SPANISH EDITION. Why does a good God allow evil to continue? This and other tough questions asked by skeptics of the Christian faith are tackled by McDowell and Stuart.

Rural America is struggling. Family agriculture is fading, and prime farmland is often converted into environmentally harmful applications. But food cultivation has ecological consequences, too. Farms consume 80 percent of the nation's water. Although they often prevent sprawling development, improve water quality, or provide wildlife habitat, they also pollute rivers, drain wetlands, or emit greenhouse gasses.

Don Stuart thinks two dangerous trends--the loss of farms and damage to ecosystems--are linked, and a major cause is political deadlock between farmers and activists. He offers a...