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Pope Who Changed the Calendar Is Honored with an Asteroid

Gregory XIII joins Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and many other Christians with an astronomical tribute.

Pope Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII

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The International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Pope Gregory XIII, the 16th-century Roman Catholic leader who reformed the Western calendar to bring it into closer alignment with Earth’s orbit of the sun.

About 1.2 million asteroids orbit the sun, most in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Seen through a telescope, the “minor planets,” as scientists term them, appear as specks of reflected light. The first one was cataloged in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, an Italian priest, and since then, more than 600,000 have been named. Around 60 were named to honor Christian leaders including Thomas Aquinas, Hildegard of Bingen, Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and C. S. Lewis.

Also in this issue

Our cover story this month delves into the intermingling of profits and praise, detailing how Sunday worship favorites (and their future royalties) have become popular investments in a multibillion-dollar industry. Also in this issue: the theological significance of singleness, a new video game in which players step into the sandals of the Savior, and the dangers of weaponizing forgiveness.

Cover Story

Our Worship Is Turning Praise into Secular Profit

God Didn’t Have to Do Anything for Us

Eve’s Legacy Is Both Sin and Redemption

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Steven Curtis Chapman Ranked Alongside George Strait and Madonna

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Poetry, Photography, and Fleming Rutledge Led One American to Volunteer in Ukraine

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‘I Am Jesus Christ’ Invites Gamers to Play God

How One Family’s Faith Survived Three Generations in the Pulpit

Our May/June Issue: Ministry Across the Generations

Look Who’s Talking

The Danger of Forcing Forgiveness

I Find Comfort in the Divine Warrior

When Politics Saved 25 Million Lives

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Love, Joy, and Peace Are a Package Deal

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Debate Flares Over the Meaning of ‘Indian Child Welfare’

The Authority of Scripture Is Not the Problem

May We Never Lose Sight

Christianity Is a Birth Story

Testimony

New Age Thinking Lured Me into Danger. Jesus Brought Relief.

What Singleness Reveals about the World to Come

Review

The Power and Peril of Spiritual ‘Evolution’ Stories

Review

Conflict Between Science and Religion Is Always Possible but Never Inevitable

New & Noteworthy Books

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Charlie Kirk Aims to Expand Turning Point USA to Evangelical Campuses

But not all Christian campuses have embraced the conservative group.

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Sarah Jakes Roberts Evolves T. D. Jakes’s Women’s Conference

At a record-setting event this fall, 40,000 followers listened to her preach about spiritual breakthrough and surrender.

Being Human

Walking the Camino de Santiago with Barrett Harkins

The missionary to pilgrims shares wisdom from the trail.

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The Evangelical Voters Who Changed Their Minds

Amid a hyperpartisan electorate, a minority plan to vote differently than they did in 2016 and 2020.

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Meet the Evangelical Expats Staying in Lebanon

Shout to the Lord in a Foreign Language

Worshiping God with words we don’t understand may seem strange. But I consider it a spiritual practice.

Jesus Is Still Right About Persecution

Nine truths believers need to understand to pray well for the suffering body of Christ.

The Bulletin

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The Bulletin discusses the final presidential campaign push, churches in the age of screens, and the UN’s work in Gaza.

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