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April 9, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 7

An open spiritual door

Jenny Lind Schmitt | Christians in Poland and Czech Republic open their homes and churches to refugees from war-torn Ukraine


FEATURES
Can we talk?

Esther Eaton | To fight polarization, groups try the simple, painstaking process of talking it out

Court costs

Kim Henderson | A fostering agency’s 2021 Supreme Court win came at a price, but the dividends are accruing

Seminarians in striped pants

Jenny Rough | Bible colleges in prisons turn inmates into ministers and missionaries to other prisoners


CULTURE
Books

He who walks with the wise grows wise

Collections of Christian leaders’ biographies

Too steeped in stories?

Stories are important—but not for themselves

Children's Books

Our blessed hope

Books for pondering and preparing for Easter

 
FILM & TV

Rotten veggies

Documentary dishes on restaurant scam

Box Office Top 10

Top films for the weekend of March 18-20

Part-time providence?

The Bombardment imagines a God who loses control and “drops pencils”

Mourning and moving on with life

Drive My Car, Japan’s first Oscar nominee for best picture, is an artistic grappling with grief

Rom-com romp

A turn for the worse

Turning Red abandons the tradition that made Pixar great

Music

Playful, and serious, sounds

Noteworthy new or recent releases

Chamber-pop with a bit of Brit-pop flair

Is Neil Hannon too good or too British for American tastes?

Q&A
Vetting immigrants fleeing war at home

Vetting immigrants fleeing war at home

Homeland Security has a wide variety of tools at its disposal to ID evacuees


NOTEBOOK
Law
Pursuing justice quietly

Has arbitration in employment contracts been unfairly maligned in the court of public opinion?

History
“Jackie the robber” stole fans’ hearts

The faith of Jackie Robinson and others changed baseball, and America