America spoke

by Jamie Dean

Cover Story | The end of a two-year campaign and the election of the nation's first African-American president marks for Democrats a historic milestone and for Republicans a time to begin again. Without color in the evangelical movement, "it's going to be a rough road ahead"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/america_spoke]

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Looking ahead

by The Editors

Looking Ahead | News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/looking_ahead_0]

Crime scene

by Jill Nelson

Russia | U.S.-Russia relations aren't taking into account Moscow's growing number of mysterious murders

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/crime_scene]

Houses of God

Houses of God | Italian NATO soldiers in Afghanistan gather outside the church at Camp Warehouse in Kabul after a prayer service, while French soldiers (above) join in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/houses_of_god_0]

Funding fears

by Lynn Vincent

Charity | Will the nation's economic storm zap U.S. charities? While the data won't be in until well after the holiday giving season, the nation's nonprofits are…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/funding_fears]

Cool on warming

by Mark Bergin

Climate | Economic hardship and falling oil prices are changing the greenscape

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/cool_on_warming]

A house united

by Mark Bergin

Election 2008 | On Capitol Hill big gains for Democrats betray GOP shortcomings

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/a_house_united]

Brad Pitt vs. Joe the Plumber

by Lynn Vincent

Election 2008 | Hollywood high finance couldn't prevent Main Street from passing marriage-protection initiatives in three states

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/brad_pitt_vs_joe_the_plumber]

No retreat

by The Editors

Election 2008 | Conservative reaction to the GOP's defeat

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/no_retreat]

Human Race

by The Editors

Human Race | RESCUE: In a country once ranked as having the world's highest abortion rate, one Vietnamese man offers hope to unwed mothers. Tong Phuoc Phuc's "abortion…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/human_race_0]

Shades of green

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology | Today's environmentalists range from good stewards to "carboexics"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/shades_of_green]

Hit the books

by David Bahnsen

Personal Finance | For good advice on money management, these five are hard to beat

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/hit_the_books]

Realities on the ground

by Lynn Vincent

Veterans Day | As female soldiers die in Iraq, the push for women in direct combat gains momentum

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/realities_on_the_ground]

How far can Zim dollars go?

by Mark Bergin

Zimbabwe | Zimbabweans are starving and inflation is out of sight, but Auntie Paula's motto is "I can't say no"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/how_far_can_zim_dollars_go]

Pay money

by Mindy Belz

Iraq | Extortion remains one of the rules of the road in still dangerous provinces

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/pay_money]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/quick_takes_0]

The Buzz

by The Editors

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/the_buzz_0]

Quotables

by The Editors

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/quotables_0]

Notable books

by Joel R. Beeke, Ben Patterson, Jim & Sarah Sumner, Taryn R. Hutchison

Notable Books | Four books from Christian publishers reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/notable_books_0]

Familiar sound

by David Sessions

Music | Anberlin's New Surrender is a lot like last year's Cities-and that's good

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/familiar_sound]

The Republican future

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Co-author Ross Douthat says a reformed GOP can help-and win over-the "working class"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/the_republican_future]

Making culture

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Andy Crouch's Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (IVP, 2008) is a good introduction to how Christians need to do more than fatalistically talk about…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/making_culture]

A very bad war

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Reflections on the tragic blunder that was World War I

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/a_very_bad_war]

Eastwood's revenge

by Sam Thielman

Movies | In Changeling Clint gives fans humorless melodrama

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/eastwood_s_revenge]

Mainstream wannabe

by Megan Basham

Movies | Paul Rudd film relegates itself to raunch ghetto

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/mainstream_wannabe]

Cinematic stunner

by Zoe Sandvig

Movies | Friendship and tragedy collide in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/cinematic_stunner]

The who-cares test

by Rebecca Cusey

Television | The Supreme Court focuses on broadcast decency just when Washington may be losing interest

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/the_who_cares_test]

Wishful thinking

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Collection of Switchfoot highlights leaves thirst for more

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/wishful_thinking]

Desert spell

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Lucinda Williams resorts to heavy-handed crudeness

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/desert_spell]

Notable CDs

by Various Performers, Frankie Valli, Santana, The Clash

Notable CDs | Four noteworthy rock and pop reissues reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/notable_cds_0]

Secondary players

by Megan Basham

Movies | A party-loving lemur and a cadre of military penguins and erudite monkeys steal the show in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/secondary_players]

Moyer's mission

by Mark Bergin

Sports | Jamie Moyer's rise to stardom built a platform for Christian service

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/moyer_s_mission]

Get real

by Joel Belz

Campaign 2008 | It's time to learn what it's like to be a minority

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/get_real]

In good times and in bad

by Andrée Seu

What Joseph's life can teach us about Thanksgiving

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/in_good_times_and_in_bad]

Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/mailbag_0]

Minding our P's and C's

by Marvin Olasky

Campaign 2008 | Now is the time for neither political correctness nor conservative pessimism

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/minding_our_p_s_and_c_s]

In a day of hardship

by Mindy Belz

Remember nothing is too hard for God

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/in_a_day_of_hardship]

Marry. Cry. Rejoice. Buy.

by John Piper

And do politics as though you were not doing politics

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/marry_cry_rejoice_buy]

The city on the desert

by Janie B. Cheaney

Las Vegas is America, too

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/the_city_on_the_desert]

Small wonders

by Vern S. Poythress

Do you matter to God?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/11/small_wonders]

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