Table Of Contents
September
2015
Volume 59, Number 7
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Cover Story
The public-policy leader for the largest US Protestant denomination isn’t worried over Christians’ loss of power. He says it might just be the best thing to happen to them.
Features
Advocates say that choosing when we die is a fundamental right. My late husband thought otherwise.
Thabiti Anyabwile, a Reformed pastor in Washington, D.C., offers celebration, critique, and hope for revival.
A wizened sage named Ecclesiastes tamed my youthful cynicism.
Views
It's time to harness “feminine authority” to protect the unborn.
I learned at age five that many US churches are unsafe for black people.
Reviews
Even followers of Jesus fall prey to our culture’s assumptions about sex.
D. L. Mayfield recommends the best books for learning to love and serve those around you.
Forget the made-up Internet quotes. The ancient Chinese philosopher has serious wisdom for followers of Christ.
How candid confessions of failure and frustration found their way into stories from the field.
News
A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our September issue).
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our September issue).
Why some multiethnic churches don’t mandate diversity at gatherings.
Medical missions and market dynamics lead to millions of believers in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Presbyterian Church in America debates the sins of its fathers.
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