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Introducing Quick to Listen, a New Podcast from Christianity Today
Our contribution toward making the internet a less noisy place.
Richard Clark
Twitter rewards me for reacting. My most retweeted and liked tweets are not thoughtful, measured interactions with others. They're the unbalanced rants of someone whose feelings were hurt, who's frustrated for his friends, or who is somehow set off by yet another misguided idea. Sometimes I'm right. Sometimes I'm wrong. But every time, those tweets serve the same purpose as the clanging cymbal Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 13—merely a way to make noise. No one really hears them, and only rarely do they lead to understanding.... continue reading >>

Gleanings China Frees Lawyer Who Defended 100 Church Crosses Zhang Kai gave what advocates deem a forced confession on state TV last month. Morning Star News

Book Review God Has a Confusing Plan for Your Life The believer's call is never to certainty, but to faith. Leslie Leyland Fields

Dispatch An African American Confronts the Klan in Accidental Courtesy Daryl Davis has a startling method for converting racists: he befriends them. Kenneth R. Morefield

News Why Four Bible Translators Martyred in Middle East Won't Be The Last Technology�has�made spreading Scripture faster and cheaper, but not safer. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Gleanings Why Five Christian Colleges and Southern Baptists Really Missed Scalia Today On Little Sisters' Supreme Court case, a tie will be a loss for Christian groups opposed to HHS contraceptive mandate. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Quick to Listen Confronting Flint's Underground Disaster For Michigan political science professor Kevin R. den Dulk, water is a matter of politics. CT Editors

Her.meneutics When I Didn't Love My Adopted Child After welcoming our new daughter, I saw my sin more clearly than ever before. Brandy Lee, guest writer

The Exchange Stepping Off the Plantation Adrian Crawford examines various angles of racial pressure. Ed Stetzer

Holy Week, Batman! You won't see a more hamfisted, muddled movie about Christ's crucifixion (and superheroes) than "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Alissa Wilkinson

Quick to Listen Here's How One Pastor-Activist Wants Christians to Think about Protests For pastor Jonathan Brooks, protest means disruption of an established boundary. CT Editors