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kate shellnutt
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@christianitytoday.com news director 📰 | augusta, georgia 🍑| probably up too late 🌙
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lindaholmes.bsky.social
Oh, how I hate this tradition (no matter who does it). You can find all kinds of quite serious arguments about how it makes light of things that aren’t light, but I can never get over the basic premise that you eat a Thanksgiving turkey because it did something wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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oalannoble.bsky.social
I wrote about gratitude for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/how-...
How To Practice Gratitude (Even When You Don't Feel It) - Christianity Today
Excitedly one Christmas I ripped off a present’s wrapping paper. I hoped to see one of those video games you could get at Blockbuster in the ’90s, like
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November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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washingtonpost.com
Though it is the official music of the nation’s capital, go-go is not exactly young people music. D.C. teenagers tend to gravitate more to rap and trap and hip-hop.

But in the halls of some local schools, the genre is seeing a revival.
These teens are trying to save go-go. Can the music save them, too?
A new generation of D.C. teens is discovering the power of go-go music, thanks to a revival effort in local schools.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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nytimes.com
The author John Green found an audience of millions making YouTube videos with his brother, Hank. As more people aspire to become influencers, Green warns that internet fame may make it feel as if everyone knows and loves you, “but in fact, no one knows you.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/m...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
The evangelical theologian who founded Regent College didn't halt ministry as he aged—he just moved it into the nursing home.

@christianitytoday.com profiles Jim Houston, who turns 103 today:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/jim-...
What Do a 103-Year-Old Theologian’s Prayers Sound Like? - Christianity Today
Jim Houston’s scholarship centered on communion with God. His life in a Canadian care home continues to reflect this pursuit.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
An AI-generated soul singer is now topping the Christian charts.

@christianitytoday.com reports:
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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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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emilybelz.bsky.social
Christian AI company IPOs, a rare religious addition to the stock market www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Christian tech platform Gloo valued at $586 million in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) -Shares of Gloo opened 0.6% above its initial public offering price in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing the Christian-focused tech platform at $585.9 million.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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kkramermcginnis.bsky.social
I’ve been thinking a lot about how churches have been using hyper-polished contemporary music to attract people. What it what they actually want and need is radical anti-polish, and songs that are more like homemade casseroles?

@christianitytoday.com

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/god-...
God Loves Our Middling Worship Music - Christianity Today
Songwriting might be the community-building project your church needs right now.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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jackjenkins.me
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Jamie Raskin and 11 other Democrats — including three senators — have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging him to abandon plans by the IRS to allow churches to endorse candidates during services. religionnews.com/2025/11/20/e...
Democrats urge Trump administration to keep banning churches from endorsing politicians
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A letter from Democratic lawmakers warned that repealing the Johnson Amendment, set to be discussed in a hearing next week, would fracture a ‘foundation stone in the nation’s wall o...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
“It was one of the worst things ever.”

So many different traditions, the same haunting, horrifying storyline.

@propublica.org looks at serial child sexual abuse by a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church:
www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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theatlantic.com
“It is my miserable fate to possess more miscellaneous information about U.S. one-cent coins than, possibly, any other person on this planet,” @caity.bsky.social writes, in an investigation of what will happen to the penny now:
What Are We Going to Do With 300 Billion Pennies?
The government has no plan.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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christianitytoday.com
The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Nicole Massie Martin as its next President and CEO.

Read more: chrst.today/3LLtTER
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
"Across the country, the ancient tradition of Orthodox Christianity is attracting energetic new adherents, especially among conservative young men"

@ruthgraham.bsky.social story:

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
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November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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nytimes.com
Thousands of attorneys have left the Trump Justice Department this year. We talked to 60 about what alarmed them most. nyti.ms/3Xy2QiW
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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rns.org
It will remain behind humidity-controlled plate glass during its Roman sojourn, but visitors can “read” it digitally via touch screen displays featuring ultra-high-resolution images.
religionnews.com/2025/11/14/b...
Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display in Rome
A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year…
religionnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
More than 18 million Bibles have been sold so far this year—set to surpass last year's 20-year-high in Bible sales.

@bmietana.bsky.social story:
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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washingtonpost.com
The archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct against two women, was suspended from his duties leading the 16-year-old denomination.
American Anglican archbishop suspended after sexual misconduct allegations
Stephen Wood, 62, leader of the 16-year-old denomination, faces allegations of sexual misconduct, plagiarizing sermons and bullying staffers.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
An angular, concrete Catholic church complex in Spain was named the World Architecture Festival's building of the year

newatlas.com/architecture...
Heavenly design: Concrete church hailed world's best new building
The 2025 winner of the prestigious World Building of the Year prize has been revealed. The Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas, by Fernando Menis, got the nod for its rugged con...
newatlas.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Via @charlotteobserver.com: Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship

“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.” www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
Witnesses say one man was detained while doing yard work while his wife and child were inside.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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npr.org
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants. n.pr/4pgmAna
As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
Getting to really sleep in for the first time in months is going to heal me.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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emilybelz.bsky.social
A huge loss for CT. Daniel knows more about the institution than anybody, I bet. An expert on the many denominations out there. A solver of editorial problems. A safe person for abuse victims to talk to. A great colleague. Going to miss working alongside him every day.
danielsilliman.bsky.social Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 11d
A personal note: I am leaving CT.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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theatlantic.com
Hank Green has made a living riding the algorithmic waves of the social web. He joins @cwarzel.bsky.social to discuss the early promise of the internet—and what went wrong.

Listen to the inaugural episode of “Galaxy Brain”:
Galaxy Brain: The Internet Is a Misery Machine
Hank Green on outrage, creativity, and what, exactly, went wrong with the internet.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
I couldn't ask for a better person to cover the highs and lows of the evangelical news landscape alongside than Daniel.

He has contributed so much to CT as a caring editor, careful investigator, creative collaborator, and our in-house historian. Grateful for all his work and gutted at this news.
danielsilliman.bsky.social Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 11d
A personal note: I am leaving CT.
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
kateshellnutt.bsky.social
How does a couple live and serve and lead in the US for 35 years, only to be suddenly sent back to a country that no longer feels like home?

In-depth, complicated, and heartfelt reporting by
@andyrolsen.bsky.social for @christianitytoday.com:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/ice-...
They Led at Saddleback Church. ICE Said They Were Safe. - Christianity Today
A Colombian couple prayed with neighbors and raised their children in one of America’s most influential churches. What did we gain from their deportation?
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November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM