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October 6, 2025

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Today’s Briefing

With Gaza in ruins and the trajectory of the war still uncertain, churches in Israel and Egypt continue to serve Christians scarred by war.

Christian revival took over a village in India once known as a penal colony.

A children’s book author points sleepless kids (and parents) to the God who “will neither slumber nor sleep.”

Historic preservation grants are helping save more than a hundred aging Black church buildings.

Christianity isn’t reserved for radicals.

Behind the Story

From editorial director of news Kate Shellnutt: We journalists rarely quote kids. They’re not on our lists of contacts—they usually don’t even have cell phones! If we want to interview kids while doing on-the-ground reporting, we’d typically talk about it with their parents and have them there for the conversations.

But we know that kids feel the effects of the news, especially in the midst of disaster, tragedy, and war. In coverage of the war in Gaza—which marks two years this week—we include reports of children suffering from malnutrition and dying of hunger. A dispatch from Ukraine a couple months ago featured a teenage youth group’s fears and prayers during the bombings.

But even amid trauma and suffering, kids will still be kids. NPR recently reported on the role of play in crisis: “In a refugee camp in Bangladesh, children jump rope with chains of rubber bands. In wartime Gaza, kids fly kites made from discarded parachutes. And in Ukraine, youngsters tussle in make-believe war, imitating soldiers as the real conflict rages on.”

I similarly covered for CT how play has become a strategic part of disaster relief, with Christians bringing coloring sheets, leading handclaps, and teaching games to help the youngest survivors.

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In Other News

A man with explosives was arrested outside a DC church before its annual service marking the start of the Supreme Court term.
Florida churches launch a ham radio network to coordinate during hurricane season.
Streaming star Kai Cenat said he turned down a $60 million gambling deal after praying about it.

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Today in Christian History

October 7, 1830: George Muller, a leader in the Plymouth Brethren movement and founder of Christian orphanages, weds Mary Groves, the sister of another Brethren leader.

Wendell Berry’s Grief and Gratitude

An elderly woman once told me she was making a long trip back to her hometown for the little community’s autumn apple festival. She had returned many times for the…

New Archbishop of Canterbury Steps into Anglican Divides

Eleven months after Justin Welby’s resignation, the Church of England announced that London bishop Sarah Mullally will succeed him next year, becoming the first woman to lead the national church…

The CDC Listened to Vaccine-Hesitant Moms in My Living Room

Late last spring, when measles was spreading in a West Texas town less than an hour from my house, I invited a different sort of possible disaster into my home. …

FDA Approves Generic Abortion Pill

Today’s primary abortion battleground is the prescription pad. Now that most abortions are chemical rather than surgical, pro-life advocates have amped up pressure on lawmakers and officials to restrict access…

in the magazine

The Christian story shows us that grace often comes from where we least expect. In this issue, we look at the corners of God’s kingdom and chronicle in often-overlooked people, places, and things the possibility of God’s redemptive work. We introduce the Compassion Awards, which report on seven nonprofits doing good work in their communities. We look at the spirituality underneath gambling, the ways contemporary Christian music was instrumental in one historian’s conversion, and the steady witness of what may be Wendell Berry’s last novel. All these pieces remind us that there is no person or place too small for God’s gracious and cataclysmic reversal.

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