Ted Olsen
Christianity Today
Milton Township, IL, United States
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Past articles by Ted:
The Collateral Damage of Sin
Worse than what “missing the mark” does to our soul is what it does to our neighbors. → Read More
The Bobby Knight Problem
Whether we seek championship banners or church growth, we’re all in danger of using the end to justify the means. → Read More
Election Civility Is Not Enough
Love keeps no record of wrongs, but it does stand up against them. → Read More
Remembering Rob Moll
Our friend and coworker had joyfully prepared for his tragic death. → Read More
Religious Freedom Isn’t Just for Christians
A Supreme Court cruelty reveals how we can love our neighbors. → Read More
How to Jump Back In to Bible Reading
Christian leaders have their own reasons for not reading Scripture. → Read More
Memorializing the Civil War
Every May we're reminded of the war that split our country, but the Christian stories of that struggle remain buried. Here are some facts you probably didn't know. → Read More
Happy(?) Advent
The time before Christmas hasn't always been a celebration. → Read More
Christmas Traditions' Common Denominator
Unearthing the origins of Yuletide customs. → Read More
One Does Not Simply Leave Evangelicalism
We agree: It’s a broken word describing broken people in a broken movement. It’s still Good News. → Read More
The Real Saint Nicholas
The story of Santa Claus's namesake. → Read More
Top Eight Historically Incorrect Christmas Songs
How to be a loudmouth know-it-all at your carol sing. → Read More
No Child Left Behind Comes to Awana
The children’s ministry rethinks the competition at its core. → Read More
The Demanding Faith of Flannery O’Connor
In her writing, O’Connor made belief believable. → Read More
If Jesus Came to Flatland
How to think about dimensions beyond our own. → Read More
Hath God Truly Said, ‘Avoid Foolish Controversies’?
It turns out that lustily fighting for the truth isn’t what God asks of us. → Read More
When the Eyes of the Blind Are Opened
New science shows us what exactly Jesus healed in the man born blind. → Read More
Our May Issue: Social Science and Spiritual Formation
Can research about the fruit of the spirit make you a better Christian? → Read More
The Most Celebrated Easter Sermon
Every Easter Orthodox churches around the world read this sermon → Read More
Hitting a Major League Pitch
Looking at the physics, you'd have to say it can't be done. → Read More