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The apostle Paul doesn’t give governments moral carte blanche for state violence. Neither should Christians following the death of Renee Good, Russell Moore writes.
Netflix film sensation KPop Demon Hunters has had a huge global impact. Has it also helped cross-cultural missions and Christian K-pop music soar?
Relationships between countries are often lawless, but Stephen Miller is wrong to embrace a world order "governed by force."
Even after his death, Richard Smallwood’s gospel music "both challenged and comforted singers." |
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From deputy editor Bonnie Kristian: Every newsroom has its own pace of publication, and CT is somewhere in the middle. Our timing varies, but most stories are in the works for at least a week before you read them. |
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Anything faster we consider a quick turnaround, including my article today about Stephen Miller’s comments on international relations. We wanted to catch this conversation before it faded, so I wrote the piece in about four hours on Tuesday for publication by Thursday. |
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With many topics, I couldn’t work that quickly. If a subject is new to me, a fast turnaround would be not only difficult but irresponsible. There wouldn’t be time for me to study up, find credible sources, and look into relevant history. For that kind of research, I want a long lead time and a large word count. |
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But foreign policy and the scope of executive power are well within my wheelhouse, topics I’ve been covering regularly since the Obama era. Here I’m building on years of experience, and that’s what makes it possible to combine responsibility with speed. |
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- In South Korea, Christians are more likely than followers of other religions in the country to say their beliefs have shaped their lives, a recent survey showed.
- The Trump administration canceled roughly $2 billion in grants to nonprofits that serve people facing addiction, homelessness, and mental illness.
- In oral arguments Tuesday, the Supreme Court seemed likely to allow states to maintain laws prohibiting transgender students from competing on women’s and girl’s school sports teams.
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Today in Christian History |
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January 15, 1929: Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., America's most visible civil rights leader from 1955 until his assassination in 1968, is born in Atlanta. |
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Pastor Edward Awabdeh had just finished serving Communion at the Evangelical Christian Alliance Church when he noticed members fiddling with their phones and whispering nervously to their neighbors. Many in…
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The CDC recently scaled back its schedule of recommended vaccines, removing vaccines for hepatitis A and B, meningitis, rotavirus, and others in a change that makes the US vaccine schedule look more…
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Mansour Khajehpour and his wife, Nahid Sepehri, understand what is at stake in the ongoing Iranian protests. They remember the 12 days they spent in a Tehran prison for their…
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The night before my flight to meet Daniel Nayeri, I happened to catch a lecture by Paul Kingsnorth. On the surface, the two writers have little in common. Daniel was…
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When Jesus taught, he used parables. The kingdom of God is like yeast, a net, a pearl. Then and today, to grasp wisdom and spiritual insight, we need the concrete. We need stories. In this issue of Christianity Today, we focus on testimony—the stories we tell, hear, and proclaim about God’s redemptive work in the world. Testimony is a personal application of the Good News. You’ll read Marvin Olasky’s testimony from Communism to Christ, Jen Wilkin’s call to biblical literacy, and a profile on the friendship between theologian Miroslav Volf and poet Christian Wiman. In an essay on pickleball, David Zahl reminds us that play is also a testament to God’s grace. As you read, we hope you’ll apply the truths of the gospel in your own life, church, and neighborhood. May your life be a testimony to the reality of God’s kingdom. |
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