Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 1/13/2026
- Minneapolis pastor writes
- UK Bible sales
- Abuse survivors go to court
- God’s will
- Interfaith efforts in Pittsburgh
- What rocks tells us
I am a Minneapolis mother and pastor, and I know where I stand*
The New Republic: We are being sold a brutish view of the world. But another world is possible.
“It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality”: UK Bible sales reach record high
The Guardian: The surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows.
‘We’re not those little girls anymore’: Women who accused pastor of abuse see him in court
NBC News: Nearly a month after Joe Campbell was arrested on charges that he sexually abused two girls decades ago, he appeared in an Oklahoma courtroom. His accusers attended, too.
The big inshallah*
The New York Times: After his toddler was diagnosed with cancer, a writer asked: “What now?”
In Pittsburgh, pro-immigrant interfaith efforts emerge amid concerns about ICE
Religion News Service: On Fridays, a group of interfaith believers holds a vigil outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, where over 800 people have been held amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts.
The Spark
Meet the oldest rock in the West
Wyoming’s 3.5 billion-year-old geologic history* reminds us that Earth is ever-changing, High Country News says.
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