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May 2004

India Undaunted
Escalating repression can't dampen the church's growth.
Plus: The Immense Commission, Watch Those Web Postings
by Tim Stafford

Breaking into Prison
A gospel invasion helps bring peace to one of the nation's most violent penitentiaries.
by Chris Frink

The 50 Best Christian Places to Work
The second annual survey highlights companies that focus on building a culture of trust.
Plus: How They Were Chosen, The Finalists, Too Much Information?
by Helen Lee

Running Out of Miracles
VeggieTales' creator Phil Vischer had his dream crumble, but he's no longer s-scared.
Plus: Putting Big Idea Back Together
by Bob Smietana

Amazing Sin, How Deep We're Bound
Finding the courage to trust in grace.
by Mark R. McMinn

O Jailed Town of Bethlehem
How eerily still we see thee lie.
by Kevin Begos

Jack Kelley's Tangled Web
Discredited USA Today journalist looks to Christian colleagues for support.
by Tony Carnes

HeadLines

First Amendment: Salvation Army sued for asking employees to support its mission.

Sudan: Christians among hundreds of thousands displaced.

Iraq: Four missionaries die in car attack.

United Methodists: Two gay controversies likely to dominate general conference.

Haiti: Missionaries return to rebuild out of the rubble.

Sri Lanka: Buddhist nationalists step up violence against churches.

Israel: Battle over archaeological authenticity heats up.

Q+A: Clive Calver on fundraising in light of 9/11.

Politics: African American, Hispanic pastors lead the charge against gay marriage.

Departments

Inside CT
Separation of Powers

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Blessed are the Lukewarm; Double-entry Accountability

Reflections
The Outpoured Spirit

The CT Review
The Elephant in the Room; Pictures of God's Love; Man of Contradictions; Learning from Our Kids; Redeeming Conflict

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Doubting the Doomsayers

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Our Contentious Catalyst
Francis Schaeffer never stopped battling for the faith.

Harold Fickett | posted 11/20/2008 05:01PM

Reference Rainbow
What it looks like to graph the Bible's cross-references.

Graphic by Chris Harrison, Carnegie Mellon University | posted 11/20/2008 05:03PM

Denominational Diagnostics
What I look for to find a healthy church.

Philip Yancey | posted 11/19/2008 08:52AM

My Top 5 Devotionals

Carolyn Nystrom, coauthor with J.I. Packer of Praying: Finding our Way through Duty to Delight | posted 11/19/2008 08:54AM

Sorting through the Rubble
Westmont College rebuilds after fire destroys 20 percent of its campus.

Sarah Pulliam | posted 11/18/2008 01:12PM

World's Worst Persecutor
Will U.S. diplomatic shift and Graham visit help Christians?

Ruth Moon | posted 11/18/2008 09:11AM

Passages
Aid worker killed in Afghanistan, Palm Beach Atlantic University president resigns, and other transitions.

Transitions in the Evangelical World | posted 11/19/2008 08:56AM

Quotation Marks
Recent remarks on birth control, why you can't sue God, and other news developments.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 11/18/2008 09:16AM

One Hundred Years of Wit and Wisdom
Lyle Dorsett extols G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy.

Interview by Collin Hansen | posted 11/17/2008 10:52AM

Poll: Do you look up cross-referenced verses when you study the Bible?

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