CT Daily Briefing – 02-18-2025
From Village Girl to Evangelical Leader
How Martha Das grew into a powerful voice for Bangladesh’s Christian minority.
Rwanda Explains Why It Closed Thousands of Churches. Again.
The East African nation has shuttered 9,800 “prayer houses” because it wants safe buildings and well-trained pastors. Is that too much to ask?
Fear and Hope for Christians Amid Nepal’s Gen Z Protests
Young protesters upset over corruption have exacted political change, yet churches face an uncertain future.
The Young Lawyer Who United Lebanon’s Christians in Worship
He created a 300-person Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant choir and orchestra. Then he took a break.
What Would a Liberal Democracy in Lebanon Look Like?
An interfaith group created a Youth Mock Parliament to imagine a nonsectarian government.
There Are No Goats—or GOATS—in God’s Kingdom
How Christians should understand our cultural fascination with debating the “Greatest of All Time.”
The Balm of Gilead Grows Again, Maybe
And other news from Christians around the world.
Deep in the Heart of Megachurch Country, Dallas Mourns a Summer of Pastor Scandals
One leadership failing after another has affected more than 50,000 congregants in North Texas. Will the hurt they’ve experienced lead them out of the church?
‘Moral Leadership and Personal Convictions’ with Russell Moore
Seeking and speaking God’s truth amid the shifting culture.