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Died: Andar Ismail, Prolific Writer Who Made Theology Simple

Christianity Today  

Andar Ismail, a prolific Christian writer who distilled theological truths into short stories accessible to ordinary Indonesians, died of congestive heart failure on August 25. He was 84. From 1981 to 2022, the pastor and seminary professor wrote 33 books, each containing 33 short stories, for his Selamatseries. Ismail described his literary style as gado-gado Read more...

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Advocacy group launches get-out-the-vote campaign centered on people with medical debt

TheHill.com 

A health advocacy group is launching a first-of-its-kind voting campaign to organize and engage people who are impacted by medical debt. The effort by Community Catalyst will launch with ads in key battleground states following the presidential debate on Tuesday night, according to plans shared first with The Hill.  The campaign called “I Am A...

Harris-Trump debate: What each candidate needs to do

TheHill.com 

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are preparing for one of the biggest moments in this year’s election campaign — their first, and perhaps only, TV debate. The clash will take place in Philadelphia on Tuesday, hosted by ABC News and moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis. The debate could be pivotal in...

Races to watch in the New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island primaries 

TheHill.com 

Voters in New Hampshire, Delaware and Rhode Island will head to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the last round of statewide and congressional primaries before November. In the Granite State, voters will pick their favorites to go head-to-head in the gubernatorial election to replace outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu (R). Democrats are...

Congress returns from recess as shutdown clock ticks

TheHill.com 

Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday for a three-week sprint that will be headlined by the fight over government funding, as this month’s shutdown deadline inches closer. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is poised to kick off the process this week by putting legislation  on the floor that pairs a six-month continuing resolution (CR) with...

Five House Democrats to watch in the fight over government funding

TheHill.com 

The fight over government funding is officially underway — and all eyes will be on five Democrats in tight races who supported a controversial GOP proposal over the summer that is now attached to a stopgap meant to avert a shutdown. The gambit from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pairs a six-month continuing resolution with a...

You’re Invited to a Dada Dinner!

The New Yorker 

For the opening of his show “Searchers III,” the artist Hadi Falapishi throws a dinner at the Breakers, the Vanderbilts’ mansion, where your face serves as a plate.

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

The New Yorker 

“The Missing Thread,” “Life as No One Knows It,” “Bright Objects,” and “Napalm in the Heart.”