It’s been more than two years since Lamjagou Vaiphei, a fish farmer from the northeast Indian state of Manipur, last saw his home. He watched as Meitei militant groups burned down his entire village in Kangpokpi, including his church, during the ethnic violence that erupted between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities in May 2023. After Read more…
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Last August, Corey Jackson of the persecution ministry Luke Alliance separately asked the leaders of Zion Church and Early Rain Covenant Church, two of the most well-known Chinese house churches, whether they anticipated a crackdown. Both said yes, due to a recent increase in government harassment, threats, interrogations, and short-term detentions of its leaders. They Read more…
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When civil rights icon Andrew Young was growing up on a diverse square in New Orleans, just 50 feet away from the Nazi Party headquarters, self-defense was a must. But so was knowing when a physical fight wasn’t likely to lead to a good outcome. His father, a dentist, taught him how to duck and Read more…
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This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. A reader of my newsletter asked me if he might be going to hell. Actually, the reader’s question was quite a bit more nuanced. He’s a Christian, a committed follower of Jesus. He’s also suffering from a debilitating, painful, and slowly terminal disease. Let’s call him Max. Read more…
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My husband and I moved into a low-ceilinged basement apartment on a snowy day in January. The landlord was related to a prominent Nigerian poet, which boded well for our literary future, I thought. Combining our books into a single collection was one of the first tasks of our young marriage. I was unpacking a Read more…
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I would just like to point out,” said Sara Jacobs, a California Democrat speaking from the House floor, “that I think it’s very interesting that my colleague from South Carolina [Rep. Nancy Mace] is so obsessed with the issue of trans people—using horrible slurs to talk about them—when many people in this body have received Read more…
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When I was in grad school eight years ago, YouTube’s algorithm recommended I watch pastor Mike Todd’s sermon series on relationships, aptly called Relationship Goals. I hadn’t heard of Todd before, and at that point not a lot of other people had either. He was a young pastor shepherding Transformation Church, which was then a Read more…
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When I teach evangelical college students about the practicalities of Communion, I’ll often begin with the Last Supper, with Jesus and the disciples, because it raises some straightforward questions. I’ll ask them: Should we obey Jesus? Should we celebrate the meal as he instituted it? Should we do what he said? Should we use what Read more…
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