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The End of Flophouses and the Rise of Homelessness

During the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, a Union commander mistakenly pulled a division out of its defensive line only minutes before Confederates assaulted that very spot. Southern forces poured through the gap unopposed, and the Northern army collapsed. A little more than a century later, political and financial interests worked together to reduce the supply of Read more. The post The End of Flophouses and the Rise of Homelessness appeared first on Christianity Today

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How My Church Revived Our Sunday School

Sunday school was nearly empty. Our teachers prepared lessons every week and announced them in the church newsletter. Yet three years after the pandemic, adult attendance averaged about 15 in a church with over 300 members. And sometimes, there were no children. “Zero kids?” I asked the children’s minister. “How often does that happen?” She Read more. The post How My Church Revived Our Sunday School appeared first on Christianity Today

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Kenyan Churches Combat Abandonment, Suicide Among Older Men

When Victor Wanjala lost his job in 2010, he lost everything, including his marriage and savings. The father of eight from Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, worked nearly four decades as a customs officer. His job enabled him to pay for his children’s education, support relatives financially, and provide gifts for his family. Then his father—a polygamist Read more. The post Kenyan Churches Combat Abandonment, Suicide Among Older Men appeared first on Christianity Today

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Why Do I Feel Homesick in My Own Home?

Every time I return to Kenya, it feels a bit like coming home. Which is weird—I’m an American who lives in Burundi. But my family lived in Kenya years ago, and we still visit frequently. We walk out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, and I remember my fender bender in airport parking. We Read more. The post Why Do I Feel Homesick in My Own Home? appeared first on Christianity Today

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A Christian Case for Housing Abundance

One night this past January, I drove around my neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles with a friend. Our goal that night was to survey approximately 50 streets and, as best we could, count how many of our neighbors were sleeping outside. We took up this task as part of a nationwide process Read more. The post A Christian Case for Housing Abundance appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Cornell Seven and the High Cost of Fake Fraternity

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. The “Cornell seven” sexual assault case shocked the nation this week. Americans read and heard about members of the Chi Phi fraternity at one of the nation’s most elite university allegedly raping a young woman—a classmate—who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and ketamine. Investigations and Read more. The post The Cornell Seven and the High Cost of Fake Fraternity appeared first on Christianity Today

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We Need the Church to Face the Quiet

For several years, I taught an undergraduate course on spiritual formation. Part of the class included readings from the desert fathers and mothers, who, following the example of Jesus (Luke 5:16), withdrew from society and went into the wilderness, embracing a life of self-denial and deep solitude. My students dutifully completed the assignment, but they Read more. The post We Need the Church to Face the Quiet appeared first on Christianity Today

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Religion Is Not the Enemy of Reading

Reading is dead, and screens are the culprit. That’s one side of James Marriott’s thesis in The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society. It’s a claim you’ve heard before, and you probably half agree. You’ve seen the teens with slack faces watching five-second reels on a loop, the “iPad kids” Read more. The post Religion Is Not the Enemy of Reading appeared first on Christianity Today

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Died: Jim Bakker, Pioneering Televangelist Later Caught in Crimes

Jim Bakker, a pioneering televangelist later caught in scandal and financial crimes, died Oct. 5 at the age of 86, according to a statement from his second wife Lori Bakker. She did not share his cause of death. Bakker rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the host of a popular Christian television Read more. The post Died: Jim Bakker, Pioneering Televangelist Later Caught in Crimes appeared first on Christianity Today

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Even in Many Churches, India’s Caste System Lasts Into the Grave

When A. Raju died July 17 in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, a three-day standoff over his rights as a Dalit held up his burial. As the family of the 89-year-old Catholic grieved, higher-caste Christian groups objected to having him laid to rest in their village’s common Catholic cemetery. With police keeping watch Read more. The post Even in Many Churches, India’s Caste System Lasts Into the Grave appeared first on Christianity Today

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AI Is Weakening Pastors’ Authority

A California pastor named Justin Lester has built a digital twin of himself using nearly 2 million words from his sermons, books, and other messages. The artificial intelligence–generated clone offers counsel around the clock to hundreds of people in Vallejo, a city in the Bay Area. The New York Times, which reported on Lester, said Read more. The post AI Is Weakening Pastors’ Authority appeared first on Christianity Today

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Week of Giving Is Here

Seventy years ago this month, Christianity Today published its first issue. Billy Graham founded CT to help Christians think biblically and engage faithfully with a changing world. Since then, wars have come and gone. Nations have risen and fallen. Technology has transformed the way we live. The questions Christians ask have changed. The culture has Read more. The post Week of Giving Is Here appeared first on Christianity Today

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