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August 1, 2025 | Vol. 40, No. 8

ChatGPA

Grace Snell | AI is forcing teachers and students to redefine education


FEATURES
Deepfake learning

One teacher’s struggle with artificial intelligence

What ails America

Emma Freire | Can the MAHA movement cure the nation’s health crisis?

Hang on tight

Abi Dunning | Riding a half-ton bull for a few seconds is an act of faith

Yearning to breathe free

Addie Offereins | Economic migrants broke America’s asylum system. Can it be fixed?


CULTURE
TRENDING

Beautiful complexity

TRENDING | Popular Japanese anime studio appeals to a new generation with stories that revel in contradiction

Books

Heart and head united

BOOKS | A defense of the Reformed tradition’s spiritual formation

The full Robby

BOOKS | Essays by America’s leading conservative philosopher

Changing gospel music

BOOKS | The music and ministry of Andraé Crouch

Mystery, friendship, and the stories we tell

BOOKS | Philosophy, Church and state relations, Christian biography, and more

Catholicism in a time of crisis

BOOKS | The faith of Ernest Hemingway

Darkness that points to the light

BOOKS | How literature reveals theological truths about the human condition

Fantasy novels and the Christian faith

BOOKS | A theological analysis of literary magic

Children's Books

Seasons of growth

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Two middle-grade reads about transformations

Hope amid hurdles

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Recent releases from Christian publishers

 
FILM & TV

Superman

MOVIE | With sincere characters and nods to the classic comics, James Gunn’s film breathes new life into an ailing franchise

Smurfs

MOVIE | Forgettable songs, miscast actors, and conflicting takeaways

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming August releases

Heads of State

MOVIE | Chief executive frenemies vs. Russian bad guys

Music

Remembering surf music and psychedelic soul

MUSIC | The lives of Brian Wilson and Sly Stone

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Four fresh albums

Masterworks

War in heaven

MASTERWORKS | Guido Reni depicts God’s victory over evil

Quest

The doubtful origins of Islam

QUEST | A.S. Ibrahim | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Health
Therapy in the saddle

HEALTH | Kids and adults find physical and mental healing from horses

Science
Getting the gut right

SCIENCE | Study finds most U.S. babies lack key microbes

Sports
Ballpark fans and bans

SPORTS | MLB takes hard line against gratuitous taunts

Money
Running away with your vote

MONEY | Christian investors may not realize their shares are supporting questionable proposals

Business
Cloudy outlook

BUSINESS | U.S. executives worry about the economic horizon

Technology
Policing robots make the rounds

TECHNOLOGY | Is a wave of robotic law enforcement in our future?