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['Worst Year Yet': The Top 50 Countries Where It's Hardest to Be a Christian | Christianity Today] Also: Patricia Heaton: My Career Floundered, Then Flourished Because of Faith | [View online] [Donate] [Christianity Today Direct Newsletter] Wednesday, January 11, 2017 GLEANINGS ['Worst Year Yet': The Top 50 Countries Where It's Hardest to Be a Christian] Islamic extremism now has a rival, according to 2017 World Watch List. Jeremy Weber For the third year in a row, the modern persecution of Christians worldwide has hit another record high. But the primary cause, Islamic extremism, now has a rival: ethnic nationalism. Thus, Asia increasingly merits concern alongside the Middle East, according to the 2017 World Watch List (WWL) released today by Open Doors. [continue reading >>] Re-Word [Wrestling with Eternity] For many, predestination is a struggle to accept; for Paul, it's a doctrine of love. Frank A. James III Book Review [An Ancient Christian Vision for Modern Medicine] Meet the Denver doctor on a hilarious, heartfelt search for the healing ingredient in health care. Jeff Haanen Sponsor Content [How to Be at Peace and Get What You Want] Fortune 500 CEO Brad Hewitt's wisdom for moving past our insatiable cravings. Brad Hewitt Women [Patricia Heaton: My Career Floundered, Then Flourished Because of Faith] Q+A: The star of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'The Middle' reveals the prayer that changed her life. Rebecca Cusey Pivot [Your Struggling Church Can Turn Around Today — But Greatness Takes Time] If you're pastoring a church that has or is turning around, here's some great news - and possibly your greatest challenge. by Karl Vaters News [Should Your Favorite Ministry Become a 'Church'?] Why more parachurch groups are telling the US government they're not like other nonprofits. Tim Townsend The Exchange [Three Church-Planting Practices That Need To Die] Humility in community for the glory of God Ed Stetzer Speaking Out [Secular Pro-Lifer Nat Hentoff Showed Me the Holistic Power of Truth] I learned from the late Village Voice columnist that Christians need not fear free speech. Karen Swallow Prior Gleanings [The World's Most Outstanding Medical Missionary] Burundi surgeon wins $500,000 prize for service in 2016's hungriest country. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra Gleanings [The Favorite Bible Verses of 88 Nations] Israel and Afghanistan favor the same verse. So do Italy and Saudi Arabia. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra Gleanings [Here's Who Will Pray at Trump's Inauguration] (UPDATED) What the president-elect's unusually broad and diverse clergy lineup tells us. Kate Shellnutt Follow Us [Facebook] [Twitter] [Google+] [RSS] [Subscribe to this newsletter] IN THE MAGAZINE [Current Issue] [Luther's Return to a Gospel of Grace Is Still Relevant 500 Years Later] [Reading the Reformation in 2017] [Pro-Life's Reformation Ripples] [View Full Issue] [Subscribe Now] MORE FROM Christianity Today [3 Simple Words That Can Help Your Sermons Stick] A simple practice every pastor can do on Monday that can help last weekend's message have the impact you want. by Karl Vaters [Passion Students Sponsor Every Compassion Child in Four Countries] Attendees at 50,000-strong conference commit to financially support 7,000 children in developing world. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra [Reading the Reformation in 2017] Historians are still finding new things to say about Martin Luther and his movement. Bruce Gordon [The Micro-Premie Dilemma] Does NICU technology change our pro-life obligations? Courtney Reissig [Amazon's Alexa Delivers Your Daily Devo in Your Favorite Authors' Voices] Hear Ann Voskamp, Shauna Niequist, and others straight from your smart device. Kate Shellnutt Related CT Newsletters [CT Entertainment] Reviews and perspectives on movies, TV, and music. [Sign Up Now] [The Galli Report] Weekly must-reads from the editor of CT. [Sign Up Now] [Christianity Today Direct Newsletter] Delivered free via email to subscribers daily. [Subscribe] | [Email Preferences] | [Unsubscribe] | [Privacy Policy] | [Advertise] | [Subscribe to CT] You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org], Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.