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This edition is sponsored by: Aspen Group |
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Don’t forget about heaven. Eternal longings teach important lessons. |
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Bible smuggling looks different than it did when Brother Andrew started sneaking Scripture past Cold War checkpoints. But the work of supporting persecuted Christians continues. |
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Labubu, KPop Demon Hunters, Demon Slayer. Why aren’t people afraid of monsters and demons anymore? |
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The Bulletin concludes its three-part series on artificial intelligence with a big question: Can AI advance the kingdom of God? |
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From East Asia editor Isabel Ong: People always ask us where story ideas come from. My piece on spiritual ambivalence and demons in pop culture started with a conversation with my colleague Morgan Lee. She asked me if I had any ideas for a Christian angle on the Labubu phenomenon. That question made me chuckle, but it also made me dig into the cheekily grinning toy monster more. I also recalled how the Gen Zers and fellow millennials at my church had been raving about the Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters. |
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A seed of a story idea sparked here: Maybe there could be an interesting tie-in between these pop culture trends flourishing in Asia and beyond. Maybe I could examine modern-day portrayals of demons and monsters, particularly in an Asian context, and what spiritual and theological implications they hold for us today. |
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As a CT journalist, I desire to examine culture from a Christian perspective. I hope that our engagement on such trends and issues might spark thoughtful conversation in the church on how the media we consume might reveal more about our understandings of God, self, and others. |
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Church spaces do more than provide a place to gather—they can cultivate spiritual growth, foster community, and create opportunities for people to encounter God. |
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Aspen Group understands how beauty and function work hand-in-hand to support your mission. In partnership with Barna, they’ve uncovered key insights on how physical environments impact faith—and how intentional design can strengthen your ministry. |
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Today in Christian History |
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August 13, 523: John I is consecrated pope. Shortly after his appointment, John became the first pope to leave Italy—with unfortunate results. He traveled to Constantinople, the center of Eastern Christianity, but on his return was imprisoned by the Arian king of Italy, Theodoric, who suspected John of conspiring with the king’s Byzantine antagonists. |
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Hanna Massad keeps in close contact with his former neighbors and church members still living in Gaza. A friend from Gaza Baptist Church told him that “all the people in…
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“I have lived most of my life,” writes Alec Ryrie, “in the comforting moral certainties of the age of Hitler.” But that age, Ryrie believes, is drawing to a close—and…
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The American Western, onscreen and on the page, usually goes something like this: a sleepy frontier town, maybe in the plains, maybe tucked between soaring mountains. There’s a train depot,…
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America has a problem far deeper than partisan polarization or divergent policy preferences or dissatisfaction with the last election’s results. We’re living in a culture increasingly bereft of wise leadership,…
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As developments in artificial intelligence change daily, we’re increasingly asking what makes humanity different from the machines we use. In this issue, Emily Belz introduces us to tech workers on the frontlines of AI development, Harvest Prude explains how algorithms affect Christian courtship, and Miroslav Volf writes on the transhumanist question. Several writers call our attention to the gifts of being human: Haejin and Makoto Fujimura point us to beauty and justice, Kelly Kapic reminds us God’s highest purpose isn’t efficiency, and Jen Pollock Michel writes on the effects of Alzheimer’s . We bring together futurists, theologians, artists, practitioners, and professors to consider how technology shapes us even as we use it. |
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