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Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs

Right now, Erica Campbell is trying to figure out what to do about Christmas. Last year, the small business owner’s online store offered it all: emerald-green and butter-yellow tree ornaments depicting baby Jesus and his earthly parents, baby rompers dotted with tiny illustrations of an infant Jesus in his crib, and, in homage to Campbell’s Read more. The post Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Apostle Paul Was Not an Escapist

As an evangelical teenager in the late ’90s, the “end times” were a source of hope, fear, and confusion. I hoped to join my fellow believers on the flight to heaven. I feared getting “left behind.” And I was confused about whether the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13) of believers had any bearing on my life Read more. The post The Apostle Paul Was Not an Escapist appeared first on Christianity Today

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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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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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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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The Lies—and Truths—That Keep Some Black People Out of Church

A few years ago, I became more bullish on evangelism and joined a church outreach group. I ministered in the two predominately Black neighborhoods where I lived. I had hundreds of conversations and heard many objections to the faith. But the most common pushback came from people who found it challenging to reconcile their Blackness Read more. The post The Lies—and Truths—That Keep Some Black People Out of Church appeared first on Christianity Today

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Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Heaven?

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Dane Ortlund, Finally Home: The Christian Hope of Heaven (Crossway, October 2026) Writing about heaven is different from writing about other Christian doctrines. Some books on the new heaven and new earth are so imaginative and speculative that they become untethered from biblical reality. Others are Read more. The post Are Near-Death Experiences Evidence for Heaven? appeared first on Christianity Today

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Thrifting to the Glory of God

A high schooler stood in the checkout line at my local thrift store. He wore dress pants, a tweed vest, collared dress shirt, and round wire glasses. His buddy wore typical high school gear: sweatpants, Crocs, and a ratty T-shirt. “What do you like about shopping at thrift stores?” I asked. While his friend grinned, Read more. The post Thrifting to the Glory of God appeared first on Christianity Today

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Infrastructure

Sudan’s Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches

Nearly every building in Khartoum, Sudan, bears the marks of war—bullet holes, shattered glasses, empty windows, broken fences, shelled walls, and looted apartments. The presidential palace is in ruins. The Sudan National Museum now holds a collection of spent bullet casings piled next to broken equipment. An 80-year-old church remains in ashes. Once-bustling streets are Read more. The post Sudan’s Civil War Destroyed Hospitals and Churches appeared first on Christianity Today

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Society

‘No-Kids Zones’ Abound in South Korea. But Kids Aren’t Pests.

While working at a large electronics conglomerate in Seoul in the early 2010s, none of my colleagues had more than two children. A supervisor explained to me that while he wanted a third child, he just couldn’t afford it. “My parents had to sell half of their business to pay for my education. I don’t Read more. The post ‘No-Kids Zones’ Abound in South Korea. But Kids Aren’t Pests. appeared first on Christianity Today

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Geopolitics

Iran Tensions Threaten Kenya’s Largest Export Industry: Tea

On a cold, rainy April day, John Mwaura, 63, walked his two-acre farm in Gakoe, a small town in central Kenya’s Gatundu North Constituency, to inspect his dew-covered tea bushes while his workers plucked its leaves nearby. Mwaura worries the tea leaves will overmature and become unusable if they aren’t picked on time. But shipping Read more. The post Iran Tensions Threaten Kenya’s Largest Export Industry: Tea appeared first on Christianity Today

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Q&A: Douglas McKelvey on Gen Z’s Lack of Rites of Passage

Douglas McKelvey has been writing prayers in public for 20 years. This spring, his latest prayer book, Every Moment Holy: Rites of Passage, releases with Rabbit Room Press. The liturgies and prayers have an eager readership and are expanding to bring the show on the road for Every Moment Holy Live.This fourth volume offers thoughtful Read more. The post Q&A: Douglas McKelvey on Gen Z’s Lack of Rites of Passage appeared first on Christianity Today

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