February 2018
Vol. 83, No. 2
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Feature
First comes housing
By Elizabeth Lefebvre
Providing a place to live, no questions asked, is an effective approach to ending homelessness.
You gave me rest
by Wyatt Massey
Churches around the country are opening their doors to those experiencing homelessness.
Essays
Six blocks
by Angela Hurlock
Children spend the majority of their lives within a six-block radius of their home. Change these six blocks often, and kids lose more than a house.
Hidden homelessness
by Shanna Johnson
Can you still be homeless if you have a roof over your head?
Sounding Board
Settle down
by Sarah Butler
First comes love, then comes homeownership?
Expert Witness
Eviction notice
an interview with Matthew Desmond
Eviction, says this Princeton sociologist, is a cause of poverty to which few pay attention.
Wise Guides
An ill-fitting suit
by Kathleen Manning
Shusaku Endo’s life and writings demonstrate that faith isn’t always easy to wear.
Columns
The Examined Life: Contagious joy
By Beth Haile
Spreading the good news comes from the heart.
Margin Notes: Resistance continues
By Kevin Clarke
Respecting “informed consent” promotes care of creation.
Culture in Context: History repeats
By Danny Duncan Collum
Nearly 45 years after the Watergate scandal, here comes the farce.
Testaments: Things fall apart
By Alice Camille
The Book of Job offers hope in the face of apocalypses big and small.
Departments
Glad You Asked: Why pray if God knows what you’re going to say?
At Home with our Faith: Love is a skill
By Annemarie Scobey
Learn to speak the five languages of love.
