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Vital Signs
Congregations find passion and purpose by blending ancient traditions and contemporary action.
by Diana Butler Bass
Faith: Not a Private Practice
New Community Covenant Church, Chicago.
by Steve Thorngate
Many Cultures, One Spirit
Southside Presbyterian Church, Tucson.
by Celeste Kennel-Shank
Remember Whose You Are
Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
by Molly Marsh
Features
Everything He Touched Turned to Community
Whether founding schools or fixing toilets, Nelson good embodied community and faithful living.
by Daniel Charles
The Gospel of Conflict
Struggle and longing in the book of Matthew.
by William Loader
Speaking of Maybe
Why blessed uncertainty is the language of Advent.
by Andrew J. Hoeksema
Editorials
The Other Disaster
Overcoming the mythology of AIDS.
by Dale Hanson Bourke
Missing the Kairos Moment?
The U.N. World Summit comes up short.
by Debayani Kar
Intelligent Religion
Are science and faith really incompatible?
by Ted Peters
Between the Lines
| Mind the Gap | Principled Immigration Reform | A Plumpy'nut Christmas | Airing the Future | Troops Come Home Now | Out of Sight, Out of Mind? | News Bites |
Columns
Hearts & Minds: When I First Met Bonhoeffer
I had mostly experienced an American Christianity without Christ.
by Jim Wallis
Macrowave: The System is Broken
We are stuck with half-baked measures to contain runaway medical costs.
by David Batstone
The Hungry Spirit: Rabble Rousing
The arrest slip identified my 'property' as a Bible, a set of keys, and shoelaces.
by Rose Marie Berger
Eyes & Ears: Agents of Power
Can democracy survive without an adversarial press?
by Danny Duncan Collum
H'rumphs: Thar They Blow...
FEMA has announced a bold new initiative: Third Responders.
by Ed Spivey Jr.
Departments
Living the Word: The Beauty of Justice
Peace, salvation, and the reign of God arrive with beauty and song.
by Robert Roth
Poetry: The Child Jesus Speaks
by Debra Rienstra
Letters
| Keep Measured Tones | Trouble Spots | Don Wagner Reponds |
Reviews
Participating in the Divine
Ron Hansen talks about stories, faith, and being a 'Christian writer.'
by Dale Brown
Cultural Collisions
Film: Crash
Reviewed by Craig Detweiler
Seeking Mystery Together
Music: Out Beyond Ideas by David Wilcox.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Green
New and Noteworthy
Film: Three Faiths, One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam by Gerald Krell and Myer Odze.
Film: Dying to Live: A Migrant's Journey directed by Bill Groody
Book: Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers edited by Eric Gutstein and Bob Peterson
Book: Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis and the Narnia Chronicles by David Downing
Reviewed by Molly Marsh
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