February (Web-only) 2014
![The Quick Take for February 28, 2014 The Quick Take for February 28, 2014](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37509.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Quick Take for February 28, 2014
Oscar predictions, 'The Americans,' the next Star Wars villain, and more in the Quick Take.
![Matchmaker for Missionaries Tackles a Top Reason They Quit Matchmaker for Missionaries Tackles a Top Reason They Quit](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37516.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Matchmaker for Missionaries Tackles a Top Reason They Quit
As singles on the field double, a new site seeks to help them find spouses (and friends).
![Advice to Women: Marry an Evangelist Advice to Women: Marry an Evangelist](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37361.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Advice to Women: Marry an Evangelist
Has scriptural instruction become merely optional in our marriages?
![Son of God Son of God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37488.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Son of God
TV’s most recent depiction of Jesus gets a theatrical release—and that's key to thinking about this version.
![What God Teaches Us About Broken Marriage Vows What God Teaches Us About Broken Marriage Vows](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/124821.jpg?h=123&w=220)
What God Teaches Us About Broken Marriage Vows
May the church offer divorcees grace, not guilt-trips.
españolFrançais![TV Politics and Proximate Justice TV Politics and Proximate Justice](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37472.jpg?h=123&w=220)
TV Politics and Proximate Justice
Shows like 'Scandal,' 'The Americans,' and 'House of Cards' give us one picture of politics. Are there any others?
![The Case for Big Change at Calvary Chapel The Case for Big Change at Calvary Chapel](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37467.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Case for Big Change at Calvary Chapel
Being ‘culturally conservative’ hurts movement’s relevance, says Chuck Smith’s successor, Brian Brodersen.
![Fracking Isn't a Four-Letter Word Fracking Isn't a Four-Letter Word](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37465.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Fracking Isn't a Four-Letter Word
Why Christians should reconsider the oft-misunderstood drilling practice.
![Creation Care Starts with Our Bodies Creation Care Starts with Our Bodies](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37203.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Creation Care Starts with Our Bodies
Or, what I learned from my bikini-clad mother-in-law about the goodness of creation.
![Casting the Devil Out of the Jesus Story Casting the Devil Out of the Jesus Story](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37455.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Casting the Devil Out of the Jesus Story
Why the 'Son of God' film excludes Satan from the Christ story—and what’s at stake.
![Harriet Beecher Stowe, Spiritual Adventurer Harriet Beecher Stowe, Spiritual Adventurer](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37452.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Spiritual Adventurer
The author of 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin' wasn't always the stodgy conservative of popular imagination.
![Saying Hola to Our Multilingual Reality Saying Hola to Our Multilingual Reality](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37290.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Saying Hola to Our Multilingual Reality
God calls us to celebrate our country’s beautiful diversity.
![The Inconceivable Start of African-American Christianity The Inconceivable Start of African-American Christianity](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37435.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Inconceivable Start of African-American Christianity
Why slaves adopted their oppressor's religion—and transformed it.
![Changing Depictions, Changing Perceptions Changing Depictions, Changing Perceptions](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37423.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Changing Depictions, Changing Perceptions
Bridging the gap between female stereotypes and real women starts in our heads, not stock photography.
![The Quick Take for February 21, 2014 The Quick Take for February 21, 2014](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37425.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Quick Take for February 21, 2014
Some great streaming picks, the critics weigh in on Jimmy Fallon and this weeks' films, and more in the Quick Take.
![Study: 2 Million U.S. Scientists Identify As Evangelical Study: 2 Million U.S. Scientists Identify As Evangelical](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37411.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Study: 2 Million U.S. Scientists Identify As Evangelical
A new NAE-backed initiative wants to see if they can help scientists and evangelicals better understand each other.
![Into the Academic Lion's Den Into the Academic Lion's Den](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37410.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Into the Academic Lion's Den
Do Christian scholars belong in the hostile world of higher ed?
![Candace Cameron Bure: On Her Christian Faith and Her Own ‘Full House’ Candace Cameron Bure: On Her Christian Faith and Her Own ‘Full House’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37398.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Candace Cameron Bure: On Her Christian Faith and Her Own ‘Full House’
After years of growing her family and her faith, the former child star is balancing it all.
![The Toracle: Oxen Law The Toracle: Oxen Law](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37170.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Toracle: Oxen Law
What to do with an ox, according to the Bible, in a handy flowchart.
![A Fragile Faith of Devotion and Cynicism A Fragile Faith of Devotion and Cynicism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37390.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A Fragile Faith of Devotion and Cynicism
Addie Zierman was a high-school prayer warrior who drifted away from the church. Her memoir describes an uncertain return.
![Redeeming the 'Do What You Love' Mantra Redeeming the 'Do What You Love' Mantra](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37363.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Redeeming the 'Do What You Love' Mantra
The good news for Christians: When work is worship, we get to love it all.
![The Crucible of Marriage The Crucible of Marriage](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/78577.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Crucible of Marriage
Holy matrimony is an endless opportunity to lay down our lives in love
![Show Us the Relief Money! Show Us the Relief Money!](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37373.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Show Us the Relief Money!
