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"News of the Year" December 27, 2008, Vol. 23, No. 26
News of the Year
COVER STORY | By Mindy Belz
A look at the stories that shaped the past year More >>
 Features
Change
| by Jamie Dean
Barack Obama revived religious themes on the road to the White House
Departures
| by The Editors
Notable deaths of 2008
Disaster and hope
Hundreds have come to Christ following cyclone in Myanmar
Exit strategies
| by The Editors
Frustration mounts for Anglicans in and outside the United States
Fragile and unsafe
| by The Editors
"Pakistan may be one of the single most challenging places on the planet"
Looking ahead
| by The Editors
News to watch in the weeks to come
Movie angst
| by The Editors
In 2008, blockbusters turned to the dark side
Obama's fan club
| by Marvin Olasky
Press bias shifted into high gear during '08 campaign
Olympic gold
| by The Editors
Michael Phelps wins record eight gold medals at Summer Games in Beijing
Our Great Recession
| by Mark Bergin
Years of planting a new vision of the American Dream bore bitter fruit
Prisoner of pride
| by Jamie Dean
Rod Blagojevich looks badly beaten, but is he yet broken?
Russian chess game
| by The Editors
Is the Russian bear coming out of hibernation?
Stem cells
| by The Editors
Adult stem cells gain scientific popularity
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Culture Beat
Bedtime Stories | by Megan Basham
Adam Sandler comes clean in Bedtime Stories
Benjamin Button | by Megan Basham
Beautiful Benjamin Button lacks emotional depth
Good | by Alisa Harris
A college professor faces one moral dilemma after another in Nazi Germany
Marley and Me | by Megan Basham
Marley and Me shows what "happily ever after" looks like
Tale of Despereaux | by Rebecca Cusey
Despereaux turns on a lesson of mercy instead of justice
The Wrestler | by Sam Thielman
Is the film, with its Christlike parallels, a story of sanctification?
Departments
The Buzz
Mailbag
Thoughts
Profession of mush | by Joel Belz
President Bush could use some disciplined study of the Bible
An honest Messiah | by Andrée Seu
The telling of hard truths only reinforces Jesus' credibility
The invisible crown | by Janie B. Cheaney
All of our discoveries about life are merely penumbra
Vanishing moment | by Mindy Belz
The end of a year is also the end of an era
Sacrificial love | by Marvin Olasky
The Christmas gift that keeps on giving
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