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December
2019
Volume 63, Number 10
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About This Issue
The cover story this month examines the Mary we never knew. Most evangelicals today don’t pay much attention to the mother of Jesus outside of Advent and the occasional Mother’s Day sermon. But authors Jennifer Powell McNutt and Amy Beverage Peeler argue from tradition and the biblical record that Mary was not only the earliest disciple of Christ, she was perhaps also the most faithful disciple. If that’s true, then she deserves a much more prominent place in the church’s year-round teaching for both men and women.
Cover Story
Mary’s preeminent example as a Christ follower neither began nor ended at Christmas.
Features
When these Central Africans journey north, this community of believers is waiting for them.
Christian counselors grapple with how to encourage reconciliation while protecting victims.
Beneath the buzzwords around sustainability, transparency, and ethical sourcing we find something far more important than consumerism: Christ-centered love for our neighbors.
By understanding the world of Scripture, we can understand how to approach conspiracies today.
Views
Grace does not sabotage the pursuit of righteousness but empowers it.
The Incarnation gave us a God we could recognize and know.
Why Jesus doesn’t give a straightforward answer to questions about the greatest commandment.
Reviews
Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ.
Historian Alec Ryrie offers a revisionist take on the roots of unbelief. But there’s another story that needs telling.
Why believers shouldn’t throw it away out of embarrassment.
Students and teachers alike need to remember the difference between knowing theology and knowing God.
News
Columba Stewart says preserving Muslim texts is "part of the work of evangelism."
Why a growing political push to put the Bible in classrooms only has a minor impact.
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