CT Daily Briefing – 10-28-2025

October 27, 2025
October 27, 2025
CT Daily Briefing

Today’s Briefing

The accusations against top US Anglican leader Steve Wood are the latest in a string of crises to rock the small conservative denomination. 

Discussing cryptids, UFOs, and the Nephilim, the hosts of the Blurry Creatures podcast say that “you can’t open up a Bible and not find the supernatural.” 

Rather than in flashy megachurches, Brazil’s evangelical growth mostly comes from poor neighborhoods, bivocational pastors, and small Pentecostal congregations.

From The Bulletin: US strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean reveal the dangers of power for our enemies—and us.

The only nation in the Middle East with a Christian head of state considers giving up its sectarian government.

Behind the Story

From senior features editor Kate Lucky: Every week in my small Anglican church, we pray for “all who proclaim the gospel at home and abroad” and for “all who teach and disciple others.” That includes clergy—our reverend, our deacon, pastors at other local churches, and also our bishop and archbishop—so we hear the title and name Archbishop Steve Wood from the pulpit every week.

Last week, a Washington Post report detailed allegations against Wood of sexual harassment, bullying, and plagiarism. Now, the Anglican Church in North America begins its formal process of investigation. These allegations have saddened our local church. But we are still praying for truth, justice, and healing for all involved.

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In Other News

Today in Christian History

October 28, 312: According to tradition, on this date the 32-year-old Roman emperor Constantine defeated Maxentius at Milvian Bridge. Before the battle, Constantine had seen the symbol of Jesus, chi-rho, in a vision, accompanied with the words “By this sign conquer.” He is considered Rome’s first Christian emperor (see issue 57: Converting the Empire).

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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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