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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  [Book review] The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

  By Gordon Showell-Rogers

  Lots of churches in the Global North are cerebral, shaped by the impact of the Enlightenment on culture. Other churches (non-white, Global South) are often more ‘spiritual,’ prayerful, and expectant. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all learn from each other’s strengths and find more common ground? It’s just possible that this book could help us do that.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions Bible & Theology

  Apologist Frank Turek rejects claim dispensationalism is 'heresy,' says End Times remain 'veiled'

  By The Christian Post

  Christian apologist and author Frank Turek recently pushed back against claims that dispensationalism and Christian Zionism are heresies, but acknowledged the details of the End Times remain "veiled" and subject to honest debate among Christians.

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  US & Canada Society & Culture Education Data

  New resource aims to raise awareness, equip churches responding to mental health crisis in rural communities

  By Chris Eyte

  Raising awareness about the mental health crisis and increasing suicides facing rural America is at the center of a new free resource released by a Christian college–based training hub.

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  US & Canada Data Society & Culture Health

  UK rights group alarmed at surge in assisted dying in Canada

  By Chris Eyte

  A sharp rise in state-facilitated deaths in Canada has drawn strong criticism from a leading U.K. pro-life group, which warns that the country’s experience should serve as a cautionary example as British lawmakers debate assisted dying legislation.

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  US & Canada Europe Society & Culture Science

  Climate scientist hails wind-powered cargo ship Neoliner Origin as sign of real-world solutions

  By Chris Eyte

  When the Neoliner Origin completed its first transatlantic crossing in late October, climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe saw more than a successful trial of a new cargo sailboat. She viewed it as a concrete sign of hope — evidence, she said, that real, scalable solutions to the climate crisis are beginning to take shape.

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  Podcast examines forgiveness and redemption as ‘Punch’ play retells fatal blow that killed paramedic

  By Chris Eyte

  A high-profile U.K. podcast is drawing new attention to questions of justice, forgiveness and prison reform through the real-life story behind a transatlantic stage play now running in London’s West End. “Can the Justice and Prison System Be Truly Transformed?” examines the aftermath of a single punch that killed a young paramedic in 2011 and the unlikely journey of remorse and reconciliation that followed.