The Long View: Why I Don't Imitate Christ
The Christian life is not a game of Simon says.
Mark Galli

Preach the Message of the Beatitudes Pope says in Sermon on Mount
100,000 hear message by Sea of Galilee
By Ross Dunn Korazim, Ecumenical News International, in Israel

Francis of Assisi: From the Editor - Discomforting Francis
Mark Galli

Word Become Flesh
Quotations to Stir Heart and Mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

The Passion and Prejudice
Why I asked the Anti-Defamation League to give Mel Gibson a break.
Michael Medved

Scandalous
The enigmatic folly of the Cross.
by Bruce Ellis Benson

"Thanks, Da Vinci Code"
Tbe book sends us back to Christianity's founding fathers—and the Bible we share with them
Chris Armstrong

CT Classic: Listening to the Fifth Gospel
The sun-baked ruins of the Holy Land have a story to tell
David Neff

Weblog: Former Goshen.com Head Steps Out of the Crosswalk
Plus: The Jesus Seminar is apparently tired of Jesus, and other articles from media around the Internet.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Gospel According to America
Remembering the Through-a-Glass-Darkly clause
David Dark

Canterbury Crackup
Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.
A Christianity Today editorial

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

Biblical Archaeology's Dusty Little Secret
The James bone box controversy reveals the politics beneath the science
Gordon Govier

Stunning New Evidence that Jesus Lived
Scholars link first-century bone box to James, brother of Jesus.
Gordon Govier

What Happened to Jesus' 'Brothers'?
The post-Gospel lives of the disciples.
Stephen Miller

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

Bones of Contention
Why I still think the James bone box is likely to be authentic.
Ben Witherington

Editor's Bookshelf: The Church's Hidden Jewishness
Hebrew thinking in a Greek world
David Neff

Weblog: Bring Me the Stead of John the Baptist?
Plus: Florida vouchers nixed, assisted suicide wins again in Oregon, Methodism and the presidential campaign, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Shrek Director Picked for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
John the Baptist’s corpse discovered? And other stories from online sources around the world
Ted Olsen

Orthodox Church Near Ground Zero Hopes to Rise Again
"Members hope to rebuild 169-year-old structure, which stood only 500 feet from the World Trade Center"
LaTonya Taylor

LETTERS: Perplexed parents of the God-man

Jesus and Mama
The intercessor par excellence in country music
by Sam Torode

The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Why we shouldn't ignore her any longer
Timothy George

Inside CT: Birth Stories
"Even God incarnate in Jesus Christ, born of Mary, has a birth story of sorts"
Timothy C. Morgan

Weblog: Canadian Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Another religion clash in Egypt, a Baylor bump, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

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

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

The Bible Jesus Read
Without the Old Testament we don't properly understand God.
by Philip Yancey

ARTICLE: From the Fringe to the Fold, Part 1
How the Worldwide Church of God discovered the plain truth of the gospel.
By Ruth Tucker

ARTICLE: From the Fringe to the Fold, Part 2
Ruth A. Tucker

Soft Patriarchs
A conversation with Brad Wilcox.
Interview by Michael Cromartie

The Passion and Prejudice
Why I asked the Anti-Defamation League to give Mel Gibson a break.
Michael Medved

Christian History Corner: Good News to the Jew First
Critics of The Passion of the Christ assume the story embodies an anti-Semitic message. But does it?
Steven Gertz

Why Paul Loved His Body
2 Corinthians doesn't teach that flesh and spirit are opposites, Michael Wittmer says.
By Ann Byle

How to Unmuzzle a Threshing Ox
Bridging the gender divide in the workplace.
by Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen

Peter Jennings Goes Back to the Bible
The ABC news anchor talks about Monday's three-hour special, Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness.
Interview by Darrell Bock

Pick Your Shibboleths Wisely
Do we really want to be known as the generation who gave marriage over to the government?
By Daniel A. Crane

Good Question: Who Are We to Judge?
Did Jesus forbid us from judging others?
Lewis B. Smedes

The Making of an Original
Coloring in the lines other Christians drew for me was much easier than the hard, divine work of becoming the person God wants me to be.
By Lee Knapp

Top Ten New Testament Archaeological Finds of the Past 150 Years
"How do shrouds, boats, inscriptions, and other artifacts better help us understand the Christ of the Ages?"
Ben Witherington III

Letters

Letters

Inside CT
-The editors

The Revelation Will Be Televised
Apocalypse!, tonight's episode of PBS's Frontline, gets better after its biblical criticism
Elesha Coffman

You Can't Possibly Understand What's Going On Here!
Schwarzenegger's End of Days rejects spiritual themes for guns and missiles.
Steve Lansingh

Apocalypse Now
Revelation says more about church life today than about how the world will end.
J. NELSON KRAYBILL