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Can the City of Steel rise again? Haleluya Hadero reports from Gary, Indiana, where a coalition of Christians are driving efforts to revitalize their once-bustling hometown. |
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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly alleges that leaders in the Church of God in Christ helped facilitate a $200 million fraudulent drug rebate scheme. |
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Sublimation is a fascinating new debut sci-fi novel—think Severance for immigration—but its bleakness is often suffocating, writes Haley Byrd Wilt. |
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A Virginia court revived a lawsuit against McLean Bible Church, where David Platt is the pastor. |
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How does the Holy Spirit form male character in the modern world? Zachary Wagner explores this in an excerpt from his new book, Men of Virtue. |
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Editor in chief Marvin Olasky clarifies a missing disclosure in one of CT’s stories on AI chatbots. |
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From Black church editor Haleluya Hadero: Whenever I travel to Chicago, I drive past Gary, Indiana. Initially, I didn’t know much about Gary or its turbulent history. I knew the city was economically devastated and facing challenges, but as a recent transplant to the Midwest, I wanted to really understand Gary, especially since I live in nearby South Bend, Indiana. |
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When Gary’s mayor, Eddie Melton, appeared in August on one of my favorite radio shows, my curiosity was piqued. He spoke about the city’s revitalization efforts and challenges to those efforts. I then read more about Melton’s work and the city’s history and realized there was a story I wanted to tell. |
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Writers typically can’t put everything they’ve learned into stories. Interviews I did with a Baptist pastor in Gary and a girls-focused nonprofit didn’t make it into this piece. Nor did information from the time I spent at a soul food restaurant with Chuck Hughes, who runs the city’s Chamber of Commerce. I plan to follow Gary’s story in the coming years, and I hope you’ll follow along, too. |
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Today in Christian History |
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May 26, 1521: The Edict of Worms formally condemns Martin Luther's teachings and he is put under the ban of the Holy Roman Emperor. Those who fear for his life then kidnap Luther and hide him in Frederick’s Wartburg castle. |
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Pilar was two weeks into her pregnancy when she learned that her baby might not become an American citizen. That’s because the first day President Donald Trump took office,…
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Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how families stuck in Sudanese displacement camps are fighting for survival. Today, Nwachukwu describes how Christians press on after the war’s destruction of church communities…
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Surrounded by a crowd of resolute Iranians during a demonstration in London in March, Sasan Tavassoli introduced himself as a pastor to the London-based Iran International reporter covering the events.…
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Abraham Lincoln looms large on Memorial Day. Physically, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington sits opposite Arlington National Cemetery and acts as a gateway to the hallowed grounds. You can visit…
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Throughout Scripture, God calls his people to be faithful and steadfast as we abide in him. Isaiah reminds us our faithfulness is fleeting "like the flowers of the field," yet our hope is secure when we place it in God, so our strength is renewed (Isa. 40:6, 31). In this issue, we consider stories of resilience. Historian Thomas S. Kidd shares missionary Adoniram Judson’s hardship and fortitude in Burma (now Myanmar). Emily Belz reports on Minnesota churches today that are supporting persecuted Karen Christians, also from Myanmar. Haleluya Hadero reports on groups who are determined to help Gary, Indiana, achieve a more resilient future. We also consider Tish Harrison Warren’s new book and feature an interview with her. Rooted in the person of Jesus Christ, Christian resilience is about more than having grit or bouncing back. |
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