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Yesterday was the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, kicking off two weeks of competition, with athletes pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Aberdeen Livingstone, who suffers from chronic pain and isn’t able to push herself as an athlete anymore, still loves watching the games. She writes in a new essay for Christianity Today that embracing her disability doesn’t prevent her from recognizing the incredible God who made the human body or from celebrating with the athletes competing. |
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"I love the Olympics," she writes, "because in the way these athletes move, I get to see a glimpse of God—the God who designed tendons and ligaments, fast-twitch muscles and red blood cells. The God who crafted some bodies to seem untethered from gravity, free from friction and strain. And this Godward gaze, directed toward the maker of these athletes and not the athletes themselves, lifts me out of myself and into his work in the world." |
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She adds that this isn’t a forgetfulness of her pain or her own struggles with her body. Instead, "it’s a forgetfulness of the false narrative that I and my experience are the sum total of reality or the primary lens through which I should see life." |
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On this week’s episode of The Russell Moore Show, Russell speaks with Charles Marsh, author of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. They explore Bonhoeffer’s life and legacy 120 years after his birth.
"He’s preoccupied with this question of what it means to follow Jesus Christ out of a singleness of heart and a totality of devotion," Charles says of Bonhoeffer. | Listen here. |
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Kate Lucky, senior features editor: This provocative essay on "third-order vanity" rings true—and makes me grateful to be off social media. |
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Ashley Hales, editorial director, features: I’m re-reading Marilynne Robinson’s first novel, Housekeeping, this winter. When an inky black train slides into the lake, it changes the lives of generations of women. |
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Mia Staub, senior editorial project manager: These Moleskine blank journals are a favorite for sermon and Bible notes. |
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Join Jen Wilkin and Russell Moore on February 13 at 12:00 PM CST for a member-exclusive livestream exploring biblical illiteracy, why intentional engagement with Scripture is so important, and how to cultivate deeper, more sustainable Bible study habits. |
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Members can register at MoreCT.com/Livestream. |
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When Jesus taught, he used parables. The kingdom of God is like yeast, a net, a pearl. Then and today, to grasp wisdom and spiritual insight, we need the concrete. We need stories. In this issue of Christianity Today, we focus on testimony—the stories we tell, hear, and proclaim about God’s redemptive work in the world. Testimony is a personal application of the Good News. You’ll read Marvin Olasky’s testimony from Communism to Christ, Jen Wilkin’s call to biblical literacy, and a profile on the friendship between theologian Miroslav Volf and poet Christian Wiman. In an essay on pickleball, David Zahl reminds us that play is also a testament to God’s grace. As you read, we hope you’ll apply the truths of the gospel in your own life, church, and neighborhood. May your life be a testimony to the reality of God’s kingdom. |
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