Chance of a Lifetime
Stricken with a fierce form of cancer, theologian Forrest Church contemplates his likelihood of survival. Then he realizes those aren't the odds he should be reckoning.

Focus on the Forgotten
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy frequents the world's trouble spots to give the voiceless a global hearing. BY DIANE ROGERS

This Is Your Brain on Bargains
Psychologists and marketers are learning what happens when we get and spend. Does this mean compulsive shoppers will end up deeper in the red? by Joan O'C. Hamilton

• ONLINE ONLY: Not Buying It
  How one family put their minds to reducing consumption—and boosting contentment.BY Kym Croft Miller