some Christmassy vibes! My piece today on the last Christian boarding houses of New York, and how this low-cost housing might come back: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/12/hous...

"Investigations reporter Katherine Long tried to convince Claudius it was a Soviet vending machine from 1962, living in the basement of Moscow State University."

A new archbishop in New York, and an early signal of the direction in which Pope Leo wants to take the church in his home country. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

journalism!

you know it's flu season in New York when you're walking down the street and can hear someone blowing their nose inside their apartment

Manhattan air pollution dips after congestion pricing takes effect www.semafor.com/article/12/1...

so so many cultural layers in this bonkers report. Well done WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/chin...

So probable cause is now just...going to an East African restaurant

I love movie theaters

NYT today called @kateshellnutt.bsky.social 's headline on @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social piece on the AI chart topping Christian artist "chef's kiss perfect headline of the year" open.spotify.com/episode/1XRv...

Pulitzer, Medal of Honor, etc for Petri’s work this year

Via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: CBP posted a pic of two detained Iranians, saying, “No fun in the sun when you are unlawfully present.” According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...

incredible. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who directed The Young Messiah, a failed movie about Jesus's early years

The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday, marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years.

It is almost Children-of-Men o'clock. www.pbump.net/o/the-cinema...

“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.” www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social

The head of this newly appointed vaccine panel is an evangelical and medical missionary who opposes mRNA vaccines www.dallasnews.com/business/hea...

I just learned about this AI-generated Christian Charlie Kirk song that went viral. Quite a lot of cultural things happening here, thank you Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.

Very excited that it is now, officially, rewatch The Holdovers season.

Thing that should be obvious to Christian leaders/orgs but is repeatedly not: report child abuse to authorities

First of all, this judge is a hero. Secondly, my god this is egregious conduct. Imagine being this judge, driving this poor kid home, only to have ICE threaten to smash your car windows on your way out of the lot??

“It’s so much harder than I thought it was going to be, but it speaks to me in a way that nothing else ever did.” I visited a growing Orthodox Christian parish in North Carolina to understand why so many young men are converting. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

The Louisville Humidity is such a good minor league team name www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Christian AI company IPOs, a rare religious addition to the stock market www.yahoo.com/news/article...

“Dragged her by the hair” Also I’m old enough to remember conservatives being angry about Elian Gonzalez. The pointing a gun at a kid moment is happening every day now.

VIDEO: 🇬🇧 First snow of the season falls in the UK's Yorkshire Dales Snow settled on the higher ground of the Yorkshire Dales on Wednesday, as the UK experiences its first Arctic blast of the winter

The Christianity Today Board of Directors has unanimously elected Dr. Nicole Massie Martin as its next President and CEO. Read more: chrst.today/3LLtTER

“Quiet, piggy." Trump lashes out at female reporters u.afp.com/Snri

More than 18 million Bibles have been sold so far this year—set to surpass last year's 20-year-high in Bible sales. @bmietana.bsky.social story:

“Oh that I were as in the months of old… as I was in my prime … when my steps were washed with butter” Job 29:2-6 🧈

Mel Gibson, director of forthcoming Passion of the Christ sequel, lost his gun rights after a domestic violence conviction -

The archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct against two women, was suspended from his duties leading the 16-year-old denomination.

I could not love this story more. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/a...

ICE raids a Charlotte church and arrests a member whose child was inside www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

A huge loss for CT. Daniel knows more about the institution than anybody, I bet. An expert on the many denominations out there. A solver of editorial problems. A safe person for abuse victims to talk to. A great colleague. Going to miss working alongside him every day.

The internet started as “Creative Common and Wikipedia,” @hankgreen.bsky.social tells @cwarzel.bsky.social: “Now we have the discourse, and the discourse is in charge.” For “Galaxy Brain,” Warzel and Green explore what the history of the internet could tell us about its future.

what Kate said!

yep, seconded

Garlic fixes everything.

Worth it to sit down and settle in with this remarkable, nuanced piece from my colleague @andyrolsen.bsky.social Months of reporting on the deportation of one church-leading couple www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/ice-...

I deleted a post about the NBC exit poll on the mayoral election because info was too limited on the "other" category for religions. Did Mamdani win Muslims? Dunno. The exit poll only told us that Cuomo got the biggest slice of Christian and Jewish voters

The work of May Morris (1862-1938) influential English embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor who supported and taught fellow female artists #WomensArt#WomensArt

Trump admin focusing on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria .... but also no longer accepting persecuted Christian refugees. from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...

If I were elected mayor of NYC I would ban QR code menus

The Episcopal bishop of Texas said the priest was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week while returning home from his workplace. religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...

My advice for the average person: have contact info for a reporter you trust and reach out if something like this happens.

More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration officials.

NEW: A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.