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The Gettys’ Modern Hymn Movement Has Theological Pull

The success of “In Christ Alone” established Keith Getty as one of the leading songwriters in what he refers to as the modern hymn movement. The popular breakout song—which has remained on Christian Copyright Licensing International’s Top 100 list for over 15 years—has come to represent the musical priorities and values of Getty Music, the organization founded by Getty and his wife and collaborator Kristyn. Their team has since developed 38 of the 500 most-used songs in US and UK... Read More

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88. McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No cause was given. He was 88. Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such classics standards as... Read More

Dane Myers drives in career-best 5 RBIs as the Marlins beat slumping Blue Jays 8-1

By IAN HARRISON TORONTO (AP) — Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, Griffin Conine had three hits and an RBI and the Miami Marlins claimed a series against Toronto for the first time since 2009 with an 8-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday. Miami’s Jesús Sánchez scored three runs for the second straight game. Xzavion Curry (2-2) allowed one run and two hits in five innings in his first start with Miami, which won its third straight... Read More

How the ‘Jezebel Spirit’ Keeps Empowering Sin

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Early in our marriage, when my wife and I had just moved to a new city while I was starting doctoral work, we attended a worship service—knowing almost no one there but hoping to make friends. The preacher, who mumbled a bit, was trying to make a rhetorical point about the importance of a good name: “I mean, how many of you ladies out there have the name Jezebel?” Time seemed to be in slow motion as I turned to... Read More

Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term

By ELLIOT SPAGAT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has long pledged to deport millions of people, but he’s bringing more specifics to his current bid for the White House: invoking wartime powers, relying on like-minded governors and using the military. Trump’s record as president shows a vast gulf between his ambitions and the legal, fiscal and political realities of mass deportations of people in the United States illegally — 11 million in January 2022, by the Homeland Security... Read More

Braves’ run of six straight NL East titles ends with 4-3 loss to Marlins

By ALANIS THAMES MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves’ run of six straight NL East titles ended Friday night with a 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins as Jake Burger singled and doubled. Atlanta (83-71) cannot mathematically win the division and trails by two games back for the last NL wild-card spot. The Braves have eight games left, including three at home against a New York Mets team they are trying to overcome. “What we do is we worry about today,” manager Brian Snitker said. “We’re... Read More

Brazilian Evangelicals Are Split on Lausanne’s Legacy

For years, integral mission—a theological vision that saw evangelism and social justice as inseparable components of Christian life, or as “two wings of an airplane,” as Ecuadorian theologian René Padilla once wrote—has been a legacy of the Lausanne Movement in Brazil. The concept was developed in the 1970s by members of the Latin American Theological Fellowship and motivated Brazilian evangelicals to fight street violence in Rio, battle alcohol abuse in indigenous reserves, and... Read More

California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested

By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. The state could be among the first Originally Published: September 18, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. ... Read More

Reality TV celebrity Big Ed from “90 Day Fiancé,” serves subs for charity | PHOTOS

Edward “Big Ed” Brown serves his signature sandwich at Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. The shop was serving The Big Ed (an 18-inch The Bobbie sub with gold flakes) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Remembering Nicholas Foundation, a charity helping those who have suffered infant loss. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Edward “Big Ed” Brown hugs a fan at Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in Plantation on Saturday, Sept. 14,... Read More