Breaking old patterns

With North Korea, despite UN resolve, it will be hard

Houses of God

America's debt to John Calvin

The personal pervasiveness of God's sovereignty

Human Race

Man knows not his time

Mission pioneer Ralph Winter saw clearly what seemed to others impossible

The irrepressible thirst for liberty

Tehran protests show no less driving force than the freedom movements that felled the Berlin Wall and ushered in U.S.

Booksellers breakdown

Technological innovations plus economic uncertainty equal transitions in Christian book market

Do it yourself

Self-publishing is the bright spot in a gloomy bookselling environment.

The story of Scripture

When Sally Lloyd-Jones lost her job, her career as an author began

When Jesus is the hero

Novelists who make Him the main character find many ways to answer the question, "Who do you say that I am?

Sticking by the Bible

A 500th birthday biography of Calvin shows a complex man with a singular belief who delivered the church from medievalism

Book of the year

It's based on the best-selling book of all time, but WORLD's 2009 winner takes Bible study to new levels

Looking Ahead

News to watch in the weeks to come

'One heart' solution

Christian ministries believe the gospel is the key to Middle East peace

The best of the last

Our contest for the best last lines of books drew some great entries