For Everything There Is a Season
Nostalgia for nature's seasons in a climate-controlled world.
by Cindy Crosby

Talk of the Town
Questions for postmodern Christians
Julia Vitullo-Martin

Making a Difference, and Other Illusions
Christy Lambertson

Sensational Harmony
Buddy & Julie Miller
D.S. Martin

ARTS: Positively Country

To Verify…

Confronting Caesar
Nigerian megachurch pastor in Ukraine takes a stand for freedom.
Interview by Stan Guthrie

Christians Fear Some Backlash After India Elections
Still, they're heartened by voters' chastening of nationalist Hindus.
By Manpreet Singh

Indian Churches Hail the Defeat of Hindu-Nationalist Government
Vote consciously campaign urged Christian voters to elect secular political parties.
By Anto Akkara ENI, with CT staff

Heat Stroke
The climate for addressing global warming is improving.
A Christianity Today editorial

Durable Contempt
Why anti-Americanism thrives.
by Allen C. Guelzo

The Missions of Business
What can happen when entrepreneurs think they are missionaries first.
Reviewed by John P. Cragin

Expecting a Flood of Tourists
A replica of Noah's Ark is planned for Turkey
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Lack of Holy Land Travel, Economic Woes Lead to Political Upheaval
Pedophilia said to be an incurable disease, the deaths of Dr. Torrey and Evelyn Johnson, and more online stories from around the world.
Todd Hertz

Israel: Holy Land Tourism Plunges
Visits to Israel fall 45 percent as violence escalates.
Michael R. Smith

Couple Helps Churches Retrofit 15-Passenger Vans
Van Angels ministry launched with funds from settlement over daughter's van-related death.
By Yvonne Betowt, Religion News Service

Weblog: Church Vans to Be Safer
Plus: More on the Baptists killed in Iraq, euthanasia debate in New Zealand, the best-selling artist of all-time's comeback, Choose Life license plates, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Road-Test
Andrw Jones

A Good Day Off
Our family was drifting apart…until we kicked back at the other Willow Creek.
Steve Van Winkle

"Food for the Poor Gets Good News, Bad News from Feds"
The latest religious theme park is a 300-year-old cathedral.
Ted Olsen

"Thrills, Chills, Architecture?"
The most exciting adventure at St. Paul's Cathedral would be a time-traveling jaunt through its history.
Elesha Coffman

Weblog: Christians in Iraq, Bethlehem Face Difficult Christmas
Plus: The Polar Express an evangelical film? religious people allowed on New Jersey juries, the battle for Christmas, new approach in the Sudan, Sikhs violently protest British play, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Operation Human Rights
How evangelicals got outside their comfort zone to help the oppressed overseas.
By David Neff

Christian Athletes to Watch in the Olympics
Sports Spectrum magazine has its eye on the believers competing in Athens.
Interview by Rob Moll