E. M. Forster’s 1909 short story “The Machine Stops” depicts a dystopian world of individuals kept apart from one another in pods. The culture Forster imagined discourages leaving one’s pod for embodied, human interaction, and—relieved of the need to work and having learned to frown upon original id
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Ebola remains a serious global health threat, with an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease, a strain of Ebola, continuing in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a case now confirmed in Kenya. In May 2026, DRC declared an Ebola outbreak in Ituri province involving a newly i...
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This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Gene Edward Veith Jr. and A. Trevor Sutton, Irreplaceable: Humanity, Vocation, and the Limits of Technology (Baker Books, 2026) Christians are writing a lot of books about technology at the moment. You can see why...
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Christians know well the biblical commands to be in the world but not of it (John 17:15–18) and to be conformed to God’s will rather than the pattern of fallen humanity (Rom. 12:1–2). Yet distinguishing what Scripture teaches from the influence of our surroundings is often more ...
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Ruth LePage, director of refugee services at Arrive Ministries, a refugee resettlement agency in Minnesota, said she misses late-night airport welcomes. In refugee family reunification cases, the normally quiet arrivals hall is filled with family members dressed as if they’re goi...
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Secular man may learn how to survive, but he does not know how to live. Because he knows not why he lives. In his sin, he gropes in the dark for meaning. He knows he can wreck any day now. He knows he will eventually hit the bottom. A forced sailor, he is born into this wild and ...
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What makes Satan’s sexual lies lose their appeal? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 to show how knowing God exposes false satisfaction.Watch Now
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Countries: World, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .2 million will fund 8 vaccine projects targeting deadly diseases, strengthening UK pandemic preparedness and helping protect people worldwide. Eight projects will target diseases including Ebola, plague, Marb...
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Countries: South Sudan, Greece, Lebanon ." Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has invited people connected to their communities to share short reflections on mental health and wellbeing. Mading, a 42-year-old man living in Twic County, Warrap State, South Su...
