1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (772+ words) On Saturday morning, the US military captured and extracted Venezuelan president Nicol's Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the capital city of Caracas. Following their early-morning arrest, Maduro and his wife were flown to New York, where they await…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (539+ words) This piece was adapted from CT's books newsletter. Subscribe'here. Bruce Schneier (Author), Nathan E. Sanders (Author) Can an artificial intelligence model run for mayor? In 2024, a Cheyenne, Wyoming, mayoral candidate tried to make that case when he pledged that if he…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1028+ words) Roblox is getting sued'so far by three state attorneys general and in at least 42 cases brought by concerned parents. But the platform's popularity continues to explode. In 2024, some 82.9 million users played every day. The most recent report from Roblox Corporation…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (833+ words) Clara Simiyu, a Kenyan mother of two, left for Saudi Arabia in 2022 for a job as a domestic worker in a Muslim household. A year later, she learned from a close friend back home that her husband was having an…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (881+ words) Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church. In every generation, the church faces a specific set of challenges. In our time, the great challenges concern new technologies…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (836+ words) The Bulletin with Sara Billups Holy indifference allows believers to release political anxiety and engage in constructive civic service. Many Americans say politics induce stress and complicate their physical and emotional health. Christians are not immune to this anxiety. Even…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1295+ words) More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin City, China. In the late 2000s, as an undergraduate law student in Beijing, Justin Li grappled with questions about justice,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1483+ words) Controversial excavation in Jerusalem reveals new links to the biblical record. Givati Parking Lot excavations in the City of David in Jerusalem. My quest for the ark of the covenant was abruptly disrupted at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. Three…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (775+ words) Pastor Alex Zaytsev, on the end of the couch in a red shirt, hosting his teen ministry. Ukrainian American pastor Alex Zaytsev has witnessed Russia's war machine wreak havoc and tear families apart. When the full-scale invasion began in 2022, he…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (668+ words) If I wish to name-drop, I have only to list my ex-friends." So wrote editor and essayist Norman Podhoretz in the early pages of a 1999 book titled (unsurprisingly) Ex-Friends. Podhoretz, who died last month at age 95, was until his mid-30s part…...