CT Daily Briefing – 09-27-2024 – Members

September 26, 2024
CT Daily Briefing

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Todayโ€™s Briefing

The Global Methodists met for their first General Conference, voting on a constitution and bishops.ย 

A new study found that porn use is rising, including among Christians, but fewer people think thatโ€™s a problem.ย 

The oldest Protestant seminary in the Middle East installed a new president this week, a Lebanese evangelical who straddles the liberal-conservative spectrum.

Can Christians recovering from eating disorders still fast as a spiritual practice?

How rural, farm-grown faith shapes your view of the Creator.ย 

On The Russell Moore Show, Jen Wilkin says reading Revelation can be like watching Shrek.

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Behind the Story

From Kate Shellnutt: When freelance reporter Maria Baer was writing this week, she was afraid she was going to get kicked off her public libraryโ€™s Wi-Fi network. She wasnโ€™t searching for pornography but for information about pornographyโ€”research studies, statistics, and trends in usage. She had to carefully word her queries to get what she needed and not something that the library didnโ€™t want her to see.  
 
We run an article or two a year related to pornography use and the churchโ€™s response and inevitably run into extra little hurdles each time. Even with stories that are straightforward and โ€œPGโ€ in content, thereโ€™s the question of how we illustrate something that is by definition explicit. Beyond using stock photos of people looking at nondescript screens, our designers need extra time to think through how to creatively represent these stories.
 
Then thereโ€™s the issue of this very newsletter. Putting โ€œpornโ€ in a subject line can flag all sorts of spam filters or content blockers. Our team said it should work okay this time, so I hope we made it into your inbox.

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In Other News


Today in Christian History

September 27, 1540: Pope Paul III officially approves the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola.


in case you missed it

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We tend to imagine Moses as someone larger than life. Films like The Ten Commandments, The Prince of Egypt, and Exodus: Gods and Kings focus on the heroic role heu0026hellip;

In the Arab world today, the war in Gaza dominates the news, with its small Palestinian Christian community caught in the crossfire. But over the last decade, ancient churches haveu0026hellip;

In 1991, as a young girl, I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. It was not an easy decision, for I was born and raised in a devout Sikh family.u0026hellip;


in the magazine

Cover of the September/October 2024 Issue

Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers whatโ€™s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacementโ€”even when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlinesโ€”election officials and volunteersโ€”are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the โ€œyearnersโ€โ€”those who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.

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