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November 14, 2024

November/December 2024

Volume 68, Number 7

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Lu Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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Finding Sobriety—and Jesus—in Vietnam’s Christian Drug Rehabs

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Pilgrim at Plaster Creek

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Let Heaven and Nature Wail

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In a fallen world, reform efforts never perfectly hit their marks. They address one problem only to sow the seeds of others. Or they so aggressively attack an infection that…

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A Solution for Seasonal Overwhelm

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Biblical Archaeology Gets Subatomic Help

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I’m Estranged from My Parents. I Still Love Them.

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Do I Have to Go to Church with My Folks?

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I Made Millions as a Porn Star. It Nearly Cost Me Everything.

I grew up in a South Carolina town of fewer than 3,000 people. My mother had me at age 16, and my father, also 16, lived in the same town,…

Winning the Pro-Life Battles, Losing the Persuasion War

The pro-life movement won a historic victory at the US Supreme Court with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. It has not, however, won over many hearts and minds. In…

Soccer Fans Warned about Losing Souls

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December 3, 2024
CT Women

Worshiping throughout Advent

Advent began on Sunday, December 1, welcoming Christians into a journey that will last just over three weeks. This season prompts us to look forward to the coming of Jesus, and to long for the light that pierces the darkness.

In A Time for Wonder, CT’s Advent devotional, writers such as Jasmine Jones, Jonathan Chan, and Lily Journey guide readers through both trial and triumph. Jones, for example, explores the story of John the Baptist, pondering his unlikely parentage and considering what it means to be a vessel for God’s purposes ourselves.

“Being an available vessel grants us the privilege of being in constant collaboration with the Spirit at work within us,” Jones writes. “And when we are operating from that place of collaboration, there’s no task or call too big for God to accomplish.”

As we eagerly await Christmas Day, may we take the time to reflect on what God may be calling us to in the weeks leading up to it. And may we enjoy some new holiday tunes—curated in a CT playlist—as we do.

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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December 10, 2024
CT Women

Weary Hearts Rejoicing

It’s only been about six weeks since Hurricane Helene destroyed much of Western North Carolina, which happens to be one of the largest producers of Christmas trees in the United States. The flooding forced Avery Farms, for example, to remove all 60,000 of its Christmas trees. But, Emily Belz reports, the farm is selling “hurricane trees,” which have long, exposed trunks due to removal of damaged branches.

“The Christmas season in North Carolina,” writes Belz, “is like those hurricane trees: celebrating the birth of Jesus, but with a lot of branches missing.”

Churches are doing all they can to cultivate hope in their North Carolina communities. From helping people find homes for the holidays to hosting Christmas boutiques where parents can “shop” for free gifts for their children, ministers and congregations are fostering joy in devastated communities. One pastor, Jeff Dowdy, is preaching from Isaiah this Advent and Christmas season, honoring his neighbors’ long years of recovery ahead as his sermons proclaim the Israelite’s longing for the Messiah.

As we prepare to celebrate the newborn king, may we remember that we serve a God who has never failed to bring light into the darkness—and who empowers us to encounter chaos as people of peace.

Podcast of the week

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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November 26, 2024
CT Women

Thoughts for Thanksgiving

For many of us, this week is largely about feasting, family, and perhaps some football. As we gather with our loved ones and give thanks, we can take joy in knowing that our gratitude honors God’s desire for his people to give thanks in all seasons. Throughout Scripture, including the verses below, he encourages his people to acknowledge and declare their thankfulness.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4–7

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28

Whether we are celebrating around the table with family, wishing for holidays past, or yearning for our hopes to be made known in the future, may we take the time to ponder what God has done for us and express our gratitude for it. And may we find encouragement in the stories of others who look for God’s goodness during trials and triumphs alike.

Podcast of the week

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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]]> 314589 CT Indonesia 12-03-2024 https://www.christianitytoday.com/newsletter/archive/ct-indonesia-12-03-2024/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:14:59 +0000 The post CT Indonesia 12-03-2024 appeared first on Christianity Today.

