Today’s Briefing

Little children need intergenerational relationships at church.

In order to quash political violence, we have to tame our tongues, writes Bonnie Kristian.

In 1983, CT covered Ronald Reagan’s pitch to evangelicals, wrote about civil disobedience, and reminded readers about the importance of evangelism.

Evangelicals are paying more attention to alternative fertility methods that were traditionally more popular among Catholics.

On The Bulletin: Yale University’s report on trust and higher education, a federal order on medical marijuna, violence in the West Bank, and NFL draft picks.

Behind the Story

From senior features editor Kara Bettis Carvalho: As my husband and I walked the infertility journey together, I’d long been thinking about how I could report on the various trends and cultural shifts I was learning about and experiencing: feeling pushed to participate in assisted reproductive technology, rotating through a one-size-fits-all fertility clinic protocol, and eyeing “nontraditional” routes with hesitation while the internet praised them.

I wrote about these experiences in my article about alternative fertility methods, which you can read today. The ultimate goal of including my personal journey in my reporting wasn’t to advocate for one solution or another but to lower emotional walls on a charged subject. I wanted to show churches what some couples are experiencing and encourage medical professionals to continue to listen to women.

Since writing the piece, I’ve found a Catholic hospital in my area and had endometriosis surgery at the doctors’ encouragement. I’m hopeful this will be a more natural solution to starting a family, but I still know that children are not a right but a precious gift from the Lord.

In Other News

During a meeting this week with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Leo XIV said he will work to overcome differences with the Church of England.
The Israel Defense Forces is investigating whether military excavators damaged solar panels in the Lebanese Christian village where an Israeli soldier smashed a statue of Jesus.
Popular podcaster Theo Von recently opened up about his personal struggles and said he’s asking God for “a new story.”

Today in Christian History

April 29, 1429: Joan of Arc, who had experienced mystical visions and voices since childhood, enters the besieged French city of Orleans to lead a victory over the English. The next day, the English retreated, but, because it was a Sunday, Joan refused to allow any pursuit. On a sortie the next year, The English captured Joan and put her on trial for heresy.

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God Didn’t Make a Zero-Sum World

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Competence Is Deeper Than Confidence

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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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