The post-Haiyan Philippine recovery: Amid anger about corruption, gratefulness for a ‘miracle-like event.’
![Why We Don't Just Need Community, We Need Church Why We Don't Just Need Community, We Need Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37372.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Why We Don't Just Need Community, We Need Church
In our own sacred spaces and circles of friends, we can’t recreate the body of Christ.
![Fall Off the Bible-in-a-Year Wagon? Fall Off the Bible-in-a-Year Wagon?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37292.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Fall Off the Bible-in-a-Year Wagon?
That’s okay, experts say. Biblical comprehension is more important than completing prescribed reading plans.
![The rich and famous have it all… except our grace. The rich and famous have it all… except our grace.](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37341.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Not Another Celebrity Takedown, Please
When stars make headlines, even Christians are quick to throw stones.
![Are Evangelicals Bad for Marriage? Are Evangelicals Bad for Marriage?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37337.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Are Evangelicals Bad for Marriage?
A new study says Protestants are more likely than non-religious Americans to divorce, but some disagree.
![The Quick Take for February 14, 2014 The Quick Take for February 14, 2014](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37334.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Quick Take for February 14, 2014
Remembering Shirley Temple Black, movies and new TV pilots to stream at home, an interview with Mark Burnett & Roma Downey, and more.
![Is Valentine's Day a Lose-Lose Holiday? Is Valentine's Day a Lose-Lose Holiday?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37285.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Is Valentine's Day a Lose-Lose Holiday?
The single and dating come together to try to redeem the commercialized extravaganza.
![The Latest Challenge to the Bible's Accuracy? The Latest Challenge to the Bible's Accuracy?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37326.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Latest Challenge to the Bible's Accuracy: Abraham's Anachronistic Camels?
Despite the latest study of bones, evidence indicates the iconic desert animals do belong in Genesis.
![Winter's Tale Winter's Tale](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37347.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Winter's Tale
Instructions in order to enjoy this fairy tale: you'd better treat it like that—a fairy tale.
![Not Just a New Testament God Not Just a New Testament God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37278.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Not Just a New Testament God
The cranky, severe, Old Testament God isn’t an opening act.
![The Poor Shall Inherit the Boards The Poor Shall Inherit the Boards](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37206.jpg?h=124&w=220)
The Poor Shall Inherit the Boards
Calling for more economic diversity in church leadership.
![If a Brand-New Christian Women's Conference Goes Viral, Then What? If a Brand-New Christian Women's Conference Goes Viral, Then What?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37252.jpg?h=123&w=220)
If a Brand-New Christian Women's Conference Goes Viral, Then What?
The story behind the success of the IF: Gathering.
![It's OK to Have a Boring Valentine's Day It's OK to Have a Boring Valentine's Day](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37204.jpg?h=124&w=220)
It's OK to Have a Boring Valentine's Day
Happy couples keep the romance alive year-round.
![The Quick Take for February 7, 2014 The Quick Take for February 7, 2014](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37199.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Quick Take for February 7, 2014
Hating on 'Labor Day,' remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman, streaming picks, and more.
![For God and Country: Christian Athletes to Watch in Sochi For God and Country: Christian Athletes to Watch in Sochi](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37194.jpg?h=123&w=220)
For God and Country: Christian Athletes to Watch in Sochi
The Olympics isn't just about competition. It's also about stories. Here are some who know their Author.
![The Lego Movie The Lego Movie](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37179.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Lego Movie
The rare (and wonderful) kids' movie that rewards those who come to it like children.
![In Defense of the Christian Private School Bubble In Defense of the Christian Private School Bubble](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36472.jpg?h=123&w=220)
In Defense of the Christian Private School Bubble
Giving parents grace in a complex educational landscape.
![How White Missionaries Helped Birth Modern-Day India How White Missionaries Helped Birth Modern-Day India](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/37306.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How White Missionaries Helped Birth Modern-Day India
An Indian missionary tells fellow Christians to stop complaining and follow their forefathers' example.
![Toxic Leaders in Our Ranks Toxic Leaders in Our Ranks](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36417.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Toxic Leaders in Our Ranks
New Army research could inform how the church fosters healthier, godlier leadership.
![Rethinking the Origins Debate Rethinking the Origins Debate](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36481.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Rethinking the Origins Debate
Most Americans—and most Christians—do not fall neatly into creationist or evolutionist camps.
![We Can't All Be Beautiful We Can't All Be Beautiful](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36471.jpg?h=123&w=220)
We Can't All Be Beautiful
Why does our obsession with self-acceptance focus so much on appearance?
![Birthmothers, the Unsung Heroes of the Adoption Movement Birthmothers, the Unsung Heroes of the Adoption Movement](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36462.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Birthmothers, the Unsung Heroes of the Adoption Movement
A new ministry is trying to change bad stereotypes.
![Cursed by Natural Childbirth Cursed by Natural Childbirth](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/36350.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Cursed by Natural Childbirth
They say labor makes women feel empowered. So why do I feel so broken and weak?