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"Profiles in effective compassion" September 26, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 19
First fruits
COVER STORY | By Marvin Olasky
From hundreds of nominations, we’ve picked nine effective poverty-fighting groups for a $20,000 contest. Here are the first three. More >>
 Features
Aid dependents
Warren Cole Smith
Charity | World Relief's almost-hire spotlights ministries need for government funds
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All alone?
Emily Belz
Israel | Former ambassador to UN talks diplomacy and looming threat of nuclear Iran
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Bad side effects
Edward Lee Pitts
Healthcare | The signs of a system for rationing healthcare began with stimulus package
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Car counselor
Susan Olasky
Lifestyle/Technology | Mike Lacy demonstrates an Ephesians 2:10 model of selling used cars
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Church of disabled
Alisa Harris
Hope Award | Minnesota's Christ for People leaves no one behind
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CrossOver appeal
Emily Belz
Hope Award | A Christian health clinic becomes a safety net for the uninsured
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Finding peace
Marvin Olasky
Q&A | Mark Whitacre’s three lives will soon be displayed in theaters
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Finding quality
Ken Walker
Healthcare | Two victims of ALS discuss outlasting the medical odds
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Forgiven, not forgot
Jamie Dean
Hope Award | North Carolina ministry seeks to build ties between prisoners and children
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Help and hindrances
Russell Board
Missions | A U.S. team in Burma assists a church despite government interference
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Houses of God
The Editors
Human Race
The Editors
Kick in the teeth
Daniel Olasky
Europe | High-profile move from Manchester to Madrid may signal changes in Europe
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Looking Ahead
The Editors
News to watch in the weeks to come
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No excuses
Alisa Harris
Education | Three schools prove that urban minority students can overcome obstacles
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Supreme test
Emily Belz
Politics | Opponents of McCain-Feingold are getting their day in court
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War crimes?
Jill Nelson
Asia | Workers say Sri Lankan government is abusing Tamil 'refugees'
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Dispatches
The Buzz
The Editors
Need-to-know news
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Quick Takes
The Editors
Oddball occurences
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Quotables
The Editors
Memorable things they said
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Reviews
Amreeka
Sam Thielman
Movies | Uplifting Amreeka works as both education and entertainment
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Bait and switch
Megan Basham
Television | After a promising first episode, Fox’s Glee goes over the edge
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Bruce goes berserk
Arsenio Orteza
Music | Hornsby’s Levitate vilely caricatures conservatives
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Cruel kindness
Marvin Olasky
Books | Don Eberly shows how international aid has hurt Africa
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Extract
Megan Basham
Movies | Extract’s language and plot detract from its few fine moments
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Gamer
Sam Thielman
Movies | Grotesque Gamer does poorly what others have done well
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Sad songs
Steve West
Music | Folk artist Sara Beth Geoghegan searches for hope in grief and failure
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Notable CDs
Alison Krauss
Four new or recent pop-music releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza
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Notable books
Daniel Levin
Four current novels reviewed by Susan Olasky
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Notebook
Shaq vs. reality
Mark Bergin
Sports | NBA’s man of steel is anything but invincible in new TV show
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Voices
Refreshing reversal
Joel Belz
Zondervan takes a step in what may be a very good direction
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Big big rigs
Andrée Seu
Wide open highway is wide open opportunity
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Blood on the ground
Mindy Belz
Policies to detain terrorists were designed to prevent it
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Hidden pain
Matt Anderson
Politics suppresses the problems of many post-abortive women
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Planned parenthood
Janie B. Cheaney
There are more reasons than fear why children don't come out to play
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Mailbag
The Editors
Letters from our readers
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Remarkable providence
Marvin Olasky
When a tornado hits, four centuries of press history flash before my eyes
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