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Games and skits. Hikes and hot dogs. Chapel, campfires, and “Cry Night.” By the beginning of this century, an estimated 2,000 Christian camps across the United States were serving 1.5 million overnight campers each summer. |
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A new book seeks to build the case that these camps “harm campers, even inflicting spiritual trauma, by creating a culture where belonging is contingent on believing a certain way” and “spiritual instruction too often comes through emotional manipulation.” |
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Our reviewer, who spends her summers at a Christian camp in Pennsylvania, has a different perspective. It’s not to say Church Camp raises no valid critiques. But camps “can do better than [the author’s] proposed fix of dropping evangelism to teach love without repentance. … We can dial down the artificial adrenaline without losing sight of the real stakes of salvation.” |
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As president of International Justice Mission, Gary Haugen has spent decades fighting human traffickers, corrupt governments, and mobs that enslave men, women, and children to sell them for sex and profit. But he’s not cynical. |
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“There was something of the heart of God that I experienced when I grew closer to suffering, to human hurt.” | Listen here. |
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Bonnie Kristian, editorial director, ideas & books: We’re in an awful heat wave and, thus, full-time salad and cowboy-caviar mode. The New York Times recipe is a good one, though I like to add cucumber and black olives. You can also put in cold rotisserie chicken if you like. Or do a Mediterranean variant: feta, Greek olives, no corn, garbanzo instead of black beans, lemon rather than lime, pita chips instead of tortillas. |
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Mia Staub, editorial project manager, online: Someone gave me Grillo’s Pickles at a barbecue. I ended up taking the container and eating almost all of them myself like they were chips. (Also, bruschetta is one of my go-tos for when I simply cannot turn on the stove or oven.) |
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Angela Fulton, Asia editor: On Sunday we had a goodbye party for our friends, and I made this pasta salad, which was so simple yet so delicious and perfect for when it’s hot out. |
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Isabel Ong, East Asia editor: A friend made these corn ribs on the grill, and I loved them so much I had to make them again in the oven a few weeks later. It’s a kid-friendly, bite-sized, buttery, juicy appetizer that’s great for summer picnics on the beach. |
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If you’re looking for family devotionals that bridge your home to the world, check out Compassion International’s free resources today. Ashley Wilhelm could barely contain her excitement. She was finally…
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The Lone Star State joins Missouri in passing new legislation to protect survivors of child sexual abuse.
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A case that the recent US strikes on Iran are unlawful, unnecessary, unpopular, and risky—especially for persecuted Iranian Christians.
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Black and white Christians in America could have been allies in the fight for life across racial and partisan lines. Post-Dobbs, can we learn from recent history?
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Christian physician Jay Bhattacharya wants to use repentance and research to rebuild trust in public health.
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It's easy to live in a state of panic, anxiety, and fear, from the pinging of our phones to politics and the state of the church. In this issue, we acknowledge panic and point to Christian ways through it. Russell Moore brings us to the place of panic in Caesarea Philippi with Jesus and Peter. Laura M. Fabrycky writes about American inclinations toward hero-making. Mindy Belz reports on the restorative work of Dr. Denis Mukwege for rape victims in Congo. We’re also thrilled to give you a first look at the Global Flourishing Study, a multiyear research project about what makes a flourishing life across the globe. While panic may be profitable or natural, we have a sure and steady anchor for our souls in Jesus. |
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