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The Megachurch Caught in Brazil’s Largest Bank Fraud

In March, police arrested banker Daniel Vorcaro and his brother-in-law, businessman and pastor Fabiano Campos Zettel, for their roles in what Brazil’s finance minister said could be “the largest banking fraud in the country’s history,” with losses totaling $9.7 billion. Central Bank of Brazil ordered the liquidation of Banco Master, a bank owned by Vorcaro, Read more. The post The Megachurch Caught in Brazil’s Largest Bank Fraud appeared first on Christianity Today

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Culture

At 90, My Grandma Is Leading Worship at Her Retirement Home

At five minutes before nine, nurses gently push in and arrange the wheelchairs. The window-walled multipurpose room at Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale, Iowa, has rows of chairs, a glossy grand piano up front, and a projector screen. My grandmother, 90 years old, sits at the piano, playing a prelude. It’s a Sunday morning. Since Read more. The post At 90, My Grandma Is Leading Worship at Her Retirement Home appeared first on Christianity Today

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Education

Christian Colleges Call New Federal Regulation an ‘Existential Threat’

Though college presidents are in the middle of graduation season, Philip Dearborn, the head of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, found 21 of them willing to make a last-minute trip to Washington, DC, at the end of April. In dozens of meetings with lawmakers, they pleaded their case against a new Department of Education Read more. The post Christian Colleges Call New Federal Regulation an ‘Existential Threat’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Politics

Starmer's make or break speech: Will it save him?

It's always risky when a Prime Minister's speech becomes billed as a 'reset' and 'make or break' but Keir Starmer's address this morning was exactly that. Facing a surprise possible leadership challenge from backbencher Catherine West - and a growing number of MPS in open mutiny - Starmer insisted he would prove his doubters wrong, face any contest head on, and keep Britain from ushering in "dangerous opponents". It didn't seem to win too many of his parliamentary colleagues round - indeed as...

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Healthcare

Managing Urinary Incontinence

Examines how practice facilitators supported quality improvement for women's urinary incontinence care across diverse primary care settings, with findings on evolving facilitator roles, technology integration, and sustainability strategies

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Education

Master Self Control & Overcome Procrastination | Dr. Kentaro Fujita

Dr. Kentaro Fujita, PhD, is a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University and an expert in the science of self-control and motivation. We discuss the best tools for developing strong self-control: to do more of what you aspire to and cease doing things you would like to avoid. We discuss why you need more than one form of willpower to achieve sustained motivation and overcome procrastination. Dr. Fujita also clarifies the data on the 2-marshmallow test, delayed gratification and intr...

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