CT Daily Briefing – 08-28-24

August 28, 2024


This edition is sponsored by SEMILLA


Today’s Briefing

Paul’s letter from prison invites the church today to bridge the divide between those inside and outside prison. Plus, letters from four incarcerated ministry leaders reflecting on serving God while serving time. 

With food and community intertwined in the Christian life, it is not good for us to eat alone.

After reading theologian David Bentley Hart’s new book, our reviewer was left with a Protestant Sunday school question: “Where is Jesus in all this?

Behind the Story

From editorial project manager Mia Staub: You might notice some changes to our website this week because we are debuting our new online look! Our print magazine was redesigned earlier this year, and now we get to show you more of what we have been working on.

The last few weeks have been full of Slack messages, Zoom calls, and screen shares as we coordinated with our tech teams to transition from the old site to a new system. My desktop is covered in screenshots and recordings, and my browser is full of tabs and searches. I’ve been tag-teaming spreadsheets and drinking lots of coffee. I even had a dream the other night about how I wanted to organize our homepage.

But all of this work just adds to my anticipation to finally show the product of all our work! Like any project, there are bumps and bugs to be smoothed out, but I am so excited to see it all come together. Just look at that pretty homepage.

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In Other News


Today in Christian History

August 28, 430: As Vandals invade Roman North Africa and overwhelm Hippo refugees, Augustine dies of a fever. Miraculously, his writings, including City of God survived the Vandal takeover, and his theology became one of the main pillars on which the church of the next 1,000 years was built (see issue 67:Augustine).


In Case You Missed It

At 24, I was a recent Bible college graduate and married a whopping six days when I began my first ministry as a hospital chaplain. I had never seen a…

It’s said you should never meet your heroes. But Joni Eareckson Tada is different. I first heard Joni speak when I was 15 years old, sitting in the balcony level…

Russell, Mike, and Clarissa are joined by David Zahl (Mockingbird Ministries) to talk about the Democratic National Convention—what happened and what opponents and “those on the outside” are saying about…

Around 4,400 Para athletes will vie for victory in 22 sports at the summer Paralympics, which run from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. The Paralympics use a system…


In the Magazine

The secret is out: We’ve updated our look with a nod to our legacy and refreshed our contentwhile keeping longtime favorites like testimonies and books coverage. In this issue, we look to the past for wisdom to address a fractured evangelicalism in the present and future, with editor in chief Russell Moore issuing a call for moral clarity. Read an in-depth report on a consequential evangelical voting bloc; sit with an honest reflection on struggling to find community; and, as same-sex sexuality divides the church, be equipped and encouraged to stand on biblical fidelity. New features include an advice column (featuring Beth Moore), some curated podcast gold, and a brand-new pastoral column. We’re glad you’re here with us and look forward to seeking the kingdom together in this new era at Christianity Today.

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