Editorial: The value of a Christian education
My wife is a Pepperdine University graduate, and I graduated from Southwestern Christian College. Four of our five children attended universities associated with Churches of…
Archive: Jan 2022
Shrinking congregations sell buildings
The Highland Oaks Church of Christ in Dallas and the Rochester Church of Christ in Rochester Hills, Mich., are selling buildings that once welcomed thousands…
Meat Loaf’s surprising connections to Churches of Christ
Before Meat Loaf's debut album sold 44 million copies and became one of the best-selling albums of all time, he was an active member of…
Across the Nation: Toys for Tots, a coat drive and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
21st Century Christian moving after 57 years
By Feb. 1, publisher and bookstore 21st Century Christian will be out of its location on 12th Avenue South in Nashville, Tenn. — where it’s…
COVID-19 complicates relief efforts
MAYFIELD, Ky. — When an EF4 tornado tore across four states in four hours the night of Dec. 10 — devastating communities in Arkansas, Missouri,…
An easel and a cross
BENTON, Ky. — Every disaster area offers a blend of devastation and healing, of heartbreak and hope. Every day, God presents the volunteer with a…
The elephant on the border
A Church of Christ in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro is readying itself to house refugees if neighboring Russia invades. “We’ve already told some…
A match made for heaven
FLORENCE, Ala. — Robert and Wilma Huffaker met in high school in Grove, Okla., in 1943. He was a senior, she a sophomore. At the…
Texas rabbi held at gunpoint has helped Christian school understand antisemitism
Rabbi Charlie, as friends and congregants call him, teaches with emotion when he tells students in Mark Baur’s Worldviews course at Fort Worth Christian School…
