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July/August
2022
Volume 66, Number 5
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About This Issue
Our cover story this month follows a handful of Ukrainians who left their country on the eve of war—or in some cases, years earlier—and who sensed they were in exile “for such a time as this.” Plus: laundromat ministries, sermon lengths, fighting compassion fatigue, Jesus and jazz, and more.
Cover Story
Escaping Russian missiles, some exiled believers found a new sense of purpose helping refugees.
Features
1 in 7 of my medical patients dies. But I don’t want to stop grieving or hoping.
Locals are increasingly running African mission hospitals. The next challenge: keeping foreign donors.
An 18th-century earthquake and a 21st-century pandemic can teach us about enlightenment and judgment.
We aren’t all equally afraid of the same things. But Scripture’s wisdom can apply to all of us.
I bounced from home to home before finding the Father my heart yearned for.
Views
Faithful responses to the Supreme Court decision should involve new care practices.
When the world calls everything unprecedented, God’s provision remains unchanging.
Suspicion of and pride from authority figures are not virtues.
The local church is small and placed for a reason.
Institutions may break the third commandment to excuse their abuse.
Reviews
A theologian (and amateur musician) explores the connection between them.
Why James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and other African American masters deserve an audience among all believers.
Chosen by Amanda Dykes, author of “All the Lost Places,” “Yours Is the Night,” and other novels.
Different languages and ethnicities aren’t a consequence of sin, but a part of God’s plan.
Chosen by Andrew Arndt, author of “Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers.”
News
A Haiti kidnapping raises questions about no-payment practices.
But it’s not a new problem. Just ask Martin Luther.
And other brief news from Christians around the world.
A different kind of “third place” ministry creates community and connections with washers and dryers.
What is the Christian position on radioactive accidents, technology, and replacing fossil fuels?
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