The Weekend – 09-14-24

September 12, 2024

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Introducing: The Weekend! Each Saturday, weโ€™ll offer several stories from the previous week (and from our archives) that we think deserve your attentionโ€”plus podcasts, recommendations from our editors, and prayer prompts. Thanks for reading, and let us know what you think.

weekend reads

Earlier this month, China announced that it will suspend intercountry adoptions. The new policy is โ€œdevastating,โ€ writes Chelsea Sobolik for CT, speaking as both an adoptee herself and the adoptive mother of a child from India. โ€œIt means that thousands of children will likely grow up in institutions and wonโ€™t have access to families around the world who would be willing to give them loving homes.โ€ | Read the rest.

Every child deserves that loving home. But sometimes families and circumstances fall catastrophically short. Thatโ€™s no justification for abortion, writes the survivor of an abusive childhood. โ€œEven in the direst circumstancesโ€”even if a child is born with a deformity, even if a child will go hungry, even if a child will be hurtโ€”God imparts boundless value on their life. โ€ฆ In spite of the pain, Iโ€™m glad that my parents kept us.โ€ | Read the rest, plus reporting on how abortion policy was discussed during the presidential debate and an argument for what todayโ€™s pro-life movement needs to convey.

weekend listen

This week, editor in chief Russell Moore speaks with Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health.

โ€œI entered medical school as an atheist, and I left as a Christian. That was very much influenced by coming face to face with death on a daily basis.โ€ | Listen here.

PAID CONTENT FOR SCIENCE MOMS

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Editorsโ€™ Picks

Bonnie Kristian, editorial director of ideas & books: โ€œWhy We Donโ€™t Build Beautifully,โ€ by Ross Douthat at The New York Times.

Emily Belz, staff writer: The film Perfect Days, about a toilet cleaner in Tokyo and his daily routines.

Morgan Lee, CT Global managing editor: โ€œGarden of Eden,โ€ a song by British Zimbabwean artist Rachel Chinouriri.

Kara Bettis Carvalho, ideas editor: Adding cottage cheese to my scrambled eggs for extra creaminess and protein.

prayers of the people

10 prayers for a volatile election season: โ€œGive us wisdom and discernment as we cast our votes with a humble spirit, and let our voting be an act of prayer.โ€

For good conversations about controversial subjects.

For our churches to flourish as โ€œhavens for humanness,โ€ places where the โ€œfullness of life is found.โ€


more from CT

Alex Campos has a new home in Texas and a new musical focusโ€”Latin worship.
Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music are popular with Kenyan Christians, but some are increasingly wary of their influence.
The 10-year-old franchise is right that Christians face challenges. But its latest installment,ย โ€˜In God We Trust,โ€™ย is another disappointment.
Five pathways toward breaking the cycle of political outrage, depression, and lament without settling for passivity.

IN THE MAGAZINE

The secret is out: Weโ€™ve updated our look with a nod to our legacy and refreshed our contentโ€”while 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. Weโ€™re glad youโ€™re here with us and look forward to seeking the kingdom together in this new era at Christianity Today.

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