FEATURES

13 RAINY-DAY THINKING
by Ruthven Philip / Simple ways to save money and stay on top.

14 FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS
by Damien Chandler / One whole hour of Christmas. Not a single minute of Christ.

16 HOLIDAY SPENDING OVERDRIVE
by Paula Goddard / Out of control Christmas spending and the cash-poor aftermath aren’t fooling anyone.

17 WHY PASTORS TOOK A KNEE FOR THE NFL BLACKOUT
by David Person / It was about time to take a stand for taking a knee.

20 HOW TO TAKE A STAND
by Eric Walsh / Former public official denounced for sermons found more faith in the fight.

22 DON’T LET THEM HAVE CAKE?
by Timothy Golden / Doing the right thing, legally and morally.

FAVORITES

4  ELEVATION
by Phillip McGuire Wesley / MEDIA THAT TAKES YOU HIGHER

5  EDITORIAL
by Carmela Monk Crawford / CONSCIENCE

6  EYE ON THE TIMES
by J. Elaine Nailing / OPEN FOR DEBATE?

8  OPTIMAL HEALTH
by Donna Green Goodman / LET’S GO NUTS

11  RELATIONSHIP Rx
by Willie and Elaine Oliver / SHE LOVES ME, BUT DOESN’T WANT TO MARRY ME

12  BOUNCE BACK
by Kim Login-Nolan / TWO-HOUR DECISION

24  FUTURECAST
by Carlton Byrd / LOVE LETTER #8
DON’T TAKE WHAT’S NOT YOURS

26  THE EXPERIENCE
by Ellen G. White / PUSHED TO THE BRINK

28  THE EXPERIENCE BIBLE STUDY
by Rashad Burden / LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

29  POWER THEATER
by Samuel Thomas, Jr. / ELIJAH: FIRE FROM HEAVEN