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Ruth LePage, director of refugee services at Arrive Ministries, a refugee resettlement agency in Minnesota, said she misses late-night airport welcomes.  In refugee family reunification cases, the normally quiet arrivals hall is filled with family members dressed as if they’re going to a party, holding balloons and welcome banners. Children crane their necks, hoping to

Christians know well the biblical commands to be in the world but not of it (John 17:15­–18) and to be conformed to God’s will rather than the pattern of fallen humanity (Rom. 12:1–2). Yet distinguishing what Scripture teaches from the influence of our surroundings is often more difficult than we realize—particularly in conversations about sin.

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Gene Edward Veith Jr. and A. Trevor Sutton, Irreplaceable: Humanity, Vocation, and the Limits of Technology (Baker Books, 2026) Christians are writing a lot of books about technology at the moment. You can see why. Even before the extraordinary potential of AI became apparent with the

When Victor Wanjala lost his job in 2010, he lost everything, including his marriage and savings. The father of eight from Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, worked nearly four decades as a customs officer. His job enabled him to pay for his children’s education, support relatives financially, and provide gifts for his family. Then his father—a polygamist

Sunday school was nearly empty. Our teachers prepared lessons every week and announced them in the church newsletter. Yet three years after the pandemic, adult attendance averaged about 15 in a church with over 300 members. And sometimes, there were no children. “Zero kids?” I asked the children’s minister. “How often does that happen?” She