kate shellnutt
@kateshellnutt.bsky.social
editor and news junkie 📰 | augusta, georgia 🍑| probably up too late 🌙
This is one reason I enjoy the occasional long drive alone—it's time when no one is counting on me to be productive, when I have to be off my phone, and when I can be with my thoughts.
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72% of people get their best ideas in the shower — here's why
Ever feel like you come up with your best ideas while daydreaming in the shower? Well, that's...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This is one reason I enjoy the occasional long drive alone—it's time when no one is counting on me to be productive, when I have to be off my phone, and when I can be with my thoughts.
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www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/raid... As we enter America's 250th year, the Minnesota shooting and competing responses to it on social media feel like evidence for this thesis. New from me:
Raids Are a Perilous Substitute for Reform - Christianity Today
Attempts to close America to immigrants helped spark the Revolution. Today, they are deforming our national conscience.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:55 PM
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/raid... As we enter America's 250th year, the Minnesota shooting and competing responses to it on social media feel like evidence for this thesis. New from me:
The last print piece I edited for @christianitytoday.com mag in print is now up!
@jenwilkin.bsky.social writes about how churches lost the rigor of Bible literacy and what we can do to restore a culture of learning:
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/bibl...
@jenwilkin.bsky.social writes about how churches lost the rigor of Bible literacy and what we can do to restore a culture of learning:
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/bibl...
The Great Omission - Christianity Today
With busy schedules, chatty small groups, and personalized quiet times, we’ve neglected the rigor of learning the Bible.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The last print piece I edited for @christianitytoday.com mag in print is now up!
@jenwilkin.bsky.social writes about how churches lost the rigor of Bible literacy and what we can do to restore a culture of learning:
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/bibl...
@jenwilkin.bsky.social writes about how churches lost the rigor of Bible literacy and what we can do to restore a culture of learning:
www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/bibl...
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After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan pastors are praying for peace.
“We have the firm hope and faith that this year will be the year in which God will give peace and freedom to Venezuela,” said one.
“We have the firm hope and faith that this year will be the year in which God will give peace and freedom to Venezuela,” said one.
After Maduro’s Capture, Venezuelan Pastors Pray for Peace - Christianity Today
Meanwhile, the diaspora celebrates the strongman’s ouster.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelan pastors are praying for peace.
“We have the firm hope and faith that this year will be the year in which God will give peace and freedom to Venezuela,” said one.
“We have the firm hope and faith that this year will be the year in which God will give peace and freedom to Venezuela,” said one.
"It’s really important for us to be seen as a place where you can get information that’s been verified, that you can trust, and that’s done by people you know in a transparent way."
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Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
"It’s really important for us to be seen as a place where you can get information that’s been verified, that you can trust, and that’s done by people you know in a transparent way."
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Dragons, Sex and the Bible: What Drove the Book Business This Year
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January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Haven't yet had the words to share my big news, but here goes: Last month, I left @christianitytoday.com after 13 years as an editor and reporter and started a new role at Praxis, an org that works with entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to address major social issues: www.praxis.co/about
About Praxis
Praxis is a venture-building ecosystem advancing redemptive quests, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to address the major issues of our time.
www.praxis.co
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Haven't yet had the words to share my big news, but here goes: Last month, I left @christianitytoday.com after 13 years as an editor and reporter and started a new role at Praxis, an org that works with entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to address major social issues: www.praxis.co/about
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"It wasn’t really around when I was a young kid — that you could feel like you have a calling to A-list stars.” @skestenbaum.bsky.social profiles Judah Smith, and asks where the hypepriests of the 2010s fit into Charlie Kirk-style evangelicalism that succeeded them: www.vulture.com/article/juda...
The Hypepriest Riding the Bieber Wave
Judah Smith’s message of compassion earned him many famous followers. Is he out of step with other Evangelicals?
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January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"It wasn’t really around when I was a young kid — that you could feel like you have a calling to A-list stars.” @skestenbaum.bsky.social profiles Judah Smith, and asks where the hypepriests of the 2010s fit into Charlie Kirk-style evangelicalism that succeeded them: www.vulture.com/article/juda...
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President Trump on Saturday announced the capture of the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in a U.S. military operation. Here are some of the events that led to the breakdown in relations between the two countries, and the effort to force Maduro from power.
A Timeline of Rising Tension Between the U.S. and Venezuela
The Trump administration has for months increased pressure on the Maduro government through a series of diplomatic and military maneuvers.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
President Trump on Saturday announced the capture of the authoritarian leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in a U.S. military operation. Here are some of the events that led to the breakdown in relations between the two countries, and the effort to force Maduro from power.
First appointment with my nutritionist in a few weeks: "And what were the circumstances that led you to eat nothing but sugar cookies over 24 hours?"