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Selasa, 03 December 2024

CT Indonesia

Salam dalam kasih Kristus,

Kemeriahan dan gemerlap Natal telah terasa di mana-mana. Sering kali pada masa ini kita terbawa arus kesibukan Natal yang begitu banyak dan waktu luang menjadi kesempatan yang langka. Pada buletin CT Indonesia edisi ini, mari kita meluangkan waktu untuk meneduhkan hati dan merenungkan beberapa hal di Natal yang terkadang kita lewatkan.

Sebuah tulisan karya Phillip Yancey menjadi pembuka yang dapat menginspirasi kita untuk merenungkan Sisi Lain dari Natal. Kemudian tulisan Jeremy Treat, Inkarnasi Lebih dari Sekadar Palungan, juga menjadi pesan yang menyegarkan terkait kisah penebusan dalam inkarnasi Yesus menurut pengajaran Athanasius. Artikel Yusuf Adalah ‘Ayah Kandung’ Yesus juga menarik karena menyoroti peran Yusuf sebagai ayah Yesus dari perspektif Derek King sebagai seorang ayah yang memiliki anak adopsi. Lalu tulisan Russell Moore, Wahai Firaun, Tahukah Engkau? menjadi artikel yang memperkaya wawasan kita tentang benang merah dalam kisah Natal. Selain artikel-artikel terkait Natal tersebut, Christianity Today juga merilis artikel Arti Kepemimpinan Trump Sekali Lagi bagi Umat Injili di Seluruh Dunia.

Selanjutnya, kami juga menyampaikan bahwa renungan Natal “MASA UNTUK TAKJUB” dari Christianity Today Indonesia telah tersedia. Anda dapat mengunduhnya secara gratis pada tautan ini: Unduh Gratis | Bacaan Adven 2024. Kami juga bekerja sama dengan Literatur Perkantas Jatim untuk menerbitkan versi cetaknya. Anda dapat membeli di Shopee, Tokopedia, Blibli Literatur Perkantas Jatim. Bila gereja/lembaga Anda tertarik memesan dalam jumlah minimal 100 eksemplar, Anda akan mendapatkan diskon khusus sebesar 30% dan Advent Resource Church Pack yang akan dikirim via email. Untuk info lebih lanjut, silakan hubungi WA 082264411701 atau literatur.jatim@gmail.com.
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Akhir kata, selamat menjalani masa Natal dengan penuh sukacita dan ketakjuban. Kiranya Natal tahun ini, kita semua mengalami kasih dan penyertaan Tuhan secara nyata. Marilah kita juga membagikan kasih Kristus yang ajaib itu kepada orang-orang yang membutuhkan jamahan kasih-Nya. Tuhan Yesus memberkati Anda.

Maria Fennita S.
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Christianity Today Indonesia

Sisi Lain dari Natal

Dibutuhkan keberanian bagi Allah untuk menanggalkan kekuasaan dan kemuliaan-Nya serta mengambil tempat bagi-Nya di antara manusia.

Baca selengkapnya

Inkarnasi Lebih dari Sekadar Palungan

Bagaimana seorang uskup Afrika kuno memperjuangkan kisah penebusan dalam inkarnasi.

Baca selengkapnya

Unduh Gratis | Bacaan Adven 2024

Dari para editor dan kontributor Christianity Today, ‘Masa untuk Takjub’ adalah sebuah renungan selama 4 minggu yang akan menolong individu, kelompok kecil, dan keluarga dalam melewati masa Adven 2024.

Yusuf Adalah ‘Ayah Kandung’ Yesus

Saya tidak memerlukan ikatan biologis untuk menjadi ayah dari embrio yang saya dan istri adopsi.

Wahai Firaun, Tahukah Engkau?

Bagaimana para gembala membalikkan kekuasaan Mesir.

Arti Kepemimpinan Trump Sekali Lagi bagi Umat Injili di Seluruh Dunia

Para pemimpin Kristen dari Nepal hingga Turki menyambut hasil pemilu AS dengan sukacita, kesedihan, dan ketidakpedulian.

Di majalah bahasa Inggris kami

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November 27, 2024
CT Weekly

weekend reads

Tomorrow marks the first Sunday of Advent. This December, we’ll be publishing new reporting, reflections, and devotional entries to carry you through to Christmas. But there’s also plenty of older work in the Christianity Today archives worth returning to at this time of year. 

