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Today’s Briefing
Veteran-led ministries are responding to the military’s suicide crisis by looking at the spiritual components to “moral injury.”
A Southern Baptist chaplain says God prompted him to write a hymn for the newest branch of the US military, the Space Force.
What Christian leaders around the world think of America’s election results.
How to share the gospel with Taiwanese people “enchanted by the supernatural” and trusting various deities to meet their daily needs.
The Bulletin hosts a “cold take” election reaction roundtable.
Behind the Story
From Kate Shellnutt: I grew up hearing the National Anthem before previews at the movie theater on base, Taps played by bugle at the end of the day, and “Eternal Father, Strong to Save,” also known as “The Navy Hymn,” at every church service and memorial.
The song contains additional verses for different branches and specialties in the service, and the organist would call out which ones we would sing on a given Sunday. At Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, we’d always start with the naval verse (which ends, “O hear us when we cry to Thee / For those in peril on the sea”) and the airman verse (“Lord, guard and guide the men who fly”).
Since my dad was in the SEAL teams, I always took notice when they picked their verse (“O hear us when we cry to Thee / For SEALS in air and on land and sea”). But my favorite was the Seabees, which is a construction battalion: “Lord, stand beside the men who build, give them courage, strength, and skill”).
And now, the newest branch of the service has its own hymn too.
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In Other News
- The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has called for 40 days of fasting and praying for the economic condition of the country.
- A leader of Great Britain’s center-left Liberal Democrats says the time when the party was “shaped by Christian beliefs” is over.
- Oklahoma is launching an office for faith-based initiatives.
- It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas on the radio in Phoenix, Portland, Oregon, and Louisville, Kentucky. (Of course, in the Philippines, the season started months ago.)
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Today in Christian History
November 11, 397 (traditional date): Martin of Tours, a bishop responsible for the evangelization of Gaul, dies. He is France’s patron saint.
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in the magazine
Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers what’s really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacement—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 frontlines—election officials and volunteers—are motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the “yearners”—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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