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Harvest Prude @harvestprude.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"They have followed the law, but the law has abandoned them." from my latest, for @christianitytoday.com (gift link) www.christianitytoday.com/2026/06/scot...
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‘The Saddest Day’: Supreme Court Allows Deportation of Thousands Who Had Legal Status - Christianity Today
Christians mourn a ruling ending protections for a third of a million migrants now vulnerable to removal and loss of work permits.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 21/05/2026
America needs a better gospel than Christian nationalism, writes Russell Moore. Jeroboam’s golden calf shows us how not to apply 2 Chronicles 7:14.
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America Needs a Better Gospel Than Christian Nationalism - Christianity Today
Jeroboam’s golden calf shows us how not to apply 2 Chronicles 7:14.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 19/05/2026
They chanted “Revival!” But Christians gathered on the National Mall for a Trump-backed faith event disagreed whether they were living in a spiritual awakening or still praying for one.
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A Star-Spangled Search for Revival - Christianity Today
They chanted “Revival!” But Christians gathered on the National Mall for a Trump-backed faith event disagreed whether they were living in a spiritual awakening or still praying for one.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 19/05/2026
Sterilization should never be done carelessly, and it should be the man’s burden, argues Justin Whitmel Earley.
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Men Should Bear the Brunt of Contraception - Christianity Today
Sterilization should never be done carelessly, and it should be the man’s burden.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 18/05/2026
“Only if we refuse to become a People of the Chatbot might we hope to grow into a people who can faithfully bear the Word-made-flesh.”
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People of the Chatbot - Christianity Today
Sure, God can speak to you through a Bible verse quoted by AI. But easy access isn’t the same as transformative understanding.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 15/05/2026
A new Pew Research Center study found that perceptions of religious influence in public life has hit a 24-year high as Americans see blurring lines between church and state.
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Pew: ‘Christian Nationalism’ Is Becoming a Household Term - Christianity Today
Perceptions of religious influence in public life hit a 24-year high as Americans see blurring lines between church and state.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 14/05/2026
“I have grown wary when the pulpit is a place of wealth and fame,” writes Drew Brown. “What happens when the parishioners you are shepherding become customers of your products or brand? And when does building a platform for God become using God to build your platform?”
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Building a Platform for God—or Using God to Build Your Platform? - Christianity Today
Pastors can be tempted by the twin enticements of wealth and fame, but praise God for shepherds laboring in faithful obscurity.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 13/05/2026
Christian small business owners have trusted God through a year of President Trump’s tariffs. “It’s so unpredictable that at this point, I’m just having to hand that over, because it’s heavier than I have the capacity to worry about,” said one.
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Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs - Christianity Today
Short on lobbying power, Christian small business owners rely on faith to endure rising prices and supply chain threats.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 11/05/2026
Christian colleges are calling a new federal regulation an “existential threat.”
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 06/05/2026
Severe flooding has slammed Christian communities in eastern and southern Africa this year. “The floods scattered us,” said one Kenyan pastor. “We have to walk about two kilometers to a school where we hold our prayers on Sundays.”
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Floods Scatter Christian Communities in Africa - Christianity Today
On March 3, Kenyan Assemblies of God pastor Benjamin Kogo woke up early to open his church, located 100 meters from his house in Emng’wen village on the A pastor in Kenya struggles to rebuild a church...
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Cody Benjamin @codybenjamin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Lots of players thanked God during the NFL draft. Jaden Ivey, meanwhile, is still out of the NBA. For Christianity Today: What are the unspoken limits to athletes sharing faith? www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/jade...
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What Christian Athletes Can’t Do - Christianity Today
An NBA player’s fall resurrects an old anxiety: When does talking about faith become “detrimental conduct”?
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 28/04/2026
In “The Syllabus,” our column that features student opinions on timely national and international topics, students discuss how AI can serve as a learning tool but can also lead to dishonesty and laziness.
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In College, AI Is a Friend and Foe - Christianity Today
Students discuss how the technology can serve as a learning tool but can also lead to dishonesty and laziness.
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Brazos Press @brazospress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"When well-meaning friends or family aren’t informed about how trauma works, their pronouncements about forgiveness cheapen the harm a person experiences when something devastating occurs." @christianitytoday.com www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/forg...
