An emotional return
Visible scars were gone — the bullet holes, the bloodstained carpet — as the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, made an emotional…
Archive: Aug 2020
Voices only: Waymaker
Welcome to Voices only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the…
Christians respond to police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.
The case of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis., was the focus of a Christian…
Stafford North is ‘there’ at last
OKLAHOMA CITY — On July 5, in the parking lot of the Memorial Road Church of Christ, Stafford North gave what would be his final public…
Seeking justice, mercy with God’s love
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Over the past three months, I’ve covered protests in Lafayette Square in front of the White House. I’ve prayed with family by the…
Sharing faith and furniture in Iowa
Susan Johnston tells the story of Central Furniture Rescue with passion and a catch in her voice. Johnston is the founder, president and executive director…
Iowa residents in need following ‘land hurricane’
Susan Johnston called the storm that hit Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 10, a “land hurricane.” The National Weather Service characterizes it as a derecho (pronounced similar…
As Christians, let’s end ‘corona culture’
EDMOND, Okla. — I thought a disease on the other side of the world would never reach me. Or if it did, it wouldn’t be a big…
Ministers experience disaster, tragic loss — and now a pandemic
I first met John Dobbs and Les Ferguson Jr. as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Through the years, these brothers in Christ have become more…
A Katrina story: The time I saw Jesus come alive in Pascagoula, Miss.
In my experience with Hurricane Katrina, I considered many heroes — but none more than David and Elaine Kilbern. I was the minister for the…
