Pete Hegseth, Israel-Gaza ceasefire, and LA wildfires.

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This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa welcome Michael Wear to review the week’s cabinet hearings and the potential ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Then, Katharine Hayhoe and Kutter Callaway join to discuss the California wildfires and how we might consider our posture toward caring for creation. 

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Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture.

Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where she leads and coordinates the organization's scientific efforts. She holds a BSc in physics from the University of Toronto and an MS and PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including four honorary doctorates and being named a United Nations Champion of the Earth.

Kutter Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, and associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary. He is author and contributor to several books, and his most recent book is Theology for Psychology and Counseling: An Invitation to Holistic Christian Practice. 

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Krista Tippett, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Being human in a disembodied world.

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Technology has developed so quickly over the past 15 to 20 years that it can make your head spin. With so many apparent benefits embedded in technological advances, few of us pause long enough to wonder if there might be any costs. Christine Rosen is one person who has realized that human flourishing depends on slowing down long enough to evaluate how our lives have become disembodied. In this deep dive episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper sits down with Christine to talk about her new book, The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World. 

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Christine Rosen is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on American history, society and culture, technology and culture, and feminism. Concurrently, she is a columnist for Commentary magazine and one of the cohosts of The Commentary Magazine Podcast. She is also a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and a senior editor in an advisory position at The New Atlantis.

Rosen’s opinion pieces, articles, and reviews have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Commentary, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, National Affairs, National Review, The New Atlantis, The New Republic, The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, Politico, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, and The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Jimmy Carter, the Metaverse, and Congress check-in.

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This week, Mike and Clarissa welcome Daniel Silliman (senior editor, news, Christianity Today) to reflect on the public’s perception of Jimmy Carter since his death. Then, we check in on the latest in Congress with Christianity Today’s Harvest Prude. Finally, 2021 Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and research professor Renée DiResta (Georgetown University) join us to explore Meta’s move to remove fact-checking. 

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Daniel Silliman is a journalist and a historian. He is the news editor for Christianity Today, the author of a religious biography of Richard Nixon, and teaches humanities at Milligan University.

Frances Haugen is an American product manager, data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in 2021.

Renée DiResta is a professor, writer and former research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. DiResta has written about pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare.

Harvest Prude is a CT’s national political correspondent and a congressional reporter based in Washington, DC. She is a former reporter for The Dispatch and World, having served there as political reporter for their Washington bureau. 

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Four years since January 6.

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The Bulletin welcomes political commentator Charlie Sykes in a reflection with Mike Cosper on the four-year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol. 

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Charles J. Sykes is one of the most influential conservatives in Wisconsin. Until he stepped down in December after 23 years, Sykes was one of the state’s top-rated talk show hosts. He is currently an MSNBC contributor.

Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, USA Today, National Review, The Weekly Standard, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC and has been profiled on NPR. He has also spoken extensively on university campuses.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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So long, 2024.

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This week on The Bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper, Russell Moore, and Clarissa Moll reflect on their 2024 predictions—what came true, what didn’t, and what surprised them when it arrived. 

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Unto us a son is given.

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On this very special episode of The Bulletin, we welcome Nicole Martin, David French, David Zahl, and Sho Baraka for poetry, scripture readings, and prayers to celebrate the birth of Christ. 

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Russian assassination, antisemitism in Canada, and UFOs.

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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 Today) joins Mike and Clarissa to discuss antisemitism in Canada. Finally, Adam Kinzinger (former US representative) brings his airspace expertise to a conversation about the UFOs over New Jersey. 

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Paul D. Miller is an American academic, writer, and former White House staffer for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is a professor in the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Nicole Martin serves Christianity Today as chief impact officer after serving on its board of directors. Martin oversees three major strategic initiatives that are shaping the future of CT: the Global Initiative, the Big Tent Initiative, and the Next Gen Initiative. 

Adam Kinzinger is an American politician, senior political commentator for CNN, and former lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard. He served as a United States representative of Illinois from 2011 to 2023.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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What’s next for Christians in Syria?

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Recent events in Syria, with the ousting of the tortuous President Bashar al-Assad, carry great implications for Christians in the country. In this episode, Mike Cosper talks with Marlo Slayback, a Syrian American Christian and the director of programs at Intercollegiate Studies Institute, about what it’s like to be a Christian under a dictator’s regime. Then, Mike is joined by Robert Nicholson, editor at large of Providence magazine, founder of the Philos Project, cofounder of Passages Israel, discusses the broader complexities of this region, which bears the imprint of biblical history.

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Marlo Slayback is national director of student programs for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied political science and poetry. She is a former ISI Collegiate Network fellow at National Review and led an ISI Society on her campus, where she also helped launch a Collegiate Network newspaper. Slayback is a 2021 Publius Fellow with the Claremont Institute and joined the ISI team after working as an education and culture reporter at the Daily Caller. She is a freelance writer and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Spectator USA, The Lamp, and The University Bookman. 

Robert Nicholson is editor at large of Providence, cofounder and board member of Save Armenia, founder of the Philos Project, and cofounder of Passages Israel. Nicholson also serves on the advisory boards of In Defense of Christians and The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (thinc). A former enlisted Marine and Tikvah Fellow, he holds a BA in Hebrew Studies from Binghamton University and a JD and an MA in Middle Eastern History from Syracuse University. His written work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, New York Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Newsweek, First Things, The Hill, and The National Interest.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Christians in Syria, Bible education, and the “bad guys” of NYC.

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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 and Luigi Mangione. Finally, Beth sticks around in a discussion about Bible education, both in public-school classrooms and in Sunday school. 

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Hadeel Oueis is a writer and journalist focusing on the Middle East and a research fellow at the Philos Project. She majored in political studies, and in 2011, at the age of 18, was arrested by the Assad regime for playing a key role in the early days of Syrian protests. In 2012, the US delegation in Geneva met with Oueis and helped her relocate to the United States. She currently analyzes US policies in the Middle East for major Arabic networks. Oueis reported for years through the JIMENA platform about Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews and has been an active voice in calling for peace in the Middle East.

Beth Moore is a dynamic teacher whose conferences take her across the globe. She has written numerous best-selling books and Bible studies. She is also the founder and visionary of Living Proof Ministries, based in Houston. 

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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How much do you know about Handel’s Messiah?

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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 geopolitics, domestic polarization, and the quest for hope in the midst of suffering, King—New York Times bestselling author of Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah—sits down with Clarissa Moll for a conversation about holding on to faith when life feels darkest.

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Charles King is the author of the New York Times–bestselling Gods of the Upper Air, which received the Francis Parkman Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Award and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times History Prize, and the British Academy’s Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. His other books include Odessa, winner of a National Jewish Book Award, and Midnight at the Pera Palace.

He is professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, where he has served as chair of both the department of government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden, South Korea and Syria erupt in conflict, and transgender medicine visits the Supreme Court.

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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 discuss the Supreme Court case related to transgender rights.

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Andrew C. McCarthy is a bestselling author, a contributing editor at National Review, a Fox News contributor, and a senior fellow at National Review Institute. A former chief assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, he led the terrorism prosecution against the “Blind Sheikh” (Omar Abdel Rahman) and 11 other jihadists for conducting a war of urban terrorism against the United States that included the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. He also contributed to the prosecutions of terrorists who bombed US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. McCarthy is the cohost, along with NR editor in chief Rich Lowry, of The McCarthy Report, a podcast produced by National Review.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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