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From ‘Thou Shalt’ to ‘Once Upon a Time’

In Luke 10:25–37, a lawyer approaches Jesus with a question: “Teacher … what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answers his interrogator with a question of his own: “What is written in the Law? … How do you read it?” The lawyer answers by restating the twin commandments to love God and neighbor Read more. The post From ‘Thou Shalt’ to ‘Once Upon a Time’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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‘Isn’t This the Carpenter?’

“Isn’t this the carpenter?” The people of Nazareth couldn’t make sense of what they were seeing when they encountered a Jesus who healed and taught with authority. Up until that moment, recorded in Mark 6, they’d known him as a local laborer, someone you’d seek for a house project or perhaps a new tool rather Read more. The post ‘Isn’t This the Carpenter?’ appeared first on Christianity Today

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Which Gospel Writer Most Inspired Paul’s Theology?

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Michael Niebauer, From Word to Worship: How the Lectionary Welcomes You into Sacred Time Through Story, Symbol, and Sacrament (Baker Books, 2026) Lectionaries are underrated. Used well, they can be an excellent way of ensuring that the church hears, understands, and responds to the whole counsel Read more. The post Which Gospel Writer Most Inspired Paul’s Theology? appeared first on Christianity Today

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An Abstract, Artistic Music Album For Your Next Bible Study

When Joshua and Kaitlyn Rose Leventhal first started talking about Tapiseri, they were just two friends who’d met on social media, sharing thoughts about art and faith. Jonathan, a musician and worship leader, imagined an album that would weave together stories, scenes, and themes from the Bible. Kaitlyn, a visual artist, envisioned a series of Read more. The post An Abstract, Artistic Music Album For Your Next Bible Study appeared first on Christianity Today

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Mumbai Churches Fight Anticonversion Law with Consent Forms

Kishore, a construction worker in Mumbai, has worshiped at a local home church for nearly two years. But his pastor recently asked him to fill out a “consent and self-declaration” form to declare he has participated there with “free will and voluntary intention.” The form requires a passport-sized photo and his name, phone number, address, Read more. The post Mumbai Churches Fight Anticonversion Law with Consent Forms appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Trump Administration Has Resettled Zero Religious Refugees This Year

Conditions have not improved for Christians in Iran since pastor Ara Torosian came to the United States as a refugee in 2010. Torosian is grateful for the religious freedom he has found in the United States, where he now pastors a Farsi-speaking congregation in Los Angeles. But he is disheartened by another stark reality: America Read more. The post The Trump Administration Has Resettled Zero Religious Refugees This Year appeared first on Christianity Today

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African Doctors Imagine Their Health Systems With a Less Involved US

One summer morning, Win Kaari, a clinician at Chogoria Hospital in rural Kenya, grabbed a sip of tea between seeing patients who were lined up on outdoor benches. She thanked a friend for buying her chapati bread to go with her tea—the friend used to work with Kaari caring for HIV patients, but after US Read more. The post African Doctors Imagine Their Health Systems With a Less Involved US appeared first on Christianity Today

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Church Abuse Survivors Launch Protestant Database

With the help of Catholic abuse survivors, Protestant survivors of abuse have created their own database of church leaders accused of sexual abuse. Chellee Taylor, who has shared the story of her abuse by a Southern Baptist pastor in 2023 and won a settlement from the church, spearheaded the database. “I don’t want to Read more. The post Church Abuse Survivors Launch Protestant Database appeared first on Christianity Today

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Pastors in Nepal Mourn the Missing as Flood Deaths Top 1,100

At 8:40 a.m. on August 26, pastor Rajan Guru was sitting with friends about a 30-minute walk down the slope from his house in Halde Kalika, a village in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, when police came warning people to evacuate. “Most of the people near the riverside did not take the warning seriously,” said Guru, who Read more. The post Pastors in Nepal Mourn the Missing as Flood Deaths Top 1,100 appeared first on Christianity Today

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How America Valorizes Homeless Freedom—and Ignores Real Need

This series on homelessness is what journalists call an explainer. If you’ve been reading along week by week, by now you know much about the facts of homelessness, including both its personal and societal causes. Now we’re getting to proposed solutions—and I’ll lay groundwork with a brief survey of the long disposition in American culture Read more. The post How America Valorizes Homeless Freedom—and Ignores Real Need appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Ham Loaf Is Plenty. The Workers Are Few.

Eleven minutes before the start of lunch service at Salem Lutheran Church Dining Hall, a woman inside the screened-in cafeteria orders a girl to make sure all six tables get a final scrubbing. “Get off your phone,” the woman says. “We are a church, so hospitality is top of the line for us.” A few Read more. The post The Ham Loaf Is Plenty. The Workers Are Few. appeared first on Christianity Today

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What Wendell Berry Taught Me About Heaven

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. When I heard that Wendell Berry had died, my mind flashed back to his kitchen table on a hot Kentucky evening about 15 years ago, where I was as nerve-racked as I have ever been. Since no writer in my lifetime has more shaped my life and Read more. The post What Wendell Berry Taught Me About Heaven appeared first on Christianity Today

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