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Forgiveness Can Help Us Recover from Trauma - Christianity Today
An excerpt from Forgiveness: Reclaiming its Power in a Culture of Fear by Amy Orr-Ewing
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 27/04/2026
In writings, the Washington attack suspect thanked his church and argued that his attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials was compatible with his faith.
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Washington Attack Suspect Sought to Justify Himself to Christians - Christianity Today
In writings, Cole Tomas Allen thanked his church and argued that his attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials was compatible with his faith.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 21/04/2026
Jen Hatmaker’s “Awake,” Alan Noble’s “To Live Well,” and Molly Worthen’s “Spellbound” approach virtue and the body in different ways.
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Does the Body Tell the Truth? - Christianity Today
Jen Hatmaker’s Awake, Alan Noble’s To Live Well, and Molly Worthen’s Spellbound approach virtue and the body in different ways.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 20/04/2026
A refugee in Minnesota disappeared from his family for three days and then showed up at an immigration detention center in El Paso. Church members drove 18 hours to bring him home.
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The 18-Hour Road Trip to Bring a Detained Refugee Home - Christianity Today
After an ICE arrest in Minnesota, churchgoers scoured a city for their friend’s abandoned car and mobilized a mission to bring him home.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 15/04/2026
A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus.
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A New Approach to Native Missions Starts with the Past - Christianity Today
A painful history with church-run schools has many Indigenous people wary of Christianity. Native ministries are working to share the real Jesus.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 09/04/2026
The Bible doesn’t justify war crimes, writes Russell Moore. Old Testament warfare ultimately points us to the Cross, where God’s justice and mercy meet in Christ.
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The Bible Doesn’t Justify War Crimes - Christianity Today
Old Testament warfare ultimately points us to the Cross, where God’s justice and mercy meet in Christ.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 07/04/2026
Mobile food ministries are adapting to high gas prices. “We’re no strangers to the Holy Spirit just kind of providing,” said one ministry director. “The hedge of protection is going to protect us from everything, including inflation.”
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Mobile Food Ministries Adapt to High Gas Prices - Christianity Today
Despite soaring costs, two Christian groups in California persevere—and trust for God’s provision.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 01/04/2026
Palestinian Christians are preparing for Easter amid war, tightened movement restrictions, and continual cycles of settler violence.
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Palestinian Christians Prepare for Easter amid War and Settler Violence - Christianity Today
Many in the community have moved abroad. Those who stay are barred from visiting holy sites.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 31/03/2026
Tomorrow, a Christian who wants to see God’s will done “on earth as it is in heaven” is scheduled to pilot Artemis 2, the first lunar flight in more than 50 years. From the CT archive:
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NASA Astronaut Asks for Prayer for Moon Mission - Christianity Today
A Christian who wants to see God’s will done “on earth as it is in heaven” is piloting the first lunar flight in more than 50 years.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 30/03/2026
The Finnish Supreme Court delivered a mixed decision in the long-running case involving parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, convicting her for publishing a brochure on sexual ethics but acquitting her for a social media post quoting Romans.
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Finland’s Top Court Split on Christian Politician’s Hate Speech Charges - Christianity Today
The court convicted Päivi Räsänen for publishing a brochure on sexual ethics but acquitted her for a social media post quoting Romans.
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Taylor Berglund @toberglund.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Wrote for @christianitytoday.com about the great work Housing for New Hope is doing to help the homeless population in my city of Durham: www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/mira...
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Turning ‘a Miracle’ into Long-Haul Help for the Homeless - Christianity Today
A North Carolina nonprofit is thinking in decades, not days, about sustainable, affordable housing.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 26/03/2026
“Anxiety tells you that you have to secure your future,” writes Russell Moore. “Anxiety about anxiety tells you that you have to secure even your inner life. But the voice of Jesus is really saying, ‘You can rest. I’m here.’”
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Stop Being Anxious About Your Anxiety - Christianity Today
Jesus meets our worries with reassurance, not rebuke.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 24/03/2026
“Faith washing has become its own form of wellness marketing, and savvy influencers and supplement companies are finding that it’s an effective way to reach Christian consumers,” writes Kelsey Kramer McGinnis.
