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This edition is sponsored by State of the Church |
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In the wake of a new presidential administration, domestic news is consuming many of us who live in the United States. So this week, we’re highlighting our coverage of Christians elsewhere in the world—including reporting on the evangelical response to a contentious German election, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand, and an anticonversion law in India. |
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If you have time for one long read this weekend, spend some time with the incredible story of a Vietnamese village, once closed to outsiders and plagued by addiction, that heard the gospel via radio waves from California. Now, Sin Suoi Ho is a vibrant tourist destination, blooming with orchids instead of opium plants: "Jesus has come to earth and now we have freedom." |
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And just for fun: A team of scientists germinated a millennia-old seed from the archaeological excavation of a cave in the Judean desert. They grew it in an Israeli greenhouse. Now, it’s a ten-foot tree that produces a clear resin researchers say could be the biblical "balm of Gilead." |
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Every Friday on The Bulletin, our roundtable shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. This week: tradwives and theobros, Trump and Ukraine, and Eric Adams. |
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"The version of an online tradwife misses the reality of life, period—not to mention the realities of calling and of God’s anointing and of God’s grace to do certain things and to build your gifts to build the kingdom." | Listen here. |
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Are you curious about what’s trending with church engagement? What about giving or attendance? On March 12th, Barna and Gloo present exclusive new research on Church Engagement Trends as a part of the State of the Church Event Series. This subscriber-only online event, hosted by Nona Jones and Carey Nieuwhof, features inspiring interviews with church leaders around what’s working and introduces a revolutionary framework for helping your people embrace Jesus’ "life to the full" as outlined in John 10:10. |
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Emily Belz, staff writer: Natalie Bergman’s album Mercy has been in my regular rotation since it came out in 2021. She wrote it after her parents were killed in a car crash, but it’s not gloomy or brooding—it’s a psalm that will make you "talk to the Lord." |
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Ashley Hales, editorial director, print: I recently watched the series A Man on the Inside. While I was looking for a quirky spy show, it delivered depth and care in its discussion of aging and dementia. |
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Angela Fulton, Asia editor: Our favorite bedtime story is A Visitor for Bear (and the rest of the series) about a curmudgeonly bear and a small, gray, and bright-eyed mouse. The drawings are great, and the writing is so well done. It’s a good reminder that life is better with friends. |
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This Black History Month, Chanté Griffin reflects on flour and oil, slavery and liberation, entrepreneurship and activism. "My prayer," she writes, "is that by remembering and rewarding Black labor, we’ll all live and breathe more easily in the ‘not yet.’ I pray that like our spiritual ancestors, we will lead lives that illustrate how much we hunger for God’s kingdom." |
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When 21 Coptic Christian men were martyred on a Libyan beach in 2015, their unwavering faith in the face of death became a powerful testimony of courage and conviction. Now,…
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The Christian college is building a memorial to enslaved people, despite a national backlash against diversity initiatives.
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Evangelicals loved the Bible. They also loved talking about politics and culture—but something was missing.
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The Executive Committee’s major focus is now recouping $3 million in legal fees related to the crisis.
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A decade after ISIS militants executed a group of Christians in Libya, a short animated film highlights their courage.
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This first issue of 2025 exemplifies how reading creates community, grows empathy, gives words to the unnamable, and reminds us that our identities and relationships proceed from the Word of God and the Word made flesh. In this issue, you’ll read about the importance of a book club from Russell Moore and a meditation on the bookends of a life by Jen Wilkin. Mark Meynell writes about the present-day impact of a C. S. Lewis sermon in Ukraine, and Emily Belz reports on how churches care for endangered languages in New York City. Poet Malcolm Guite regales us with literary depth. And we hope you’ll pick up a copy of one of our CT Book Award winners or finalists. Happy reading! |
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