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September
2023
Volume 67, Number 6
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About This Issue
Our cover story this month explores the question, Does it matter if Christians declare their personal pronouns or use those given by others? Also in this issue: the changing face of atheism, reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Dream,” how churches in Appalachia are responding to the opioids crisis, and a closer look at repentance in the Gospel of Luke.
Cover Story
Gendered language is increasingly controversial in public life. Christians are grappling with how to engage.
Features
Mikhail Manzurin prayed for Ukraine during church services and eventually fled to the United States.
As the toll of overdoses continue to rise, congregations provide recovery, medical care, and redemption.
Far fewer British people agree with vitriolic assertions about religion. Still, disbelief in God is on the rise in both the UK and the US.
Our hearts aren’t prepared for the Lord until they are ready to love others.
I was dressed for burial when he gave me a mission to proclaim his name.
Views
How we can better engage with the famous March on Washington speech.
Our youth need more than market-driven ministry efforts.
The apostle used his hellos and goodbyes to teach, bless, and worship.
Reviews
If our movement is ailing, argues Karen Swallow Prior, it’s because we’ve overlooked the importance of certain stories, symbols, and metaphors.
The particularities of people groups can aid the work of understanding and proclaiming the gospel.
His servants aren’t meant to feel like spiritual failures.
“Sensitive” types like me won’t always mesh with more intimidating activists. But we need each other to thrive.
News
For decades, the small, rural congregation has turned a grain harvest into international ministry funding.
For some, pandemic firing prompted a turn to secular employment.
And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.
Some have been reticent to reform, despite the needs of children and would-be parents.
The newly accredited school promotes a theological education that’s not at odds with culture.
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