CT Daily Briefing – 04-28-2025

April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025
CT Daily Briefing

Today’s Briefing

The millions of Bibles printed each year in China are exempt from the latest US tariffs under President Trump, at least for now.

Dude Perfect—the popular YouTube channel and brand run by five Christian guys—is fun enough to win over even tech-skeptical parents. 

American evangelicals once helped foster global empathy for the plight of the people of Sudan. Things are different now.

For ministries helping Southeast Asians escape labor trafficking by cyberscammers, getting workers freed from their compounds is just the first step. 

A new book tracks Capitol Hill Baptist’s model of “faithfulness over flashiness” across its 150-year history. 

Behind the Story

Are you caught up with Devil and the Deep Blue Sea? The special podcast series is just past the halfway point, and the latest episode looks at media manipulation and the incredibly rapid spread of lies—issues we can all be super thankful are not at all relevant today! (Sigh.)

If you missed it, host Mike Cosper sat down to answer some listener questions: 

  • Are Christians more susceptible to conspiracy theories than other people are?
  • How does Mike maintain hope while researching dark topics? 
  • What was going on with “backmasking” on Beatles albums?
  • Why did so many people falsely report that they were victims of Satanic abuse? 
  • What can listeners expect in the coming episode?

Catch up now and join the story of the surprising ways that good and evil battle for our hearts and minds between the devil and the deep blue sea.

In Other News

Today in Christian History

April 28, 1789: In the South Pacific, a band of hedonistic sailors stages the famous mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers then sailed to uninhabited Pitcairn Island, where they soon fell into drinking and fighting. Only one man and several women (taken earlier as slaves) and children survived.

in case you missed it

The Mental Health Crisis Ministers Struggle to Talk About

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India Celebrity Pastor Faces Life in Prison for Rape

Typically, tens of thousands of churchgoers gather each Sunday morning at Church of Glory and Wisdom, a five-acre compound in Tajpur village in Punjab state, to hear from Bajinder Singh.…

Atlanta Pastor Apologizes for Remarks Blaming Police Killings on Disobedience

A prominent Black pastor in Atlanta has apologized for remarks in a recent sermon about instructions for obeying government authority, saying he should have used “more nuance” when providing lessons…

How to Live in the ‘Negative World’

For many Christians in America, author Aaron Renn’s “negative world” hypothesis sums up their experience of living in a culture hostile to Christianity. Even if recent trends like surging Bible…

in the magazine

Even amid scandals, cultural shifts, and declining institutional trust, we at Christianity Today recognize the beauty of Christ’s church. In this issue, you’ll read of the various biblical metaphors for the church, and of the faithfulness of Japanese pastors. You’ll hear how one British podcaster is rethinking apologetics, and Collin Hansen’s hope for evangelical institutions two years after Tim Keller’s death. You’ll be reminded of the power of the Resurrection, and how the church is both more fragile and much stronger than we think from editor in chief Russell Moore. This Lent and Easter season, may you take great courage in Jesus’ words in Matthew 16:18—“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”

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