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In Alaska, where Russia’s influence lingers, Christians are paying particular attention to ongoing efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine, and they’re praying for resolution. |
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India’s evangelicals rally to defend Catholics against persecution, including the recent case of two nuns in jail. |
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Churches need more volunteers to sign up to share the responsibilities—and joys—of ministry. |
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AI tools can help when we’re inundated with information but fall short of offering experiential knowledge and wisdom. |
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When science and atheism challenged his beliefs, a young Nigerian discovered a deeper faith through apologetics. |
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From editorial director of news Kate Shellnutt: Last week, freelance writer Anna Broadway sent me an email. She listens to CT’s podcast The Bulletin, which has regularly discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine and President Donald Trump’s approach toward Russian leader Vladimir Putin. |
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So when her city of Anchorage began to buzz with news of the summit between the two—protesters demonstrating in the street, churches scheduling time to pray—she asked about sharing a dispatch from Alaska. |
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You never know where reporting will take you, even within your own community. Earlier in the summer, Anna trekked through the woods with a Southern Baptist who shares wildlife through trail cameras. And this weekend, she joined an anniversary potluck at a church filled with Ukrainian refugees. |
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Today in Christian History |
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August 20, 1153: Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian, monastic reformer, and hymn writer (“O Sacred Head Now Wounded”), dies. His motto was “To Know Jesus and Jesus Crucified” (see issue 24: Bernard of Clairvaux). |
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I have three adult children. In the last two months, all of them have talked to me about whether they like their jobs enough. Conversations often begin with questions, either…
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When I was a teenager and heard “It Ain’t No New Thing” by Andraé Crouch and The Disciples, I instantly fell in love with the sound. The song, which stood…
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Steve Williams was four years old when his family tried to enter a church in Greenford, West London, and some church members stopped them. “You’ll want to try that church…
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When Donald Trump ran for president in 2024, the predominant social media chatter among Christians in my demographic was around the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. The movement’s critiques…
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As developments in artificial intelligence change daily, we’re increasingly asking what makes humanity different from the machines we use. In this issue, Emily Belz introduces us to tech workers on the frontlines of AI development, Harvest Prude explains how algorithms affect Christian courtship, and Miroslav Volf writes on the transhumanist question. Several writers call our attention to the gifts of being human: Haejin and Makoto Fujimura point us to beauty and justice, Kelly Kapic reminds us God’s highest purpose isn’t efficiency, and Jen Pollock Michel writes on the effects of Alzheimer’s . We bring together futurists, theologians, artists, practitioners, and professors to consider how technology shapes us even as we use it. |
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