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Educating for freedom

by Stephen H. Webb

In the Lectionary

God’s entrance: 2 Samuel 7:1-16; Luke 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel bursts into the life of an ordinary young woman without permission, terrifying her.

by Fleming Rutledge

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Climate change and the unraveling of creation: Taking a global inventory

by Bill McKibben

From the Editors

Mixed message: Jesse Jackson in Decatur

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Cuba’s spirited Protestants: Church-growth challenges

by Paul Jeffrey

Faith Matters

Boundary issues

by Barbara Brown Taylor

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Behind the curtain

by James M. Wall

M.E.M.O.

Stewardship sermon

by Martin E. Marty

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Reckoning with apocalypse: Time to turn around  

by Dale Aukerman

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Reckoning with holiness

by David R. Stewart

From the Editors

Wizards and Muggles: Uses of fantasy

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Endings and beginnings: The NCC celebrates—and regroups

by Jean Caffey Lyles
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Edgar: Outsider and ‘salvager’

by Jean Caffey Lyles
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The future of homo sapiens: A species perspective

by Owen Gingerich
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Why men get anxious: On Susan Faludi's Stiffed

by Mart Stewart Van Leeuwen

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Bridging the abyss of revenge: Forgiveness in politics

by Donald W. Shriver
Faith Matters

A true teacher

by Roberta Bondi
M.E.M.O.

Grave and merry

by Martin E. Marty

In the Lectionary

The two faces of Advent: John 1:6-8, 19-28

John stands on the frontier as the ages collide, destined to bear the impact.

by Fleming Rutledge

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The last things: Reflections on the millennium

by Carl E. Braaten