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Why I’m a Professional ‘Third Wheel’

It’s five o’clock rush hour on Wednesday afternoon, and I’m trying to think happy thoughts on my weekly one-and-a-half-hour drudge through Nashville to visit my friends Chase and Paige. The drive itself is easily my least favorite part of the week, but as I arrive and see their 3-year-old daughter come running out to meet Read more. The post Why I’m a Professional ‘Third Wheel’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Review: ‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’

The Bible movies and TV shows of the past few decades—going back to 1995’s Joseph and 1998’s Prince of Egypt—have tended to cover four basic categories: Genesis, Moses, Saul and David, and Jesus and the disciples. Origin stories, in other words, about the earliest days of Judaism, the Israelite monarchy, and Christianity. On the rare Read more. The post Review: ‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Is Your Church Prepared for a Pastor with Disabilities?

“You have to come check out this church,” my mom excitedly told me. “The pastor reminds me of you. He’s in a wheelchair and full of so much joy!” That day, in my early 20s, was the first time I saw someone like me front and center in a church. It was a wonderful surprise. Read more. The post Is Your Church Prepared for a Pastor with Disabilities? appeared first on Christianity Today

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How ‘Harm Reduction’ Harms the Homeless

For many years, it was widely accepted that the way to help people addicted to drugs was to support them through detoxing: Get the substance out of their system to give them a shot at life without it. More recently, however, the doctrine of “harm reduction” has partially supplanted that approach, particularly in institutions that Read more. The post How ‘Harm Reduction’ Harms the Homeless appeared first on Christianity Today

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When Lack of Accountability Leads to the ‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’

“The church has died. The church has closed down,” said lawyer Russell Long. Long was representing John-Paul “JP” Miller, pastor of the nondenominational Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The church’s closure was due to external pressure, Long claimed. For months, he said, Sunday services had been disrupted by protestors: “They show up Read more. The post When Lack of Accountability Leads to the ‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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AI Tech Bros Seem Awful. They Might Be Telling Us the Truth.

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Our science fiction movies had it wrong. They always pictured that, when a mad scientist said his creation was now out of his control and the very survival of the species might be at stake, people would either panic in the streets or rally to fight back Read more. The post AI Tech Bros Seem Awful. They Might Be Telling Us the Truth. appeared first on Christianity Today

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10 Tech Protection Strategies for Your Kids—and Their Friends

In our household, bedtime is confessional—at least for my 10-year-old, who rattles off his fears, sins, and secrets once his little sister drifts to sleep in the bottom bunk. After a day of baseball camp this summer, the top bunk grew quiet before the reveal. “Hey, Mama? A kid showed me something on his phone Read more. The post 10 Tech Protection Strategies for Your Kids—and Their Friends appeared first on Christianity Today

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Geopolitics

Six and a Half Years Kidnapped by Terrorists

On the evening of October 14, 2016, armed Islamic terrorists from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) descended on American missionary Jeff Woodke’s home in Abalak, a town in northern Niger. They shot two house guards and abducted Woodke as he tried to escape, then moved him across the border into Mali. For six years, Read more. The post Six and a Half Years Kidnapped by Terrorists appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Backlash Against a White House Plan to Pay Stay-at-Home Parents

Beverly Hallberg has helped conservatives craft their policies and messages for over 20 years. As president of a training firm, District Media Group, she’s often the one behind the scenes prepping faith-based and conservative influencers and lawmakers on how to get ready for prime time. So when she heard that the Trump administration wants to Read more. The post The Backlash Against a White House Plan to Pay Stay-at-Home Parents appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Men Who Wallow in Unbearable Bleakness

Men are flailing and floundering in today’s world. So say any number of journalists, researchers, and other worried observers, who see American males slipping away from anchors of stability like marriage, community, and useful labor. These stories have recurring characters: older men grasping for career security as factories close or move abroad. Younger men sunk Read more. The post The Men Who Wallow in Unbearable Bleakness appeared first on Christianity Today

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Christian Humility Isn’t Just ‘Thinking of Yourself Less’

Scripture honors and commands humility, but what does it look like in practice? A line widely misattributed to C. S. Lewis offers a memorable answer: “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves; it is thinking of ourselves less.” That definition has been popular among American Christians for years, copied all over the internet and paraphrased in influential Read more. The post Christian Humility Isn’t Just ‘Thinking of Yourself Less’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Wendell Berry, ‘Bad-Weather Churchgoer’

Wendell Berry—who died on August 31 at the age of 92—deeply influenced countless Christians through his fiction, essays, and poetry. I count myself among his adoring fans. To me, Berry was a prophet, critiquing the church’s excesses and idols while proclaiming what it could be, a membership of “many small, fragile lights in the dark.” Read more. The post Wendell Berry, ‘Bad-Weather Churchgoer’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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