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November
2023
Volume 67, Number 8
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About This Issue
Our cover story this month looks at the complexity of the immigration crisis through a different lens. Rather than focusing on politics or policy, “One Christian’s Quest to Change the Way We See Immigration” profiles one particular border ministry and its vision for a specific piece of land and the stories it tells. Also in this issue: new life for a Deadhead, Jesus’ take on thrift, insights from medieval Christian spirituality, and lessons in unheroic aid from the Good Samaritan.
Cover Story
Equipped with Scripture, history, and a defunct restaurant on the southern border, Sami DiPasquale hopes he can soften politics-hardened hearts.
Features
The Corinthian church needed the reminder of the power of God. So do we.
Jesus’ teachings challenge how we spend when money is tight.
When we picture ourselves as heroes, we often forget our humanity.
When I fled the hippie scene, I never imagined how God’s Word would speak to me on board.
Views
How women’s roles have changed in the Black church.
We’ll never see the glory of God if we look only to our own brand.
This sounds counterintuitive. But there are biblical and cultural reasons for believing it.
If the label means I hold to essential gospel beliefs, I’ll wear it proudly.
Reviews
Compassionate enforcement has its place. But the state’s role is to bear the sword.
Medieval Christianity holds up a helpful mirror to the contemporary church.
A surprising number are expressing unmet longings for beauty, truth, and meaning.
My outsider experiences have only strengthened my confidence in God’s goodness and sovereignty.
News
Republican candidates make competing arguments to potential voters.
Politically moderate and left-leaning evangelicals appear to be most impacted.
And other news briefs from Christians around the world.
Adaptations for COVID-19 are helping Christians reach incarcerated people, with eager cooperation from government officials.
Facing fresh attacks from Hindu nationalists, Wesleyans recall the history of God’s faithfulness in a Gujarat village.
More from this Issue
How can we seek the values of the kingdom amid today’s immigration crisis?
