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weekend reads
This week at Christianity Today, we reported on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s closing appeals to Christian voters, plus the work of Christian election officials and volunteers.
We also published several perspectives from believers preparing their hearts for Election Day, including a meditation on election anxiety, a cautionary tale about democracy, and a different way of thinking about a “coin-toss” race.
“Regardless of what happens in this election, babies will still learn to walk. We’ll still take meals to our friends who are suffering. … It may feel like God is bringing us to our knees—and maybe that’s exactly what we need to be more faithful disciples—but somehow life carries on.” | Read the rest.
weekend listen
Our Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries features thoughtful reflections from Christians on who they’re voting for in next week’s presidential election.
On voting third-party | On voting Democrat | On voting Republican
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editors’ picks
Bonnie Kristian, editorial director for ideas & books: Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” a very good election season song.
Surinder Kaur, South Asia editor: Maharaj, currently on Netflix, will give you a real glimpse of the age-old superstitions in India’s Hindu community.
Ashley Hales, editorial director for print: My husband was recently at a reading week gathering with his friends, all of whom are writing their dissertations for DMin degrees. He made this recipe for the group in the woods of Washington.
prayers of the people
- For potable water in Asheville, North Carolina—and in gratitude for the Christian nonprofit that’s allowed public schools there to reopen.
- For the preservation of churches, monasteries, and other ancient Armenian heritage sites.
- For protection against the ancient vice of akrasia, the “lazy inclination toward base desires” that the internet often encourages.
This holiday season, we invite you to share comfort, quiet, or excitement with each person on your gift list. From beautifully illustrated Bibles and devotionals to novels and picture books,…
more from CT
The Christian music star is the first in the industry to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
The love of many Christians has grown cold. How can we reorder our desires and affections?
Too many of our worship services are indistinguishable from secular spaces. Church can and should be different.
What do scriptural accounts of monstrous beings like Leviathan and Behemoth tell us about our experience of the sacred?
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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