February
2010
Volume 54, Number 2
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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.
Cover Stories
How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.
Shirl James Hoffman
It is important to distinguish between individuals in sports and the system of sports. Both are broken due to the Fall.
Mark Householder
I suspect that God's design is for us to conduct our analysis in the very throes of competition.
Benjamin J. Chase
There are a lot of Christian athletes who care about the Cross, the gospel, humility, joy, and sanctification.
Ted Kluck
Features
More important than winning the argument against relativism is winning the relativist for Christ.
Mark L. Y. Chan
John Calvin has given the Pulitzer Prize-winning author a way of seeing that imbues her novels with the grandeur of God.
Thomas Gardner
And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches have a crucial role to play.
Interview by Rob Moll
GoodSports reaches a culture suspicious of Christians by teaching kids how to hit an inside pitch.
Patti McCracken
Views
Uganda's anti-gay bill is making cross-cultural relations more complex than ever.
A Christianity Today Editorial
Three authors weigh the merits of observing Lent.
Steven R. Harmon, Frederica Mathewes-Green, and Michael Horton
What to do with the anger that saps strength.
Carolyn Arends
Our love is most godly when it is against the world for the world.
Charles Colson with Catherine Larson
Reviews
On the heels of the Twilight Saga's success, Christian novelists are tapping the riches of vampire mythology.
Elrena Evans
Death is not the enemy, says cancer-stricken Walt Wangerin, but a chance for Jesus to shine.
David Neff
Picks from Andrew Parker, professor of sport and Christian outreach at the University of Gloucestershire
Andrew Parker
A book helping churches respond to an issue we'd rather not think about.
Kate Kirkpatrick
Between Relativism and Fundamentalism, Churchill, and The Strange Adventures of Mr. Andrew Hawthorn.
John Wilson
She tells CT why she remained married to Ted Haggard—even after he suggested that she divorce him.
Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey
News
Recent remarks Jim Dobson's new organization, Montana's assisted suicide, and other topics.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Some express skepticism as violent sect receives baptism.
Sue Sprenkle in Nairobi
More from this Issue
Eve Nunez speaks up for children who cannot speak for themselves.
Laura Leonard