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A Brief History of American Christians Fighting Sunday Mail

Gerald E. Groff is taking the postal service to the US Supreme Court. Behind him is a long line of sabbatarians.

Getty / Justin Sullivan

The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 18 over whether a Christian postal worker has a religious right not to deliver mail on Sundays. Though most evangelicals did not object when the US Postal Service started delivering Amazon packages on the first day of the week, there is a long history of Christian opposition to Sunday mail.

Also in this issue

This month’s cover story delves into a specific facet of theodicy: animal suffering. Also in this issue: the history of missions in Haiti and how evangelicals can respond to today’s crisis, how the ‘daily quiet time’ may be hindering Bible fluency, and the story of God’s powerful work among Bhutanese Nepali refugees who are impacting American churches and communities.

Cover Story

Why Does Creation Groan?

John R. Schneider

These States Are Devouring Widows’ Houses

From Librarians, With Love

Kate Lucky

John 3:16: So Loved, So Familiar

Jarvis J. Williams

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‘The Evangelical Soul Is Not for Sale’ in Venezuela

Like Joseph, Our Hope Is Greater Than a Box of Bones

Our April Issue: What God Gives Us

Kelli B. Trujillo

Bhutanese Nepali Refugees Turn Their Trials into Zeal for Evangelism

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New Program Offers Accreditation for Child Safety Standards

Knowing the Future Doesn’t Cure Anxiety

Testimony

I Was the Mole in a Family of Mallets

Glenn E. Pearson

Review

Tim Keller and Beth Moore, On and Off the Stage

Lucy S. R. Austen

Is It Time to Quit ‘Quiet Time’?

Dru Johnson and Celina Durgin

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Degree by Digital Degree, Christian Colleges Go Online

Hannah McClellan

News

Speaking for Evangelicals at the UN, Gaetan Roy Seeks to Serve

Shame Has Many Causes—and One Remedy

Interview by Abbey Wedgeworth

Review

Shift Your Bible Reading into a New Gear

Jason Helopoulos

New & Noteworthy Fiction

Cathy McCrumb

5 Books About Contemporary Christian Martyrs

Jerry Pattengale

What Evangelicals Owe Haiti

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