Editor’s Note from January 07, 1977

Faithful readers will know that “Footnotes” appears in the first issue of the month and “Minister’s Workshop” in the second. This month we reversed the order so as to run a “Workshop” piece in conjunction with an article that is in this issue.

I’ll add my two cents to the question, “If I were president …” (see page 26): I would form a western OPEC to reduce, not increase, oil prices. I’d balance the budget whatever the cost. I’d begin reducing the national debt. And I’d be turned out of office at the end of my first term! Happy New Year.…

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Saying ‘Welcome the Stranger’ Is Easy. Hosting a Toddler Is Not.

A conservative pastor I know opened his home to children whose parents were deported. His witness has me examining my comfortable life.

Analysis

How to Organize a Healthy Protest

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Died: Claudette Colvin, Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer

As a teenager, Colvin challenged Montgomery’s segregation law and prevailed.

Seeing Black History Through Scripture

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Similarities between the African American and Jewish experience can help us think biblically about human dignity.

The Russell Moore Show

What Happens When You Look Away from the Minneapolis Shootings

You cannot hide a hardened heart behind the fact that you weren’t the one pulling the trigger.

News

Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo

Hannah Herrera

The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.

How Football Shaped Christian Colleges

John Fea

Three history books to read this month.

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