseling the Seductive Female
Andre Bustanoby

Landing the Gospel Account
A Minneapolis ad executive leaves a lucrative career to market the message
Stephen Hunt

How I realized I Was Hurting People
Mark Lauterbach

A Horseless Carriage?
Letter Regarding Issue 8.2
Rachel Schuchardt

Lovingly Leveling with Live-ins
Gregory D. Stover

What Does New Condom Study Really Say About Teen Sexual Activity?
Texas becomes 37th state to enact a Defense of Marriage Act, and other stories from online sources around the world
Todd Hertz

Controlling the Flow of Information
Jack Hayford

Restoring a Fallen Colleague
Edward Dobson

After the Fall
Richard Exley

The Virtue of Lust?
So says philosopher Simon Blackburn.
W. Jay Wood

What the Rules Don’t Cover
Jared Mackey

An Overlooked Casualty of a "Victimless" Sin
Mark Galli

Sex Ed. For Adults
God-given longings in a broken world.
By Jenell Williams Paris

They've Gotta Have It
The impossibility of being celibate
Peter T. Chattaway

Letters

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

Heart of Truthfulness
African Methodists provide hope to a troubled church.
By Kathleen K. Rutledge in Pittsburgh

Sowing Confusion
One small ruling for Texas; one giant leap into a cultural abyss
Charles Colson with Anne Morse

President (on TV) Calls God a 'Feckless Thug' and Worse
"Trinity Western can teach teachers and believe homosexuality is a sin, Richard Mouw thinks polygamy should be legalized, and other stories from media sources around the Internet."
Ted Olsen

The Opposite of Free Love
Dispatches from the World of Human Trafficking
Jennifer Goodson

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

What Else Pat Robertson Said
Plus: World Vision teams with Ricky Martin, Halloween hit from both sides, TBN update, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Opposite of Free Love
Dispatches from the World of Human Trafficking
Jennifer Goodson

What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female.
Edith M. Humphrey

Good News for the Lost, Imprisoned, Abducted, and Enslaved
Lawyers and investigators at the International Justice Mission have learned that sharing the gospel means going into the heart of darkness.
Wendy Murray Zoba

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

Fuller Seminary to Create Interfaith Code of Ethics
"Statement prohibits proselytizing, but school leaders say gracious evangelism still acceptable. Huh?"
Ted Olsen

Too Racy for Bible Study
Origen could not believe the Song of Songs was a hymn to erotic love. So what did it mean?
Warren Smith

Naked Truths
"Critics weigh in on what makes nudity in film wrong, right, and R-rated"
Jeffrey Overstreet

The War Within Continues
Name Withheld

The War Within
Name Withheld

Counseling Sexual Addicts
Hal B. Schell and Gary Sweeten with Betty Reid

A Horseless Carriage?
Letter Regarding Issue 8.2
Rachel Schuchardt

Grace's Third Way
Andy Crouch

Same-Sex Marriage: What Can I Say?
Four pastors discuss the pressures and opportunities of the current controversy.
Forum: Phil Busbee, Tony Campolo, Cheryl Sanders, and John Yates

The Untouchables' Church
Despite a Catholic bishop's protest suicide in 1998, Christians hold little hope for repeal of blasphemy law.
Ethan Casey in Pakistan

Counseling Rape Victims
Danny Armstrong

The Pacynskis: Turning the Tables

Directions: You're Divorced—Can You Remarry?
By Gary M. Burge, professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School.