Wednesday’s News & Ideas - 3/25/2026
- Mullally installed as archbishop
- History of sanctuary movement
- Digital spirituality
- Anne Graham Lotz & daughter
- Jewish charity ambulances
- Cucumber movement
For the first time, the Anglican Communion will be led by a woman. Here’s how women are celebrating
NPR: Sarah Mullally is the first woman to lead the global association of churches that trace their roots to Henry VIII’s 16th century break with the Catholic Church.
How the sanctuary movement became the faithful’s answer to ICE raids
Religion News Service: The sanctuary movement has deep biblical roots, but it has evolved from the 1980s in important ways.
‘I’m deathly afraid’: What is digital spirituality leading us toward?
The Guardian: Where traditional religion once gathered people together, digital spirituality is now consumed in isolation, mediated by tech gods with opaque agendas
‘The baton is being passed’: Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz on writing, working with her daughter
Religion News Service: After the daughter and granddaughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham faced medical ailments, they wrote a book about a biblical character’s relatable life.
UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
The Associated Press: Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
The Spark
Cucumber: The plant that moves more than you think
Be it with its curling tendrils or because of its desirable properties, the cucumber is defined by motion, JSTOR says.
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