December 2012
Mideast on the Brink
In This Issue
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The Disappearance of Trust
The confidence of ordinary citizens in leaders, governing bodies, and long-standing institutions is crumbling. Could we have seen this coming?
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Mideast on the Brink
Despite a ceasefire, Israel, Gaza and the entire Middle East remain far from lasting peace—and one step from all-out war.
By Samuel C. Baxter

What Did the New Testament Church Look Like?
Professing Christianity is comprised of many groups and endless schools of thought. But does the picture today reflect the New Testament Church of 2,000 years ago?
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Five Signs of a Fragmenting World
Across the globe, it was a year of constant political, ethnic and religious clashes.
By Nestor A. Toro
