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Why are crowds flocking to Carlo Acutis, the teenager soon to become a saint? Mar 31, 2025

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Carlo Acutis, the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, will be canonized on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. Over the last year, a million pilgrims have made their way to his shrine. The teenager is so popular in large part because his story is so accessible. And because his faith was so compelling. In the face of uncertain or devastating news, we look for a power to lean upon greater than ourselves. According to Carlo Acutis, the key is to focus on the Lord rather than our circumstances: “Sadness is looking at ourselves; happiness is looking toward God.”

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Does the Signal leak portend problems for Trump and Vance? Mar 28, 2025

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Earlier this week, The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg released the full text chain of the group chat he was mistakenly included in by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. One of the more revealing aspects of the Signal chat was how Vice President JD Vance pushed against the attack, calling the idea “a mistake” and questioning whether Trump was fully aware of “how inconsistent this is with his message on Europe right now.” Do Vance’s comments in what was intended to be a private setting portend trouble for the administration, or could they be a sign of something else?

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Conner and Micah went into much greater detail on this story and the lessons we should take from it in this week’s episode of Culture Brief, while Dr. Jim Denison discussed what occurred in Wednesday’s Daily Article.

Denzel Washington says he is not a “Hollywood” actor Mar 27, 2025

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Denzel Washington, a two-time Academy Award winner and licensed minister, was named the “greatest actor of the 21st century” by the New York Times. But don’t call him a “Hollywood” actor. He said, “Movies are a filmmaker’s medium. You shoot it, and then you’re gone and they cut together and add music and do all of that. Theater is an actor’s medium. The curtain goes up, nobody can help you.” Employing his contrast, let’s ask ourselves: Are we in a play or in a movie today? Our answer determines the direction and significance of our lives.

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Top officials inadvertently shared war plans with Atlantic editor Mar 26, 2025

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A leaked group chat involving high-ranking Trump administration officials discussing military strikes in Yemen sparked partisan debate. This controversy highlights how truth is often shaped by political allegiance rather than objective reality. In contrast, Jesus invites us to seek true healing by aligning our lives with God’s will. Just as he asked the man at Bethesda, “Do you want to be healed?” we must choose whether to follow Christ’s transformative truth or be shaped by the world’s shifting values.

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Teenagers worshiping in London and Christians in Silicon Valley Mar 25, 2025

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Ten thousand teenagers gathered recently at Wembley Arena in London for a day of worship. Vanity Fair tells us that Christianity is the “new religion” of Silicon Valley. Remembering that God is still on his throne is especially useful when we encounter apocalyptic stories like the one about China’s deep-sea cable cutter that “could reset the world order.” On days when the news makes an abundance mindset especially challenging, I’d like to point us to a way of seeing our faith that leads beyond the headlines to transforming hope.

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Was Heathrow shut down by Russian terrorists? Why you are alive at this moment in history Mar 24, 2025

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The shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport last Friday not only exposed issues with “creaking infrastructure” at Britain’s airports, but British reporters are now speculating about the dire consequences if Russia was behind it. Whether Russia or another actor was behind the power outage, the fact remains that such a crisis could be the work of terrorists in the future. However, when confronting massive challenges, we can find hope in this fact: if God could not use us effectively at this moment in history, we would not be alive at this moment in history.

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Did you miss the International Day of Happiness? Mar 21, 2025

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Thursday was the International Day of Happiness. The 2025 World Happiness Report was published this week; in it, the US fell to its lowest-ever ranking, coming in twenty-fourth among nations. We should not be surprised: anxiety, loneliness, and overdose deaths are all at all-time highs in the US. A secularized culture can seek happiness only in the happenings of our world. But, seeking happiness from happenings doesn’t seem to be a winning strategy. The good news is that there’s a far better way.

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NYT columnist: We were “badly misled” about the pandemic: Have we reached “end-stage capitalism”? Mar 20, 2025

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Trust in media and government has plummeted, driven by a culture that treats truth as a commodity. Zeynep Tufekci’s investigation into the COVID-19 lab leak theory reveals how information is often shaped by financial and political interests rather than objective reality. The same consumer-driven mindset influences our faith—turning Christianity into a transaction rather than a relationship. When we shift our focus from what we can get to who He is, the distractions of this world fade in the light of His glory and grace.

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Why March Madness can be both a joy and a danger: What does the Bible say about gambling? Mar 19, 2025

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Tomorrow’s games are when March Madness will begin in earnest, as that’s when brackets start to count. An estimated 80 million people are expected to participate, making March Madness one of the most ubiquitous sporting events of the year. However, the truth is that many people will have more than their pride on the line when the first round begins. And for all the fun that the tournament offers, it presents a cautionary tale as well.

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left the ISS this morning: A parable of time and eternity Mar 18, 2025

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are returning to Earth after nine months stranded on the International Space Station. A four-person crew entered the ISS early Sunday morning as part of a mission to relieve Williams and Wilmore. Their SpaceX spacecraft undocked from the ISS at 1:05 a.m. ET this morning, transporting Wilmore and Williams alongside two other astronauts. Their journey back to Earth will take seventeen hours, with splashdown planned for 5:57 p.m. ET. Today, we consider this remarkable story as a parable.

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