A few of our staff favorites: Eugene Peterson on Christmas without a tree, Esau McCaulley on hope for the fatherless, and Fleming Rutledge on why the Apocalypse is essential for Advent.

Why Apocalypse Is Essential to Advent

Where Ox and Ass Are Teaching

weekend listen

From our recent archives: A closer look at the perennial Christmas classic “Mary Did You Know?,” a report on Messiah sings, the history of lessons and carols, and a collection of African Christmas hits.

Plus: This year’s best new Christmas music releases.

Mary Told Us What She Knew—In Song

New Christmas Music with Just the Right Holiday Vibes

editors’ picks

Kate Shellnutt, editorial director, news: The Christmas Promise: A True Story from the Bible about God’s Forever King, is just the kind of actually Christian kids book that you want to give and read to the little ones in your life at the holidays. It’s got elements that make it fun to read (the “whoosh!” of the angels coming) but also cares about biblical accuracy (portraying Jesus as a kid and no longer in the manger when the wise men arrive).

Emily Belz, staff writer: With Quincy Jones’s recent passing, it’s a good time to listen to an under-the-radar but all-time-great Christmas album he produced, Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration.

Bonnie Kristian, editorial director, ideas & books: I make this toffee annually.

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IN THE MAGAZINE

As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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November 27, 2024
CT Weekly

weekend reads

Tomorrow marks the first Sunday of Advent. This December, we’ll be publishing new reporting, reflections, and devotional entries to carry you through to Christmas. But there’s also plenty of older work in the Christianity Today archives worth returning to at this time of year. 

A few of our staff favorites: Eugene Peterson on Christmas without a tree, Esau McCaulley on hope for the fatherless, and Fleming Rutledge on why the Apocalypse is essential for Advent.

Why Apocalypse Is Essential to Advent

Where Ox and Ass Are Teaching

weekend listen

From our recent archives: A closer look at the perennial Christmas classic “Mary Did You Know?,” a report on Messiah sings, the history of lessons and carols, and a collection of African Christmas hits.

Mary Told Us What She Knew—In Song

New Christmas Music with Just the Right Holiday Vibes

editors’ picks

Kate Shellnutt, editorial director, news: The Christmas Promise: A True Story from the Bible about God’s Forever King, is just the kind of actually Christian kids book that you want to give and read to the little ones in your life at the holidays. It’s got elements that make it fun to read (the “whoosh!” of the angels coming) but also cares about biblical accuracy (portraying Jesus as a kid and no longer in the manger when the wise men arrive).

Emily Belz, staff writer: With Quincy Jones’s recent passing, it’s a good time to listen to an under-the-radar but all-time-great Christmas album he produced, Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration.

Bonnie Kristian, editorial director, ideas & books: I make this toffee annually.

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u003cpu003eThe Incarnation exists for the Atonement, but it is also so much more. u003c/pu003e

Filthy Night, Fetid Night

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Have Yourself a (Less) Scary Little Christmas

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IN THE MAGAZINE

As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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November 18, 2024
CT Women

Yours, Mine, and ‘Our Father’

For post-election American Christians, it’s a tough time to come together. Many voters felt that the choice they made at the polls—or their decision not to participate—was deeply important. Now that we know the outcome, some believers who disagree about their voting choices are finding it hard to accept one another’s differences. The temptation toward polarization is strong, even as the biblical call to reconciliation is clear.

In a recent article at CT, Carmen Joy Imes considers what the next steps for those who find themselves struggling to engage their political opponents peacefully.

“As we look toward gathering with believers who think very differently than we do—whether our fellow congregants at church or our friends or family members for the holidays—how can we aim to be agents of reconciliation instead of polarization?” she asks.

Imes encourages believers to start with prayer. More specifically, she hopes believers will reflect on how Jesus taught us to pray in The Lord’s Prayer.

Ime writes, “Instead of I, me, and my, the Lord’s Prayer tutors us to pray with collective pronouns: our and us. ‘Our Father’ is the one to whom we pray (Matt. 6:9, emphasis added throughout). God is not my personal genie in a bottle, ready to grant my wishes. He is the divine parent in whose family every follower of Jesus finds a home.”

