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Plein Air Prayer

An artist wrestles with anxieties and faith in young adulthood.

Three post-it notes with illustrations on them
Art by Jocelyn O'Leary
Post-it note with a shadowy figure on itArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it notes of a car and pill bottleArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary
Post-it note artArt by Jocelyn O’Leary

Jocelyn O’Leary is a writer and artist working in Michigan.

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It's easy to live in a state of panic, anxiety, and fear, from the pinging of our phones to politics and the state of the church. In this issue, we acknowledge panic and point to Christian ways through it. Russell Moore brings us to the place of panic in Caesarea Philippi with Jesus and Peter. Laura M. Fabrycky writes about American inclinations toward hero-making. Mindy Belz reports on the restorative work of Dr. Denis Mukwege for rape victims in Congo. We’re also thrilled to give you a first look at the Global Flourishing Study, a multiyear research project about what makes a flourishing life across the globe. While panic may be profitable or natural, we have a sure and steady anchor for our souls in Jesus.

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Pentecostal Woman Presides at The Hague

Hear Our Prayer Amid Violence

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What Do We Want from Dietrich Bonhoeffer?

Laura M. Fabrycky

Stories from the ‘Sandwich Generation’

Former VP Mike Pence’s Conversation with Russell Moore

The Christian Schools That Cried Wolf

Setting Our Scopes on Things Above

S. Joshua Swamidass

How the Nicene Creed Became Cool Again

A Splintered Generation

Skyler R. Flowers and Michael Graham

Qualms & Proverbs

Should I Talk to My Kids’ School About the Pledge of Allegiance?

Beth Moore, Kevin Antlitz, and Kiara John-Charles

Love Bids Our Anxious Fears Subside

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The Problem of Panic

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The Gospel Comes for a Neo-Nazi

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Has Faith Gone Out of Fashion?

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The What and the Why of Religious Decline

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Young Nones Might Not Hate Religion. But They Don’t Like the Vibes.

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The Upside to Religious Obsolescence

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The Key Lesson of My Book: Don’t Underestimate ‘Deep Culture’

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