Volume 47, Number 5

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The moral vision that launched the Iraq war has been quietly growing in the President's inner circle
Tony Carnes

"Why your church might end up before a judge and jury, and what you can do to prevent it."
Richard Hammar

God seems to sanction raw violence in the Old Testament. Does his character change in the New Testament?
Tremper Longman III

Living Next Door to the Death House is a valuable contribution to the capital punishment debate
Cindy Crosby

John Ortberg's Everybody's Normal Till You Get To Know Them explores pursuing the dream of community with imperfect people
Cindy Crosby