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Marc Martel, lead singer of the Christian band Downhere, nails his Freddie Mercury gig
Queen’s drummer has launched a talent search to play the role of the late Freddie Mercury for the upcoming Queen Extravaganza tour. Far as I’m concerned, the search is over:
Three more amazing videos showcasing Martel’s voice – from more Queen (“Bohemian Rhapsody”, to a CCM classic (Keith Green’s “Asleep in the Light”), to opera (Pavarotti staple “Nessun Dorma”). As one of the commenters said on one of these videos, Martel is “the Swiss army knife of singing.” Yup, I’d agree.
The Bulletin
Americans’ growing frustrations with Israel, Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million, and the popularity of John Mark Comer.
News
An interview with Sunday Bobai Agang about the lessons he learned from his abduction last month.
News
An NBA player’s fall resurrects an old anxiety: When does talking about faith become “detrimental conduct”?
News
Young people are using social media to spread the gospel and denounce the Communist regime.
Public Theology Project
The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins told me about problems that feel eerily similar to what I see in the church.
Wire Story
Women still dominate church pews, but studies find that devotion among Gen Z women has cooled to levels on par with Gen Z men.
The venerable theological tradition makes war slower, riskier, costlier, and less efficient—and that’s the point.