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Vol. 34, No. 4
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Against the grain

Children’s Books of the Year | Our 2019 Children’s Books of the Year stand out from an increasingly troubling crowd

A horse and a lighthouse

Children’s Books of the Year | Picture books of the year: Top choices show imagination, nobility

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Restless souls

Children’s Books of the Year | Children’s novels of the year: When the ordinary becomes extraordinary

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Man in conflict

Children’s Books of the Year | Children’s nonfiction book of the year: One theologian’s struggle to understand God and defeat Hitler

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Books of the resistance

Children’s Books of the Year | A wave of activist-themed children’s books has surged in the Trump era

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Feb
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2.19.19 Protecting children, and the truth about late-term abortions

Kim Henderson reports on a church on the Gulf Coast creating change in the foster care system; Mary Reichard talks with an obstetrician about high risk pregnancies and new legislation on late-term abortions; and Sarah Schweinsberg reports on welfare reform efforts by the Trump administration. Plus: commentary from Cal Thomas.

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Insightful interviews with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.

Feb
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A conversation with Tim Padgett

This week, Warren Smith talks with author and editor Tim Padgett about his new book on evangelicals and war.

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Parkland seeks peace on shooting anniversary

In the year following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., families of the victims became active in politic

Death of a poet

Literature | A talented writer isn’t necessarily a writer to be heeded

New York jury convicts Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was convicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation.

Louisiana abortion law still has a chance

Abortion | The Supreme Court halted the law for now but has good reasons to allow it in the long run

Pittsburgh shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The suspect in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges Monday as his new lawyer indicated he might be open to a p

Investigation uncovers sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches

Hundreds of Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers have faced accusations of sexual misconduct over the past 20 years, according to a

For the sake of the gospel, not politics

Race Issues | The role of pastors and lay people in seeking racial reconciliation

‘Cut and pasted’ children

Family | Advocates argue children suffer the consequences when adults claim a right to parenthood

Constricted by ‘constructs’

Science | Psychology group offers a confused take on masculinity

Trump declares emergency to fund border wall

President Donald Trump announced Friday he is declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border

Barr confirmed as attorney general

William Barr was sworn in as attorney general Thursday night at the White House after the Senate confirmed him earlier in the day 54-45.

McCabe: DOJ considered removing Trump from office

Department of Justice officials discussed using the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, former acting FBI D

Young and powerful

Africa | Youthful voters may be the ones to decide which of two old-timers wins Nigeria’s presidential election

Israel and the Democratic divide

Politics | A growing pro-Palestine faction challenges liberals in Congress

A flawed design

Government | Why is socialism suddenly attractive?

Congress expected to send budget bill to president

WASHINGTON—Congress is set to vote Thursday on a budget bill including a border security compromise that would avert another partial government shu

Judge: Manafort lied to investigators

WASHINGTON—A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators involved in specia

Conspiracy politician LaRouche has died

Lyndon LaRouche, an American political activist who pushed eclectic—and in his latter years mostly conspiratorial—views on American policies, died

Nigeria delays presidential election one week

ABUJA, Nigeria—Nigeria’s electoral commission announced early on Saturday morning it had delayed the presidential election for a week, just hours b

Maduro says U.S. envoy met with Venezuelan official

Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Friday that his foreign minister held secret meetings with a U.S. official on Jan.

May loses symbolic Brexit vote

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered defeat in a symbolic Thursday evening vote on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons.

Uighurs on Twitter

China | Brewing anger over detention of a famous singer and other Uighur minorities sparks a new social media campaign

Pence criticizes EU nations for Iran dealings

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged America’s allies in Europe to join the United States in pulling out of the Iranian nuclear deal.

Prayer and protest

Europe | A draconian bill on religion goes down to defeat in Bulgaria

Bombing targets Iranian Revolutionary Guard

At least 20 people died and 20 others sustained injuries in a suicide bombing in a southeastern province of Iran on Wednesday that targeted members

The last battle in Syria?

International | The capture of Baghouz would represent a major victory over ISIS

Civilians flee last ISIS stronghold in Syria

More than 1,000 civilians have fled the last major Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold in Syria after five days of fighting by U.S.-backed forces to re