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A Finnish court convicted Christian politician Päivi Räsänen of hate speech for a brochure on sexual ethics but acquitted her for a social media post quoting Romans 1. 

Some Kenyans who traveled to Russia for work were coerced into joining the country’s army and fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. One Christian could have suffered a similar fate.  

Evangelicals usually look for hope in observable signs. But that kind of hope is frail and neglects the resurrected Christ, writes Russell Moore. 

Arthur Brooks’s new book on meaning focuses too much on the subjective meaning we find and choose for ourselves, argues Matt Reynolds. 

The Supreme Court has ruled that California parents should be notified if their children socially enact gender transition in school. Attorney Adele Keim offers insight on what the ruling means for parental rights.

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As Holy Week begins, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite Holy Week pieces from past years: 

A Sri Lankan Christian, whose family lost a child in an Easter Sunday terror attack that killed 253 people, reflected on how Easter is a good time to remember martyrs

Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East all love this one Easter sweet

We wrote about how few churches today are continuing the footwashing tradition of Maundy Thursday but some want to revive the practice. 

John Peckham offers a theological analysis of Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane and the cosmic conflict it reveals.


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Today in Christian History

March 30, 1820: The first Protestant missionaries arrive at the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii, and are welcomed by King Kamehameha II.

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American middle and high school teachers face challenges recognizable to educators of just about any era: overcrowded classrooms, disruptive students, plagiarism and other cheating, and parents who are more obstacle…

For years, French politician Shannon Seban has encountered antisemitism from both the far left and the far right—an experience she said reflects a broader and growing trend. Seban’s troubles began…

Tears filled Tierra McCarty’s eyes as she saw her cellphone notifications pop up, one after another. Strangers were sending her money.  God was answering prayer and using technology to do…

Every group throughout Christian history, including 21st-century Protestant denominations, has had their own way of striving for "mountaintop" spiritual experiences to feel close to God: The desert fathers isolated themselves,…


IN THE MAGAZINE

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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