Volume 44, Number 3
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Cover Story
At the center of Mister Rogers’s cheery songs and smiles lies a God-ordained mission to children.
by Wendy Murray Zoba
More from this Issue
More Christians campaign against media violence.
By Jody Veenker
'Trusted employee' changed with money laundering, bank fraud, obstruction of justice, and theft.
Abortion Cases Move to High Court
Evangelicals, feminists make common cause against sex trafficking.
By Tony Carnes
Miami churches protest NCC efforts to return Elián González to Cuba.
By Kenneth D. MacHarg in Miami
Catholic church established in principle.
By Compass Direct News Service
As Christian tourism surges, Holy Land believers brave troubled future.
By Timothy C. Morgan in Jerusalem
Archaeologists upset over unsupervised excavations
By Gordon Govier
Efforts opening doors to evangelism, church planting
By Kenneth D. MacHarg
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Ecumenical News International
A year after NATO bombing, Yugoslav Christians discover unity in caring for the poor.
By Bill Yoder in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
One year later, Christian leaders examine the International Religious Freedom Act.
By Deann Alford, Compass Direct
Loosened rules in Russia may mean better times for religious freedom.
By Beverly Nickles, Compass Direct, in Moscow
Working together, churches are breathing new life into a decaying California city.
By Tim Stafford
Save in order to give your life away, not to retire comfortably.
By Lynn Miller
The grisly business of trafficking in fetal body parts may soon face Congressional hearings.
By Denyse O'Leary
Hidden victims of religious persecution find refuge in America.
By Tony Carnes
The church should divorce the military.
By Michael J. Gorman
The master of horror's latest novels show a rich appreciation of the atonement.
By Paul F. M. Zahl
Some say speaking in tongues is proof of 'baptism in the Holy Spirit.' Are those who haven't spoken in tongues without the Holy Spirit?—Renea Chastain, Phoenix, Arizona
By J. Rodman Williams
An effective evangelical witness hinges on understanding the new face of Latter-day Saints
reviewed by Richard J. Mouw
How to be offensive without really trying
By Charles Colson