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If You Give a Tsunami Survivor a Crayon | Bulgaria Rejects Severe Church Restrictions | It's Not Just a Blue Christmas. We're Lonely. Caixa de entrada x Christianity Today Connection <newsletter@lists.christianitytoday.com> Cancelar inscrição qua, 26 de dez de 2018 16:34  para eu inglês português     Traduzir mensagem Desativar para: inglês The Incarnation Is the Rule, Not the Exception | View online GIVE NOW Advertisement HOME OUR LATEST SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, December 26, 2018   If You Give a Tsunami Survivor a Crayon Ministries in Sulawesi, Indonesia, engage kids in a crucial first step in trauma healing: play. Kate Shellnutt In a church in the bayside city of Palu, Indonesia, volunteers smile wide as they lead dozens of children in sing-alongs with hand motions. They pass around coloring pages with packs of crayons and colored pencils. The group sits cross-legged on the white tile floor, hands folded in their laps, to pray together. It looks like a typical day at Sunday School—and that’s the point. Because outside of the walls of GPID Manunggal Palu, these kids’ world is a disaster zone. A 7.5-magnitude ... CONTINUE READING   NEWS Ahead of 2019, Bulgaria Rejects Severe Church Restrictions The new year brings new regulations—but thankfully not the worship and seminary bans evangelicals initially feared. Kate Shellnutt READ MORE   PODCAST It’s Not Just a Blue Christmas. We’re Lonely. Research shows our society's widespread isolation. What's the church's role in alleviating it? CT Editors READ MORE   NEWS Keep the X in X-Mas The abbreviation offends 6 in 10 evangelicals, but its history is deeply Christian Griffin Paul Jackson READ MORE   NEWS Why a ‘Health and Wealth’ Approach to Scripture Leaves Us More Depressed Sociologists: The sick and poor are more likely to seek blessings through Bible-reading. Rebecca Randall READ MORE   NEWS Covenantal Theology: Can Muhammad’s Ancient Promise Inspire Muslim-Christian Peace Today? To acquit Asia Bibi of blasphemy, Pakistan’s Supreme Court relied on supposed seventh-century treaty by Islam’s prophet. Jayson Casper READ MORE   ADVENT A Carol for the Despairing Penned during the Civil War, Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a carol for our age. Kristen O'Neal READ MORE   WOMEN The Incarnation Is the Rule, Not the Exception How a theology of the ordinary informs Advent. Julie Canlis READ MORE   WOMEN Why Apocalypse Is Essential to Advent This season demands a clear view of darkness. Here’s how scholars reckon with it. Fleming Rutledge READ MORE   CT PASTORS A Team Approach to Sermon Preparation It is not good that preachers should prepare their messages alone. Christopher S. Stephens READ MORE   PIVOT Jethro, Moses And The Hands-On Pastor In a smaller church, we can’t equip others to do hands-on ministry unless we’re hands-on ourselves. Karl Vaters READ MORE   CHRISTMAS Choose Faith Rather than living in a world of constant questions, we allow this tiny babe in a manger to give us the answer. Ed Stetzer and Gabriella Siefert READ MORE VIEW ALL OF OUR LATEST Advertisement How the Brain Keeps Faith in a Good God Amid a Weary World World Vision Forced Out of Pakistan After 13 Years O Come, Ye Gazan Christians, to Bethlehem Inside the Ministry Why This Entrepreneur Loves This 60-Year-Old Magazine It's very comforting for me to pick CT up and know that I'm going to get Beautiful Orthodoxy. Morgan Lee Shepherding the Shepherds The Ministry and Influence of CT Pastors Joy Beth Smith How C.S. Lewis and CT Magazine Strengthened a Shaken Faith Subscriber and donor Britt Anderson on why she depends on CT. Morgan Lee In the Magazine ADVENT Fleming Rutledge: John the Baptist Points to the Real Hope of Advent We’re not awaiting a helpless baby, but a righteous and powerful judge. When the Word Becomes Words He Led Churches in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp. Now He Waxes Floors. VIEW FULL ISSUE    SUBSCRIBE NOW Christianity Today Weekly CTWeekly delivers the best content from ChristianityToday.com to your inbox each week. SIGN UP NOW The Galli Report Want to stay informed but a little short on free time? Try The Galli Report, a weekly newsletter giving you 5 must-read articles for thought leaders handpicked by CT Editor Mark Galli. SIGN UP NOW Advertisement   FOLLOW US: Get the inside story with this official newsletter of the global media ministry. CHRISTIANITY TODAY CONNECTION Delivered free via email to subscribers weekly. Subscribe to this newsletter. You are currently subscribed as marioalbertobenedetto@gmail.com. Subscribe to more newsletters like this. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. Copyright ©2018 Christianity Today 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Advertise | Subscribe to CT | Give Now Christianity Today is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. ResponderEncaminhar