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Jamaican Baptists lead recovery and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa, the island’s strongest-ever storm.
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won big on Tuesday thanks in part to his diverse faith outreach, including to Black churches.
Evangelical megachurches move into Catholic properties as parishes shutter in the Midwest and Northeast.
The Bulletin looks at this week’s off-year elections and the legacy of the late Dick Cheney.
From the archives: Why CT was skeptical of Cold War calls for peace in 1959.
From editorial director of news Kate Shellnutt: Last year, when my family was living out of suitcases in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, I did not report on hurricane recovery efforts. I did not interview sources about evacuation plans and mobile kitchens and churches worshiping outdoors. I had just lived it and was still riding on the momentum of surviving a storm that took so much from us.
I’m now back, safe and sound, in the house that a year ago was skewered with pine trees, wet with rain, and collapsed on the side. This week, I began making WhatsApp queries and calls to sources in Jamaica. I was surprised by a tinge of recognition when they described not being able to reach missing people due to the down cell networks and not being able to stock up on food when stores remained closed and roads covered in debris.
I know a record-setting Category 5 storm on a small Caribbean island looks a lot different from a freak hurricane that made it to Augusta, Georgia, but I recognized aspects of their shock and desperation, and I prayed that the same God who sustained my family would comfort them and send help to theirs.
When you look around your church congregation, what do you see? If you’ve noticed more young faces from week to week, you’re not imagining it. New research from Gloo and Barna reveals that younger generations are now attending church more regularly than older ones. And if Gen Z and Millennials are leading a church resurgence, online connection will matter more than ever.
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Today in Christian History
November 7, 739 (traditional date): Willibrord, a missionary monk who was trained in Ireland and traveled over northwestern Europe, dies. Called the “Apostle of Frisia,” he was highly instrumental in the conversions of Germany and Scandinavia (see issue 63: Conversion of the Vikings).
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The Christian story shows us that grace often comes from where we least expect. In this issue, we look at the corners of God’s kingdom and chronicle in often-overlooked people, places, and things the possibility of God’s redemptive work. We introduce the Compassion Awards, which report on seven nonprofits doing good work in their communities. We look at the spirituality underneath gambling, the ways contemporary Christian music was instrumental in one historian’s conversion, and the steady witness of what may be Wendell Berry’s last novel. All these pieces remind us that there is no person or place too small for God’s gracious and cataclysmic reversal.
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