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March 16, 2026

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Today’s Briefing

War and instability in the Middle East have caused more Israelis to turn to faith, including both Judaism and Christianity, reports Jill Nelson.

Bonnie Kristian argues Jared Stacy’s new book about evangelical conspiracism is unrelenting, is overblown, and pathologizes American evangelicals at every turn.

An Iranian American religious freedom and women’s rights advocate talks to CT about her flight from Iran as a child, the current war, and the mixed feelings that come with conflict.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s an overview of the life of the man who played a pivotal role in bringing Christianity to Ireland, from our archives.

The writings of Peter Kreeft, a Catholic professor who turned 89 this week, can show us why our culture is on fire, writes Marvin Olasky.

On The Bulletin: fighting in Lebanon and Ukraine, artificial intelligence data centers, and the evangelical roots of North Korea’s founding leader.

From Inkwell: Good books will rattle us awake and help us experience our own finitude.

Behind the Story

From deputy editor Bonnie Kristian: Book reviews are unlike any other kind of writing and in some ways seem like an impossible task: How can you possibly explain and assess an entire book in so short a space?

Yet reviews also have a certain predictability which I appreciate. In every review, no matter the upshot, I have essentially the same task: I want to make sure the reader comes away with a fair understanding of the book’s subject, arguments, and aims—plus a clear sense of whether the work succeeds on its own terms.

With a negative review, like my piece today, fairness is my utmost concern. The cardinal sin of reviewing is to criticize the writer for not writing a different book entirely. Beyond that, I want to be frank and specific but never mean. As another editor once said to me, no microaggressions, only macroaggressions. That means not nitpicking on matters of taste and always remembering that the book’s author will likely read what I write.

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In Other News

Steve Gaines, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has entered hospice care.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a group of Somalis after officials failed to file a brief or assign a lawyer to defend the government’s action in court. CT has covered the administration’s moves to end TPS for various groups over the last year, including for Afghan Christians.
A Christian college student started an athleisure brand with embedded QR codes that link to a video about Jesus’ life.

Today in Christian History

March 17, 461 (traditional date): Patrick, missionary to Ireland and that country’s patron saint, dies. Irish raiders captured Patrick, a Romanized Briton, and enslaved him as a youth. He escaped to Gaul (modern France) but returned to Ireland after experiencing a vision calling him back to preach.

The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me

I spent a lot of time thinking about the birds and the bees while growing up. I was raised in a rural community as the child and grandchild of farmers.…

Infanticide Rates Are Dropping in Africa, yet Child Abandonment Continues

Seventeen years ago, Ruth Mulongo had an affair with a young man from her village in Bungoma County, western Kenya. The 18-year-old became pregnant and nine months later delivered a…

With Bible Translation in India’s Hadoti Language, ‘God Came Closer’

On a cold December morning in India’s western state of Rajasthan, 38 worshipers sat on mats spread on the floor or on plastic chairs in the back of a small…

Died: John M. Perkins, Who Lived and Preached Racial Reconciliation

John M. Perkins, a bold evangelical voice who proclaimed the gospel against racism, died on Friday at the age of 95. Perkins challenged Christians—especially white evangelicals—to repent of safe, narrow,…

in the magazine

In this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit.

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