Jimmy Carter, on Death In a culture where death as a subject is often taboo, Mr. Carter left behind a compilation of observations about the end. Here is a selection of those writings.

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There Goes the Fear - Christianity Today This week, The Bulletin welcomes Paul D. Miller (Georgetown University) to talk about the recent assassination of a Russian general and patriotism versus nationalism. Then, Nicole Martin (Christianity...

Glad we’ve got @adamkinzinger.bsky.social ‘s eyes on the sky so I can concentrate on my last minute Christmas shopping! This week on The Bulletin: Is it UFOs over New Jersey? Santa’s headlights? What gives?

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The plight of Christians in Syria and what religious freedom means in this complicated region of the world.

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Luigi Mangione Has to Mean Something The internet is better at telling stories than it is at making sense.

“If Mangione refuses to be claimed by an ideology, or if he reveals himself to be a well-adjusted kid who became deeply mentally unwell, that may end up being more unsettling than if he is a calculated operator or fringe radical.”

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Neighborhood Threat - Christianity Today Clarissa, Mike, and Russell welcome Hadeel Oeuis to talk about Christians in Syria and their response to the fallen Assad regime. Then, Beth Moore joins us to talk about the “bad guys” of NYC: Elphaba...

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Wicked or Misunderstood? - Christianity Today A conversation with Beth Moore about UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect Luigi Mangione and the nature of sin.

This is The Bulletin at its best: engaging breaking news with wise, thoughtful commentary.

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Exalting Every Valley with Charles King - Christianity Today It’s easy to become anxious and worried as we see war and conflict increase. However, it is precisely in these moments, says historian Charles King, that true faith can find its voice. Reflecting on g...

Talking with NYT bestselling author and historian Charles King was a highlight of my holiday season. Check out this episode with beautiful Christmas music from Handel’s Messiah!

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Doing research for an upcoming show: Do you attend Sunday School? Does your church even offer it?

Me and Bobby McGee - Christianity Today The Bulletin welcomes Andy McCarthy (National Review) to talk about the Hunter Biden pardon. Then, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk about South Korean protests as conflict in Syria rises. Finally, we ...

Today’s episode of The Bulletin: Hunter Biden’s pardon; Korea, Syria and global authoritarian threats; and the SC’s hearing on youth trans medicine.
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Army Trail Road. I had the salmon with a cream sauce. I’ve never looked at cream sauces the same since.

Swag Shop Shop merchandise from CT’s newest roundtable podcast, The Bulletin, featuring voices you know and love along with special guests and friends of CT.

😳 Bulletin Merch?! 😍 Yes, please!

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I lost my taste for the middle in 2002 when I got food poisoning at a Red Lobster after dinner there with J.I. Packer. I don’t think I ever apologized enuf to him for that bad meal.

Watching coverage of the hearing on transgender youth medicine didn’t make me cry. But there was a moment in today’s Bulletin recording on the topic where my eyes teared up enuf that it was hard to see my notes. Episode drops tomorrow, y’all. Don’t miss it.

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It would be a great book for both, and, I’d add for men too. When all come to see themselves as integral caregivers, women will be supported even better.

Lots to think about in this piece.

We’re talking about Hunter Biden’s pardon this week on The Bulletin. What do you want to know about it?

This is infuriating to me. An example of horrific voyeurism and shoddy journalism. Asking a family member for a public response <4 hours after a violent death is immoral. No one in raw shock should be asked to speak on the record in a moment like this.

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This week on The Bulletin: the neuroscience and social consequence of motherhood with nature writer Lucy Jones.
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There are those who think Trump's election means that now nothing matters. They're wrong. Everything matters now. The binary, singular choice is behind us. Now the choice facing each of us is what kind of person will we be in the season that lies ahead.

Biden’s Unpardonable Hypocrisy The president vowed not to pardon his son Hunter—and then did so anyway.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases … can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son—and that is wrong.”

Why make it harder for your team than it already is?

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The Hunter Biden Pardon Is a Strategic Mistake The blunder will haunt Democrats during the next Trump administration.

Come on, Joe. Thanks a lot.

“Joe Biden has now provided every Republican—and especially those running for Congress in 2026—with a ready-made heat shield against any criticism about Trump’s pardons, past or present.”

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Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane A Thanksgiving story about the limits of human empathy

“Falling from a plane might be a reprieve for a turkey.”

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Why Are You Still Cooking With That? Black plastic spatulas, nonstick pans, and other Thanksgiving cooking worries

I’ve been working to eliminate all plastics from my cooking. But I need a good, easy solution for school lunches. This convo would have me to believe my kid should bring Pyrex? Feels like a disaster waiting to happen.

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Very uncomfortable! Years ago, I had a run-in with a football coach after one of his players plagiarized and I failed him on the assignment. I was pressured to make accommodation so he could qualify to play in the next game.

Coming Around Again Podcast Episode · The Bulletin · 11/29/2024 · 1h 5m

On this week’s holiday episode of The Bulletin, @mikecosper.bsky.social @clarissamoll.bsky.social and I talk about family estrangement, why it’s hard to find contentment, and I take one more shot at Mike for going to that Tammy Faye Bakker show:

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Beyond the Darkness Devotional: 40 Days of Encouragement in Grief Beyond the Darkness Devotional: 40 Days of Encouragement in Grief [Moll, Clarissa] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Beyond the Darkness Devotional: 40 Days of Encouragement in Grief

Need a gentle Advent resource to walk with you through grief? Grab a copy of my new devotional. The 40 days bring you through the holiday gauntlet and into the new year, tracing God’s faithful presence through the Old Testament.

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The Foreign Language That Changed My Teenage Son’s Life I worried about his ability to fit in. But then he fell in love with Russian — and on a trip to Central Asia, he flourished.

"A big part of becoming a teenager is figuring out how to fit in. Sometimes that means papering over the stranger parts of your personality, suppressing your uncommon enthusiasms, but sometimes, if you’re lucky, you find a place where you are accepted despite your idiosyncrasies."

Loved this.

After Five Generations, a Family Gave Back the Treasures in its Closet The descendants of a 19th-century federal official decided to return a prized collection of heirlooms to a descendant of a Lakota leader, Chief Spotted Tail.

“‘Well, Dad, why don’t we try giving it back?’” James Newell, 77, recalled his son, Eric, asking when the topic came up several years ago at the dinner table.

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The Road Dogs of the American West Survivalists, drifters, and divorcées across a resurgent wilderness

Makes me think of Edward Abbey, the OG Desert Solitaire.

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My co-author, home from college. #mombliss

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