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December 28, 2019 | Vol. 34, No. 24

2019 News of the Year

High speed pursuit
FEATURES
2019 Deaths
2019 Deaths
Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Robinson was the first African American to manage a Major League Baseball team.
Front-line focus
Front-line focus
With U.S. troops in retreat in Syria, American aid groups step into the gap
Events, trends, oozes
Events, trends, oozes
A fortnight’s news includes long-term concerns
Controversial compromise
Controversial compromise
Bill aimed at balancing LGBT agenda and religious freedom gets some support but alarms both sides
State of distortion
State of distortion
Chinese propaganda is targeting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters and the churches that support them
DISPATCHES
Quotables
Quotables
Human Race
Human Race
By the numbers
By the numbers
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
CULTURE
Documentary

Make it or fake it

The Inventor shows our propensity to believe what we want to be true

Banning the children

One-Child Nation shows the dark consequences of China’s forced family planning
MOVIES & TV

Entitlement game

Richard Jewell is an indictment of unethical media, abusive government, and anyone with an elitist mentality

Mandalorian appeal

The popular Star Wars show is family-friendly sci-fi with a spiritual angle
Music

The past in boxes

Anniversary sets bring back once-youthful voices

New or recent releases

 
Q&A
Christian and Democrat

Christian and Democrat

A political strategist talks social justice, tribalism, and the Bible
Books

Novels from Christian publishers

Eternity of oblivion?

A philosopher looks for the meaning to life 
Children's Books

The test of time

Books from the past for middle grade and tween readers
NOTEBOOK
Sports
Dead lift serious
Dead lift serious
A powerlifting mom from Minnesota wants to protect the rights of female athletes 
Religion
Anniversary of a crackdown
Anniversary of a crackdown
One year after a police raid, members of a prominent Chinese church wrestle with past traumas and endure ongoing threats
VOICES
Marvin Olasky

Marvin Olasky

High speed pursuit

The Editors

The Editors

Mailbag

Mindy Belz

Mindy Belz

Seeds of renewal

Janie B. Cheaney

Janie B. Cheaney

The beginning at the end

Joel Belz

Joel Belz

Big plans

Andrée Seu Peterson

Andrée Seu Peterson

In the moment

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