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'No Guardrails' for Some Christian Wellness Influencers - Christianity Today
Supplements and other wellness products do big business on social media, and even Scripture can be turned into marketing language.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 19/03/2026
Iranian Christian convert Reza, whose arrest went viral on social media, was freed this week after spending nine months in immigration detention.
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Iranian Christian Freed Nine Months After Border Patrol Arrest - Christianity Today
Video of agents arresting him and his wife in Los Angeles went viral, and their church has been praying for his freedom.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 16/03/2026
“Church history is full of people who did not have children and yet lived fruitful lives in service to their neighbors and to the church,” writes Karen Swallow Prior.
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The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me - Christianity Today
God calls us to a fruitful life, no matter our fertility.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 11/03/2026
“The sheer durability of this pattern—of the American people voting for presidents who promise peace, only to have those very presidents start more wars—is discouraging. Hopeless, even,” writes Bonnie Kristian.
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Hope for Freedom for Iran, but Expect a Mess for America - Christianity Today
Trump rightly campaigned against “endless wars” and nation building in the Middle East. His war on Iran is likely to repeat those very errors.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 06/03/2026
Obtaining some sense of Jesus’ relative concern across the areas of human flourishing—spiritual, physical, social, psychological, and economic—is a helpful conceptual tool in assessing the impact of Christian organizations. From development economist Bruce Wydick:
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The Math Behind Christ’s Care for Our Flourishing - Christianity Today
I was curious about how Jesus allotted his time on earth—and what Christians could learn from it.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 05/03/2026
“Wars tend to shape more than just nation-states and historical trends. They tend to shape each of us too. And that brings with it not just geopolitical risk but personal temptation.”
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What the Iran War Could Do to Your Soul - Christianity Today
War, in every case, is hell. Let’s watch out for ourselves, lest it also make us hellish.
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Karen Swallow Prior @karenswallowprior.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In the new issue of @christianitytoday.com I reflect in my older age on being childless in “The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me”: www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/kare...
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The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me - Christianity Today
God calls us to a fruitful life, no matter our fertility.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 04/03/2026
“My vision is the salvation of my people,” said one pastor in Syria. “I feel that it’s a responsibility. God put me in this place. It’s not a coincidence that I’m here.”
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The Syrian Pastors Who Stayed - Christianity Today
Violent clashes have led many Christians to emigrate, yet some church leaders see a revival brewing.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 26/02/2026
In his State of the Union marking our 250th year, President Trump honored athletes, veterans, Sage Blair, America—and himself.
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At SOTU, Trump Overstates and Inflates Presidential Power - Christianity Today
In his State of the Union marking our 250th year, the president honored athletes, veterans, Sage Blair, America—and himself.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 25/02/2026
“We don’t have power to change anything, but we so much believe in the One who has power to turn things around,” said one Christian woman.
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Mass Kidnappings Leave Nigerian Churches Reeling - Christianity Today
Raymond Na'allah said worshipers were dancing to praise songs and giving tithes on Sunday, January 18 when armed kidnappers surrounded Cherubim and Christian leaders fight to draw attention to the abd...
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 24/02/2026
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian theologian meditates on self-interested calls for a comfortable peace.
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A Russian Drone Killed My Brother. Is the World Tired of Our Suffering? - Christianity Today
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian theologian meditates on self-interested calls for a comfortable peace.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 23/02/2026
An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Some church leaders from across the country tried to pull him out.
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The Churches That Fought for Due Process - Christianity Today
An Ecuadorian immigrant with legal status fell into a detention “black hole.” Church leaders across the country tried to pull him out.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 19/02/2026
You can’t guarantee that AI won’t take your job. But there’s good news: “You can do nothing about the changes around you, but you can do something about you,” writes Russell Moore.
