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Roundup: Five Stories You Should Have Read Last Week

Due to tech troubles, you may have missed these Gleanings…

Christianity Today February 4, 2013

The Gleanings blog had some tech troubles last week that kept many posts from initially appearing on the Christianity Today and Gleanings homepages. So, in case you missed any, here are five items you should have read…

African Americans (Not Latinos) Lead Surge in ‘Non-Anglo’ Southern Baptist Congregations

SBC minority congregations have grown by more than 66 percent since 1998, reports NAMB.

Deaths from Church Attacks Rise 36% in 2012

Carl Chinn says guns were used in nearly 60 percent of all “deadly force incidents” at churches since 1999.

Pro-Life Democrat Loses Defamation Battle with Susan B. Anthony List

Court: People have First Amendment right to “even false speech, when it applies to politics.”

Interracial Dating Decreases with Church Attendance (Except for One Denomination)

Interesting research from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Top 5 Most Interesting Stats on International Adoptions (Pick Your Own)

New State Department report notes countries where foreign adoptions are the fastest and cheapest, plus which U.S. states adopt the most children.

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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Proper’ Christmas Carol

As we learn from the surprising journeys of several holiday classics, the term defies easy definition.

Glory to God in the Highest Calling

Motherhood is honorable, but being a disciple of Jesus is every woman’s primary biblical vocation.

Advent Doesn’t Have to Make Sense

As a curator, I love how contemporary art makes the world feel strange. So does the story of Jesus’ birth.

Advent Calls Us Out of Our Despair

Sitting in the dark helps us truly appreciate the light.

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The Star of Bethlehem Is a Zodiac Killer

How Christmas upends everything that draws our culture to astrology.

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As Malibu Burns, Pepperdine Withstands the Fire

University president praises the community’s “calm resilience” as students and staff shelter in place in fireproof buildings.

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My Favorite Books of 2024

Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, and Russell discuss this year’s reads.

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The Door Is Now Open to Churches in Nepal

Seventeen years after the former Hindu kingdom became a secular state, Christians have a pathway to legal recognition.

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