November 21, 2024

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weekend reads

This week at Christianity Today, we published an obituary for Tony Campolo, the progressive Christian leader who popularized the term red letter Christian. He courted controversy while challenging evangelicals to see caring for the poor as an integral part of proclaiming the gospel.

Also this week, our Latin America editor published an obituary for Rina Seixas, the Brazilian founder of Bola de Neve Church. Bola de Neve attracted celebrities and catalyzed 500 congregations on six continents. Rina himself dealt with personal scandal, most recently battling accusations of domestic violence.

Other recent obituaries on our site: the hymnwriter behind “Tell Out, My Soul”; a renowned Christian scholar found by Christ in a prisoner of war camp; an evangelical feminist who taught that patriarchy was a result of sin entering the world; and a Mennonite who led the church through dark days in Vietnam.

Died: Tony Campolo, Champion of ‘Red Letter’ Christianity

Died: Rina Seixas, Iconic Surfer Pastor Who Faced Domestic Violence Charges

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Bible teacher Nancy Guthrie joins Russell Moore to talk about praying with the Bible in hand, maintaining attention while studying Scripture, and engaging with difficult passages.

“ The Bible is the one thing in the world that the closer scrutiny you give to it, the more it holds up.” | Listen here.

Jesus in the Old Testament and the Reliability of Scripture

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editors’ picks

Kate Shellnutt, editorial director, news: Good Job, Brain! is a deeply silly and deeply interesting trivia podcast that has given me a well of “fun facts” to bring up in conversation. Challenging enough for adults but still kid-friendly, it can be a great listen on a road trip.

Kate Lucky, senior editor, engagement & culture: This lovely little essay about deer hunting, stillness, and family legacies, published on our site this week, reminds me of my gratitude for my own beloved grandfather, and for the other departed relatives we’ll miss around our table this year.

Daniel Silliman, senior news editor: Carve your turkey before you cook it. This is the secret to good turkey; the white meat and the dark meat need to cook different amounts. Cut it up, separate it, brine it. Unless Norman Rockwell is going to paint your Thanksgiving and you’re really more interested in looks than taste, this is the way to do it.

Bonnie Kristian, editorial director, ideas & books: Fiddler on the Roof is my preferred Thanksgiving movie. Just feels right somehow.

prayers of the people

For the Black women missing from the pews.
For the tithes and volunteers necessary to sustain the work of local congregations.
For the churches embracing solar power to care for creation and cut energy costs.

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IN THE MAGAZINE

As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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