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Your Understanding of Calling Is About to Change Radically - Christianity Today
You can do little about what artificial intelligence is doing around you, but you can do something about you.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 18/02/2026
Christians who fled violence in Myanmar were largely Trump supporters. Then ICE started arresting their congregants. Emily Belz reports from the Twin Cities:
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Refugees Disappeared. Churches Prayed and Lawyered Up. - Christianity Today
Christians who fled violence in Myanmar were largely Trump supporters. Then ICE started arresting their congregants.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 17/02/2026
From arson to armed attacks, North American houses of faith have seen alarming acts of aggression in recent years. Megan Fowler reports:
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Cities Church Isn’t Alone in Experiencing Hostility - Christianity Today
From arson to armed attacks, North American houses of faith have seen alarming acts of aggression in recent years.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 16/02/2026
Six Christian athletes you can cheer on at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics:
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Christian Athletes to Cheer on at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics - Christianity Today
Competitors in speedskating, bobsledding, the biathlon, and hockey speak about their faith.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 11/02/2026
“The fact is our worst enemies are always redeemable—and we ourselves are never free from mixed motives and prejudice,” writes Justin Giboney. “To renew our public discourse, love one another, and hold ourselves accountable, we must risk ostracism from our own tribes to seek the truth.”
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We Become Our Friends’ Enemies by Telling Them the Truth - Christianity Today
Our corrupt political and racial discourse teaches us to judge by identity and ideology instead of honestly testing the spirits and assessing the fruit.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 06/02/2026
I served in the Israel Defense Forces, writes Aaron Abramson. After terrorists killed my friend, I fled from God and from my Jewish identity. Then I discovered the Messiah.
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I Ran from God and My Jewish Identity. Then I Read the New Testament. - Christianity Today
Aaron Abramson served in the Israeli Defense Forces before abandoning his faith and wandering the world in search of meaning. What he found transformed his life.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 05/02/2026
Families in Venezuela are holding vigils outside detention facilities, praying for political prisoners, and pressing the government to make good on its promise to release them.
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Families of Venezuelan Political Prisoners Pray for Their Release - Christianity Today
The acting president proposed an amnesty law, yet hundreds remain in prison.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 04/02/2026
“A Bible literacy crisis has flooded the halls of local churches and left many Christians unable to recall basic information contained in Scripture,” writes Jen Wilkin. How did we end up here, and what does the church need to do to recover?
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The Great Omission - Christianity Today
With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 02/02/2026
Past visa suspensions have always included a blanket exemption for adoption visas, Trump’s latest freeze does not. Instead, visas will be reviewed case by case.
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Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo - Christianity Today
The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 30/01/2026
America’s ongoing scourge of school shootings not only takes lives but also leaves a pool of surviving children who carry the horror with them. Emily Belz reports on the families searching for healing after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting:
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After Their Kids Survived the Annunciation Shooting, Parents Search for Healing - Christianity Today
Families in the same Anglican church watched their young children deal with trauma, anxiety, and grief. They found one solution: each other.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 29/01/2026
A federal judge ruled that ICE can no longer arrest legally admitted refugees in the state, many of whom are persecuted Christians. But damage has been done. Emily Belz reports from Minneapolis:
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Refugee Arrests Shatter Sense of Safety in Minnesota - Christianity Today
A federal judge ruled that ICE can no longer arrest legally admitted refugees in the state, many of whom are persecuted Christians. But damage has been done.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 26/01/2026
The Trump administration should be able to do immigration enforcement, argues Bonnie Kristian, without defying the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments—and most of all “without executing people like Alex Pretti in the streets.”
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Authority Is a Responsibility, Not an Excuse - Christianity Today
The Trump administration should be able to execute on its immigration mandate without executing people like Alex Pretti in the streets.
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Christianity Today @christianitytoday.com · 21/01/2026
“If we accept dramatic enforcement as the sole solution to America’s immigration problems, we must also accept the ways it will deform the church and our national conscience,” argues Andy Olsen.
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Raids Are a Perilous Substitute for Reform - Christianity Today
Anti-immigrant policies helped spark the American Revolution. Today, they are deforming our national conscience.
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isabel ong @isabelong.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Has KPop Demon Hunters' popularity fueled cross-cultural missions or galvanized the production of more Christian K-pop music? Find out in our @christianitytoday.com story: www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/kpop...
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Helped a Missionary Talk About Jesus - Christianity Today
But some believers remain wary of adapting the popular music genre for worship, so Christian K-pop isn't going up, up, up.
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