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This edition is sponsored by Igniter |
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Russell Moore answers a podcast listener’s question about how she can stop worrying. |
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Millennial Christians were taught to think of Jesus as a friend, Hannah Miller King writes. But she found kneeling in prayer reminded her that Jesus is also Lord. |
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Grammy-winning gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds talks with Kelsey Kramer McGinnis on how he stays in "son mode" as a Christian navigating public life. |
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In the latest episode of filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s docuseries on the saints, he presents a surprisingly humanizing depiction of Mary, mother of Jesus. |
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From worship correspondent Kelsey Kramer McGinnis: When I’m preparing for an interview like this week’s Q&A with contemporary gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds, I always start with the music. In this case, I had an advance link to listen to the album before release. Usually, I listen to an album at least three times straight before I feel confident writing anything about it. On a first listen, I’ll jot down some impressions ("This feels like an ’80s power ballad!") and note which tracks stand out to me in some way. A second listen helps me pay more attention to the sequence. By the third, I’m catching more of the subtle instrumentation choices. I’ll usually go back in an artist’s catalog and listen to previous releases too. |
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McReynolds has written two books; I read his most recent in preparation. When an artist has taken the time to write and reflect on a big idea, he or she might jump at the opportunity to talk about it. I also listen to or watch recent interviews, like McReynolds’s recent conversation with Lecrae on his podcast, The Deep End with Lecrae. Sometimes these interviews yield useful background information about the musician, and sometimes they just help by showing what this person is like in live conversation (Is he talkative? Does she give short answers?) |
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Artist interviews can so easily be little more than promotion for a new project, but a thoughtful Q&A or profile isn’t for the artist—it’s for the readers. I want to figure out which ideas, insights, or experiences an artist could share that would be interesting or beneficial for a reader who may or may not be familiar with the person’s music. |
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This Easter, don’t just tell them—show them. |
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Have you seen those viral videos where the guy straps a camera to his forehead and gives you a first person view of himself (illegally) climbing and then hanging one-handed off a skyscraper? |
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I can try to verbally explain it to you, and you’ll kinda get it. But when you go watch the video for yourself, if you’re anything like me, you’ll have a physical reaction to it—sweaty palms, tense shoulders, elevated heart rate. |
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Igniter has been creating media for churches for over two decades for that very reason: visuals and story have a uniquely powerful impact on people. |
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- In the Netherlands, a deacon discovered a skeleton which may belong to the legendary French soldier who inspired The Three Musketeers when the floor of the church partially collapsed.
- Military chaplains will display only their religious insignia instead of their rank, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. The Pentagon will also only recognize 31 faith codes, down from over 200.
- Eagle Forum, a Christian group, filed a lawsuit against an Alabama library that has a policy against religious groups renting its meeting rooms for the purpose of preaching or demonstrating their beliefs.
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Today in Christian History |
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March 26, 752: Stephen III assumes the papacy after Stephen II dies. But Stephen III is sometimes called Stephen II, since the real Stephen II hardly counts: he died a mere four days after his election! |
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The window in Yevheniia Poliakova’s apartment in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, almost shattered when military aircraft rocketed through the city. Debris was falling in nearby fields—shredded remnants of drones and missiles. "You…
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Last year, I was sitting at a conference with folks I had "known" for a while online but had just met for the first time in person. In a sense,…
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Shortly after joining the faculty at Hope College, I (Kristin) received an email from a student’s parents requesting a meeting. Instead of meeting with the parents, I met with the…
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On the descent, Portland looks like it did more than a decade ago, when I first started flying home from college for visits. The little city glimmers in light reflected…
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In this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit. |
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