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It’s five o’clock rush hour on Wednesday afternoon, and I’m trying to think happy thoughts on my weekly one-and-a-half-hour drudge through Nashville to visit my friends Chase and Paige. The drive itself is easily my least favorite part of the week, but as I arrive and see their 3-year-old daughter come running out to meet Read more... The post Why I’m a Professional ‘Third Wheel’ appeared first on Christianity Today.

For many years, it was widely accepted that the way to help people addicted to drugs was to support them through detoxing: Get the substance out of their system to give them a shot at life without it. More recently, however, the doctrine of “harm reduction” has partially supplanted that approach, particularly in institutions that Read more... The post How ‘Harm Reduction’ Harms the Homeless appeared first on Christianity Today.

Beverly Hallberg has helped conservatives craft their policies and messages for over 20 years. As president of a training firm, District Media Group, she’s often the one behind the scenes prepping faith-based and conservative influencers and lawmakers on how to get ready for prime time. So when she heard that the Trump administration wants to Read more... The post The Backlash Against a White House Plan to Pay Stay-at-Home Parents appeared first on Christianity Today.

On the evening of October 14, 2016, armed Islamic terrorists from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) descended on American missionary Jeff Woodke’s home in Abalak, a town in northern Niger. They shot two house guards and abducted Woodke as he tried to escape, then moved him across the border into Mali. For six years, Read more... The post Six and a Half Years Kidnapped by Terrorists appeared first on Christianity Today.

At Halton Hideaway, you won’t see the tall skyscrapers and shining skyline for which Singapore is best known. Instead, the white two-story colonial house is tucked behind lush banyan and mangosteen trees, just a short walk from the ocean. Kingfishers and hornbills call out to visitors. “This is a place of rest, redemption, and reconciliation,” Read more... The post In Bustling Singapore, a Refuge for the Weary appeared first on Christianity Today.