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CT Daily Briefing – 09-02-2024

August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
CT Daily Briefing

This edition is sponsored by Museum of the Bible.

Today’s Briefing

As Gen Z increasingly takes up the toolbelt over the textbook, the church must be ready to develop spiritual formation for trade workers. 

A German pastor will pay 5,000 euros for anti-LGBTQ statements made during a church marriage seminar. 

On The Bulletin this week: the latest analysis on the presidential election and a look at the Taliban’s new stricter morality laws. 

From the archives: What if we treated Labor Day as a point of accountability to consider our relationship with work and rest as designed by our Creator?

Behind the Story

Labor Day is the unofficial end to summer. At CT, we’re moving out of a season dotted by denominational conferences, vacation days, and half-day Fridays to the more regular rhythms of fall. But it’s been a busy few months for us! Here are some of the biggest stories we covered this summer:
 
The Olympics: Readers loved our list of 28 Christian athletes to cheer for and highlights from competitors who gave glory to God during the Games. (Don’t miss our list of Christians in the Paralympics too.)
 
Denominational happenings: The head of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission was erroneously announced as being fired, then restored to his position the next day. The Presbyterian Church in America voted to investigate whether Sarah Young’s bestseller Jesus Calling is theologically sound. Post-split United Methodists lifted the ban on LGBTQ clergy while Global Methodists debated the authority structure of their new denomination.
 
Presidential race: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, and President Joe Biden was replaced on the Democratic ticket.
 
Resignations: Gateway Church founder Robert Morris stepped down after allegations surfaced that he molested a teenager earlier in his ministry career. Popular Bible teacher and pastor Tony Evans also left his church over an unspecified sin “a number of years ago.”

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In Other News

Today in Christian History

September 2, 459 (traditional date): After spending 36 years on top of a pillar praying, fasting, and occasionally preaching, Simeon Stylites dies. At first he sat on a nine-foot pillar, but he gradually replaced it with higher and higher ones; the last was more than 50 feet tall. After his death, the Syrian ascetic—who had won the respect of both pope and emperor—inspired many imitators (see issue 64: Antony and the Desert Fathers).

in case you missed it

Choose This (Labor) Day Whom You Will Serve

Next week’s Labor Day holiday honors the contributions workers make to society and celebrates the power and goodness of human work. But the historical roots of the holiday—which is grounded…

Rwanda Explains Why It Closed Thousands of Churches. Again.

Rwanda has shut down almost 10,000 places of worship in the past two months, and now its president has proposed making churches pay taxes on their income. The country’s crackdown…

Should Christians Across Denominations Be Singing the Same Songs?

If you feel like it’s hard to keep up with the cascade of new worship music, you’re not alone. The industry is producing new releases at a quicker clip, and…

Activist Lila Rose Under Fire for Suggesting Trump Hasn’t Earned the Pro-Life Vote

“If you don’t stand for pro-life principles, you don’t get pro-life votes.” That’s what Lila Rose, a leading pro-life activist, posted Monday on social media, in response to the latest…

in the magazine

The secret is out: We’ve updated our look with a nod to our legacy and refreshed our content—while keeping longtime favorites like testimonies and books coverage. In this issue, we look to the past for wisdom to address a fractured evangelicalism in the present and future, with editor in chief Russell Moore issuing a call for moral clarity. Read an in-depth report on a consequential evangelical voting bloc; sit with an honest reflection on struggling to find community; and, as same-sex sexuality divides the church, be equipped and encouraged to stand on biblical fidelity. New features include an advice column (featuring Beth Moore), some curated podcast gold, and a brand-new pastoral column. We’re glad you’re here with us and look forward to seeking the kingdom together in this new era at Christianity Today.

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