February (Web-only) 2021
![Charles Spurgeon Knew It Was Possible to Be Faithful and Depressed Charles Spurgeon Knew It Was Possible to Be Faithful and Depressed](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122340.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Charles Spurgeon Knew It Was Possible to Be Faithful and Depressed
How his example can encourage believers who “walk in darkness, and see no light.”
Français简体中文繁體中文![Are Christian Schools Training Christians or Americans? Are Christian Schools Training Christians or Americans?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122303.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Are Christian Schools Training Christians or Americans?
Jesus made clear that we pledge allegiance only to God. But some Christian education pledges allegiance to the world too.
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Reading While Not Black
How a group of white church planters learned to listen to African Americans and build a better Christian community.
![Our Pilgrimage Through Lent Our Pilgrimage Through Lent](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122196.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Our Pilgrimage Through Lent
A historian weighs in on how the medieval tradition can shape the days leading up to Easter.
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Lent Is a Time to Sing the Blues
In the American music of brokenness and sorrow, my church learns to long for God’s restoration.
![Ash Wednesday’s Imposition of Humility Ash Wednesday’s Imposition of Humility](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122147.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Ash Wednesday’s Imposition of Humility
The dust from whence we came and will return dirties our hearts now.
![In a Year of Death, Ash Wednesday Offers Unexpected Hope In a Year of Death, Ash Wednesday Offers Unexpected Hope](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122157.jpg?h=123&w=220)
In a Year of Death, Ash Wednesday Offers Unexpected Hope
The liturgy of the first day of Lent leads us through dust to the Eucharist.
Português![You May Not Know Judaism as Well as You Think You May Not Know Judaism as Well as You Think](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122028.jpg?h=123&w=220)
You May Not Know Judaism as Well as You Think
John Phelan’s evangelical guide to Jewish thought and history contains many revelations—some of them painful.
![The Extraordinary Cost of Lavish Love The Extraordinary Cost of Lavish Love](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122072.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The Extraordinary Cost of Lavish Love
Valentine’s Day can feel unnecessary when you’ve been married awhile. But when your spouse dies, you want every day to be Valentine’s.
![True Love Waits to Regather True Love Waits to Regather](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122075.jpg?h=123&w=220)
True Love Waits to Regather
This Valentine’s Day, the church’s greatest act of affection for others is following health guidelines.
![Twitterpated: How Christians Find Love on a Divisive Site Twitterpated: How Christians Find Love on a Divisive Site](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122043.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Twitterpated: How Christians Find Love on a Divisive Site
It’s hard to meet people at church these days. Can social media help fill the gap?
![Pentecostals Lead the World in Conversions, But Not in US Missions Pentecostals Lead the World in Conversions, But Not in US Missions](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/122019.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Pentecostals Lead the World in Conversions, But Not in US Missions
Study: Just a tenth of American missions agencies affiliate with the world’s fastest-growing Christian movement.
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PBS to air the story of the black church, the cornerstone of the black community in America.
![Is ‘Authenticity’ Enough for Christian Apologetics? Is ‘Authenticity’ Enough for Christian Apologetics?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/121875.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Is ‘Authenticity’ Enough for Christian Apologetics?
Appeals to nonbelievers should go beyond pure rationality, but they shouldn’t go beyond the bounds of Scripture.
![Dispelling the Smog of Falsehood and ‘Fake News’ Dispelling the Smog of Falsehood and ‘Fake News’](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/121894.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Dispelling the Smog of Falsehood and ‘Fake News’
Old-fashioned preaching and discipleship can confront the conspiracies that threaten how we know truth.
PortuguêsFrançais简体中文繁體中文![How American Politics Complicates UK Evangelicalism How American Politics Complicates UK Evangelicalism](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/121870.jpg?h=123&w=220)
How American Politics Complicates Evangelicalism in the UK
Facing Brexit fallout and COVID, the head of the country’s Evangelical Alliance is eager to shift attention back to their mission.