Whether around holiday tables or in the church pews, may we ask God to draw us toward the transformative hope of the gospel that crosses barriers and cultivates community.

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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November 18, 2024
CT Daily Briefing

Today’s Briefing

Some Christian anti-trafficking organizations are publicly opposing Trump’s pick for attorney general, former congressman Matt Gaetz, because of allegations he had sex with a minor. 

In We Who Wrestle with God, Jordan Peterson makes the Bible another set of rules for life.

A historian of Black Christianity in the US shows how the Black church is anchored in a “big God who is strong to deliver.” 

Conservative political analyst Yuval Levin discusses the future of American higher ed on The Bulletin.

Behind the Story

From staff writer Emily Belz: Sometimes when you start reporting a story, the reporting takes you down a very different path than you expect. Last year we noticed a movie that was topping the box office and popular with Christian audiences: Sound of Freedom. We decided to report a story from people fighting trafficking about how the movie depicted their work. 

But soon I was reporting on the allegations that the hero depicted in the movie, Tim Ballard, had himself committed sexual assault against multiple women. Then fast-forward to today, and some of the anti-trafficking experts I interviewed for the story on Sound of Freedom were sources for our story about the nomination of former congressman Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. 

Gaetz would be the top law enforcement officer in the US who fights trafficking, but is himself accused of engaging in sex trafficking. I certainly didn’t expect that reporting on a Jim Caviezel movie would help prepare me to report on a cabinet nomination, and I’m certain my sources weren’t anticipating that either.

In Other News

Today in Christian History

November 19, 1861: At the suggestion of her minister, abolitionist Julia Ward Howe wrote “some good words to that tune” of the popular song “John Brown’s Body.” In February, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was published in the Atlantic Monthly and became very popular, especially after the Civil War (see issue 33: Christianity and the Civil War).

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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December 5, 2024
CT Daily Briefing

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Today’s Briefing

The Supreme Court considered its first major case on transgender medical procedures for minors, and evangelicals argued states have a responsibility to protect children’s bodies.

In The Rabbit Room’s Christmas Carol, Pete Peterson approaches the Dickens classic as “a deeply Christian story.”

Brazilian Christian music has exploded in popularity, but the country has been slow to produce original tunes. 

A special series: how Christians in Asia grapple with the supernatural in shamanism. 

Ghana’s Christian majority is torn about the possible election of the nation’s first Muslim president. 

This week on The Bulletin, arguments about Joe Biden pardoning his son, martial law in South Korea, and a Tennessee transgender law.

Behind the Story

Let’s talk about books! We announced CT’s annual Book of the Year this week and gave awards to 30 excellent new titles. This year, we’re also inviting you behind the scenes for a conversation about these books with editor in chief Russell Moore and members of the CT staff. 

You’ll get to hear from Book of the Year winner Gavin Ortlund, author of What It Means to Be Protestant, and Brad East, whose book Letters to a Future Saint won an Award of Merit. They will talk about the big ideas that animate their writing and answer questions from CT subscribers.

Join us on YouTube on Thursday, December 12, at 8 pm Eastern Time for a live Christianity Today Book Awards event.

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December 6, 345 (traditional date): Nicholas, bishop of Myra, one of the most popular saints in the Greek and Latin churches—and Santa Claus’s namesake—dies.

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As this issue hits your mailboxes after the US election and as you prepare for the holidays, it can be easy to feel lost in darkness. In this issue, you’ll read of the piercing light of Christ that illuminates the darkness of drug addiction at home and abroad, as Angela Fulton in Vietnam and Maria Baer in Portland report about Christian rehab centers. Also, Carrie McKean explores the complicated path of estrangement and Brad East explains the doctrine of providence. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt shows us how art surprises, delights, and retools our imagination for the Incarnation, while Jeremy Treat reminds us of an ancient African bishop’s teachings about Immanuel. Finally, may you be surprised by the nearness of the “Winter Child,” whom poet Malcolm Guite guides us enticingly toward. Happy Advent and Merry Christmas.

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