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This week at Christianity Today, Mia Staub reviews the new film Project Hail Mary, based on an earnest, charming 2021 science-fiction novel from Andy Weir. She writes that the movie boasts "a wholesome story, pitch-perfect casting, and gorgeous effects. And it emphasizes exactly what many people need in this moment: the courage to forge true, sacrificial friendships." |
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The film’s main character, Ryland Grace—a brilliant science teacher who stumbles into a last-ditch space mission to save humanity—doesn’t necessarily start out as the sacrificial type.
At one point, before being pushed to the brink, Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) doubts his ability to put his own life on the line, saying he does not have the gene that would make him brave. Another astronaut retorts, "You just need someone to be brave for."
Grace finds that someone far out in space: a helpful alien named Rocky, a large spider-y creature with no face and stone-like skin. Together, they model something countercultural and beautiful throughout Project Hail Mary: a friendship that includes sacrifice. |
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Staub reflects on how this unlikely duo offers an example of vulnerability and true friendship for our modern world all too accustomed to shallow relationships. Read more here. |
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We live in a culture full of noise. We spend our days scrolling, streaming, and seeking… but we never really find what we’re looking for. In our instant world, Jesus has been reshaped to fit our expectations—a life coach for our success, a therapist for our anxiety, a political ally for our causes, or a genie for our desires. But if Jesus walked into the room right now, would you recognize Him? |
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The Missing Messiah by Kyle Idleman and Mark E. Moore was written to help you cut through cultural confusion and turn your gaze back to the Messiah who’s been pursuing you all along. If you’ve been craving a move from a transactional relationship with Jesus into a deep, intimate one that truly changes you, pick up your copy of The Missing Messiah today. |
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On this week’s episode of The Just Life, Congolese native Michel Lusakueno joins Benjamin Watson to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "We need to give the people of Congo the ability to defend themselves," he said. | Listen here. |
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Bonnie Kristian, deputy editor: Italian ricotta cake with pears. Tried it recently. Very tasty and easy. As usual, I disregarded all the order of mixing instructions and, also as usual, it came out just fine. |
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Clarissa Moll, host of The Bulletin and executive editor, news: My husband is a sourdough baker, and he regularly makes this recipe for sourdough brownies on the late nights I work producing The Bulletin. The chocolate is good for the soul; the sourdough is good for the gut! |
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Haley Byrd Wilt, interim editor (while the brilliant Kate Lucky is on maternity leave): I really loved this lovely poem about spring by CT’s Harvest Prude. She’s correct: Winter is dour, creaking, stubborn, and needs to be shown the door. |
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This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Sarah Isgur, Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today’s Supreme Court (Crown, 2026) With a purported 6–3…
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John M. Perkins, a bold evangelical voice who proclaimed the gospel against racism, died on Friday at the age of 95. Perkins challenged Christians—especially white evangelicals—to repent of safe, narrow,…
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I was born just a few years after the end of a dictatorship. As Brazil’s fledgling democracy struggled to its feet in the 1990s, I learned about what had come…
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This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Every time there’s a war or rumors of war in the Middle East, Americans start arguing over prophecy charts again. The onset…
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In this issue of Christianity Today and in this season of the Christian year, we explore the bookends of life: birth and death. You’ll read Karen Swallow Prior’s essay on childlessness and Kara Bettis Carvalho’s overview of reproductive technologies. Haleluya Hadero reports on artificially intelligent griefbots, and Kristy Etheridge discusses physician-assisted suicide. There is much work to be done to promote life. We talk with Fleming Rutledge about the Crucifixion, knowing that while suffering lasts for a season, Jesus has triumphed over death through his death. This Lenten and Easter season, may these words be a companion as you consider how you might bring life in the spaces you inhabit. |
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