“Bluey” may not have overtly religious leanings.

But it’s unwittingly eschatological.
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A veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.

Our review of “Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness”:
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Respondents to a survey ranked pastors as the most trusted leaders in Filipino society.

By comparison, a Gallup poll found clergy in the US ranked lower than 10 other professions, including chiropractors and police officers.
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Kenyan pastors are praying for Haiti.

They’re also shaping the police mission to save it.
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Grammy-winning artist Mandisa was found dead at her home in Nashville at age 47.

“Mandisa’s struggles are over, she is with the God she sang about now.”
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“Bluey” reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.
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Sometimes sliver linings just take a while to show themselves. After writing this story for Christianity Today on the still-worsening situation in Haiti, I learned that a source who nearly lost his life (and did lose his passport) has arrived safely in the US. christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-…

This week: Why third party candidates appeal to voters, how the pro-life movement became so hypocritical, and what amazes us about Beyonce’s new chart-topping album.

Russell Moore Mike Cosper Harvest Prude Nicole Massie Martin David French
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'Pastor is hopeful. 'There is a new generation producing absolutely remarkable work...' A century from now, he predicted, ours will be remembered 'as a renewal moment in Christian literature. And all of us get to participate in it.''

Glad to share this.

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Less than a third of Americans rate clergy as highly honest and ethical.

Meanwhile, across the globe in the Philippines, 91 percent of the public trusts religious leaders.
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John Meade recently published a book review for Christianity Today on canon formation. Read the full review here: christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-…

British scholar Mark Porter believes the Christian imagination can hold a complex view of creation—as can music.

On his new book “For the Warming of the Earth: Music, Faith, and Ecological Crisis”:
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This week’s episode- pro-life confusion. Third-party politics. Beyoncé’s new album- Mike Cosper David French Harvest Prude Nicole Martin, Charlie Peacock and I dive in to all of it.

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Surrogacy is “the infliction of an intentional loss simply because an adult wants it that way,” writes Katy Faust.

“And that violates several biblical mandates.”
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“Churches in the modern West should accept that we live in a postliterate world and therefore must minister to a postliterate people…

The upshot of this acceptance would be a changed vision of the Christian life.”
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“Christians have not always been readers, and it seems that for the foreseeable future, a majority of Christians will not be readers anymore.”

Brad East on biblical literacy in a postliterate age:
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.Resound Worship’s Doxecology album. Catholic song festivals centered on Laudato Si’.

Faith communities and organizations are responding to climate change and environmental crises with music:
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Is there such a thing as good baggage?

This week on Viral Jesus, Heather Thompson Day speaks with Ike Miller:
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A new study of United Methodist congregations in North Carolina paints a picture of a reconstituted denomination that, at least in that state, is politically and theologically diverse.
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Is reading an essential part of the Christian life?

“Our emphasis on personal, private reading of Scripture appears to be a modern innovation distinct not only from much of Christian history but from biblical history as well.”
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