Faulkner Bible Lectureship showcases young speakers
During the Faulkner University Bible Lectureship in late October, the College of Biblical Studies hosted an invitational speech tournament featuring youths from the national Lads…
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Oklahoma Christian University closing its Graduate School of Theology
Oklahoma Christian University has become the third university associated with Churches of Christ to close or restructure its graduate programs in theology that prepare students…
The Lord ‘led us to Darwin’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Celebrity sightings here in Music City are regular occurrences, from Dolly Parton to Justin Timberlake to, of course, Taylor Swift. But no…
The faithful ‘Forged in Fire’
‘I’m alive and well. I’m thankful for it.” That’s how Jason Bivens answers the question, “How are you?” The deacon of the Church of Christ…
‘One more waffle, and I get to go home’
‘Is there such a thing as a waffle hangover?” Philip Jenkins should know. The Tennessee youth minister promised his 200-member youth group that if its…
Christian apologist and prominent atheist debate God’s existence
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — There was no interrupting, no yelling, no hurled insults, no pounding the podium in this debate, despite its divisive and eternally consequential…
COVID-19 left her blind. Then it took her father. But this young mom refuses to ‘give up on God’
LANCASTER, Texas — “Amazing Grace” welcomed tiny Samuel Souder to his first church service. Through the nursery glass echoed the sweet sound of the Cold…
Keeping the faith: Texas Rangers win the World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — I lived to see it. The Texas Rangers just won the World Series. Forty-one years after I first walked into the old…
‘There’s so much to carry forward’
SILVER POINT, Tenn. — At first glance, it looked like little more than a traditional homecoming in a plain red-brick church building atop one of…
Across the Nation: A fundraiser for Healing Hands International, a church destroyed by fire 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…
