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Peter Stafford Trusted God. He Was Still Afraid to Die of Ebola.

Much of the world knows Peter Stafford as the missionary doctor who contracted Ebola during the most recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But in his home village of Nyankunde, he sometimes goes by a different name. “They call me ‘Father of Luke,’” Stafford told CT. “Papa de Luke.” Luke is Stafford’s Read more. The post Peter Stafford Trusted God. He Was Still Afraid to Die of Ebola. appeared first on Christianity Today

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Concerned about the Iran Deal, Iranian Christians Look to God

A few days after the Iran war began on February 28, a Christian convert and her family fled Tehran for their villa near the Caspian Sea. She hoped to avoid the airstrikes hitting the capital, but soon realized she faced a new danger. “I’m terrified to death,” she told Nahid Sepehri, executive director of the Read more. The post Concerned about the Iran Deal, Iranian Christians Look to God appeared first on Christianity Today

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Social Darwinism, Social Universalism, and a Biblical Alternative

Henny Youngman began his famous comedy routine, “Take my wife—please.” I’m beginning this series of columns, “Take Gil Rife Jr.—please.” I spent hours with Gil at Eden Village, a Missouri homeless community where I stayed for six days in October 2023. Of all the homeless people in this series of columns, Gil is the only one Read more. The post Social Darwinism, Social Universalism, and a Biblical Alternative appeared first on Christianity Today

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How to Have a Patriotic Worship Service Without Making America the Point

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. A few weeks ago, I wrote here that the 250th anniversary of the United States deserves a better gospel than the false one of Christian nationalism. A pastor wrote in to ask what his church should do on the Sunday before this important Independence Day. Here’s what I told Read more. The post How to Have a Patriotic Worship Service Without Making America the Point appeared first on Christianity Today

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This Year’s World Cup Is Supersizing Evangelism Efforts

On Sunday, June 7, Heather Reddy was at home in Florida and logged into a webinar with 250 people from around the world. For an hour, the group prayed for boldness, courage, unity, and humility. Then they prayed for what was about to kick off four days later: the World Cup. When the United States Read more. The post This Year’s World Cup Is Supersizing Evangelism Efforts appeared first on Christianity Today

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How Focused Writing Happens in Our Distracted Age

Trying to pinpoint a “focused writing time” in the year 2026 is a bit like trying to hit a moving target. As nice and stately as it sounds to nestle into a candlelit library, dipping the quill into ink for a whole evening of undistracted penmanship, it’s just not reality. Granted, others may be more Read more. The post How Focused Writing Happens in Our Distracted Age appeared first on Christianity Today

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What Christians Should Know About the Supreme Court’s ‘Landor’ Ruling

The US Supreme Court ended its run of favorable religious freedom decisions today, ruling against a prisoner who had faced discrimination from state officials on account of his beliefs. The decision is narrow and speaks to a more technical question than the details may suggest, but the outcome is discouraging for those seeking more robust Read more. The post What Christians Should Know About the Supreme Court’s ‘Landor’ Ruling appeared first on Christianity Today

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As Kenya Bans Abortion, Pastors Urge Christians to Choose Life

Seven months before his firstborn daughter Peris’s wedding, Simon Kurgat, the pastor of Newlife Church in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, discovered she was three months pregnant. Kurgat’s wife noticed Peris throwing up her meals, sleeping throughout the day, and complaining of dizziness—then she confronted Peris about it. Kurgat and his wife took Peris to a local Read more. The post As Kenya Bans Abortion, Pastors Urge Christians to Choose Life appeared first on Christianity Today

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A Lebanese Worship Song Called for Peace. Again. And Again.

On a May evening, Claudette El Hajj organized five buses to bring 150 people displaced by the war in Lebanon to a worship night in a hilltop town overlooking Beirut. Many were Christians who had been forced to flee their homes in southern Lebanon due to heavy fighting between Hezbollah and Israel. But at least Read more. The post A Lebanese Worship Song Called for Peace. Again. And Again. appeared first on Christianity Today

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Evangelicals Divided as Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider

When María Margarita Giraldo heard right-wing political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella was poised to win Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, she felt relieved. To Giraldo, a 76-year-old actress from Bogotá, Colombia, who gave her life to Jesus 35 years ago, De la Espriella’s victory represents a turning away from socialism, which she blamed as the Read more. The post Evangelicals Divided as Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider appeared first on Christianity Today

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Check In on Your Dad Friends

Not long ago, I joined my wife in the kitchen after work. The sun was out, and the kids came running, asking me to play outside. I brushed them off, and as they left the room, my wife knowingly asked how I was doing. The short answer, I told her, is that I don’t really Read more. The post Check In on Your Dad Friends appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Baptist Who Made Juneteenth a Holiday

In the summer of 1865, the good news of freedom finally came to more than 250,000 slaves in Texas. Union troops gathered in the city of Galveston and read a general’s order to the public: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all Read more. The post The Baptist Who Made Juneteenth a Holiday appeared first on Christianity Today

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