Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World
Biden's cancer diagnosis, girls' wrestling, and how to expand your community
Welcome to this week’s edition of Headliner, a news digest from The Bulletin podcast by Christianity Today. Each week, we read many more news stories than we could ever feature on the show, and we’re glad for this space where we can share what catches our eye and engage in these topics with you. Comment and let us know what provokes your thinking and inspires you to dive deeper into the news. Thanks for being part of our Bulletin community!
What’s Catching Our Eye
On The Ropes. With all of the contentious conversation about trans athletes in women’s sports, we think it’s pretty cool to hear about this high school girls’ wrestling club that’s offering at-risk teens a safe space to develop physical skill and character.
Strongest In The Broken Places. Former president Biden’s cancer diagnosis announcement arrives this week alongside a new book about his life. No surprise, everybody’s got an opinion about it (especially those without a medical degree).
Will You
PrayWith Me? As Americans have become less religious, college campus chaplains are watching their job descriptions change.
Dive Deeper
In episode 87, we talked about Christians’ continuing fascination with intentional community. In a hyper-polarized world, we’re all longing for ways to come together.
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Our Latest at The Bulletin
Last Friday’s Roundtable (Episode 173):
, Russell Moore, and discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East, pastors who troll online, and the arrival of Afrikaner refugees. CT’s Kate Shellnutt and of The Bulwark join the conversation.This Week’s Tuesday Headline Roundup (Episode 174): Mike and Clarissa discuss Monday’s Russia-U.S. phone call, the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, a recent IVF clinic bombing, and former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis. Then, Mike talks with Roger Berkowitz about the politics of tyranny.
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