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
First appointment with my nutritionist in a few weeks: "And what were the circumstances that led you to eat nothing but sugar cookies over 24 hours?"
On Bible-reading plans: “… nothing worked as well as simply choosing a spot to read, leaving my Bible there, showing up every day with a hot coffee, and giving myself permission to read as little or as much as I wanted to.”
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/bibl...
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Plan This Year’s Bible Reading for Endurance, not Speed - Christianity Today
12-month Genesis-to-Revelation plans are popular, but most Christians will grow closer to God and his Word at a slower pace.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
On Bible-reading plans: “… nothing worked as well as simply choosing a spot to read, leaving my Bible there, showing up every day with a hot coffee, and giving myself permission to read as little or as much as I wanted to.”
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/bibl...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/bibl...
The blank confusion that comes during the two days between when 2025 planner ends and my 2026 planner arrives ...
January 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The blank confusion that comes during the two days between when 2025 planner ends and my 2026 planner arrives ...
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A Prayer for Christmas Eve:
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A Prayer for Christmas Eve:
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
O Lord, you who assumed flesh and bone, make your love incarnate in us, we pray, so that we may become wholly flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone in all that we do and say this day and forever more. Amen.
(via “Prayers for the Pilgrimage”)
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He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
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For the Landrys, life since their daughter Lainey and 26 other girls died in the floods at Camp Mystic nearly six months ago has been a succession of choices: What to do with her bedroom, her siblings’ grief and should they go to camp next summer?
For Camp Mystic families, empty bedrooms and fraught holiday memories
They lost daughters in the historic Texas floods and are balancing mourning with the desire to preserve the childhood of their surviving children.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
For the Landrys, life since their daughter Lainey and 26 other girls died in the floods at Camp Mystic nearly six months ago has been a succession of choices: What to do with her bedroom, her siblings’ grief and should they go to camp next summer?
A Christmas breakfast / Christmas gift rec www.thekitchn.com/recipe-cranb...
My 6-Ingredient Cranberry Cake Is the Best Gift on Christmas Morning
You'll make it on repeat.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A happy Winter Solstice friends! May we remember today the good work that God does in the long nights, hidden places, and quiet moments of our lives in a mirror of that same work he does in the wintry earth.
December 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A happy Winter Solstice friends! May we remember today the good work that God does in the long nights, hidden places, and quiet moments of our lives in a mirror of that same work he does in the wintry earth.
God be with all the pastors and liturgists reading Isaiah 9:6-7 this week 🫲🫱
December 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
God be with all the pastors and liturgists reading Isaiah 9:6-7 this week 🫲🫱
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It’s time for my favorite Weekend Plug-in column of the year! religionunplugged.com/news/the-bes...
🏆 Weekend Plug-In Year In Review: The Best Religion Journalism Of 2025 🔌
It’s the best of the Godbeat, 2025 version. Many of the nation’s top religion journalists pick their top piece of the year.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s time for my favorite Weekend Plug-in column of the year! religionunplugged.com/news/the-bes...
Absolutely not with this PR message on DECEMBER 19
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely not with this PR message on DECEMBER 19
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I love how often angels (terrifying, dazzlingly bright, non-human beings) show up in Scripture and the first thing they say is, “Do not fear.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I love how often angels (terrifying, dazzlingly bright, non-human beings) show up in Scripture and the first thing they say is, “Do not fear.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
It’s less command than assurance. God’s message to us all.
“I know things look scary right now, but you do not have to be afraid.”
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chef's kiss: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/solo...
The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul - Christianity Today
AI-generated musician Solomon Ray has stirred a debate among listeners, drawing pushback from popular human singer Forrest Frank.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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NYT today called @kateshellnutt.bsky.social 's headline on
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
Republicans Defy Trump in Indiana, and Hundreds Quarantined in Measles Outbreak
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December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NYT today called @kateshellnutt.bsky.social 's headline on
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
@kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...
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Column by Philip Kennicott: Frank Gehry, the famous architect who died Friday at the age of 96, left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
Column | Frank Gehry made us care about architecture. Even if you hated his buildings.
The famous architect left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Column by Philip Kennicott: Frank Gehry, the famous architect who died Friday at the age of 96, left a legacy that transcends mere beauty. He made us restless for a better built environment.
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It is not just worshippers who are attracted to the United Kingdom’s network of traditional stone churches. Increasingly, they are also playing host to hundreds of bats religionunplugged.com/news/wings-a...
New Bat Caves: UK's Churches Home To Messy, Protected Species
Research carried out by the Bat Conservation Trust has revealed that over 8,000 churches provide bats with a home. They are messy houseguests, and churchgoers must coexist with them; UK law prohibits ...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It is not just worshippers who are attracted to the United Kingdom’s network of traditional stone churches. Increasingly, they are also playing host to hundreds of bats religionunplugged.com/news/wings-a...