Serving with the ‘Dominican Paul’
MAO, Dominican Republic — Workers with One Kingdom, a mission supported by Churches of Christ, recently traveled to this Caribbean nation to check in with…
Archive: Aug 2022
‘This year has changed everything’
In the northern Polish city of Sopot, a group of Ukrainian Christians joined their fellow refugees in the town square. As the Ukrainian anthem played…
‘What a Gathering’: Diana Singing returns after three years
CORNERSVILLE, Tenn. — It might have been another victim of the pandemic. For the first time since 1969, the Diana Singing was canceled in 2020…
Voices only: That final ‘sanctus’ in ‘On Zion’s Glorious Summit’
Welcome to Voices only, your occasional dose of great a cappella. I just came across this clip from the Henderson Church of Christ, which meets…
Editorial: Pray for teachers, and support them
Teachers are quitting. In droves. Who can blame them? They’re paid less, after inflation, than they were a decade ago. They’re paid less, too, than…
‘The Gospel is for the poor’
DZODZE, Ghana — John Morkli has a dream. “The vision is to get a movement to send the Gospel to every corner of Ghana and…
VBS is one big drama
EDMOND, Okla. — For the Edmond Church of Christ, VBS stands for Very Busy Summer. Actually, preparations for the 1,100-member congregation’s Vacation Bible School begin…
Two adoptions, two differing views: Christian women reflect on their experiences
Two Christian women, 18 years and a half-continent apart, faced painfully similar decisions — what to do about the baby. Yet, a generation later, their…
How five Nashville churches came together
Aaron Tremblay, now a minister in the Nashville, Tenn., area, preached for 10 years for the 75-member Leominster Church of Christ in Massachusetts. In Tremblay’s…
Indiana preacher faces ‘trials and tribulations’ after Batmobile shop raided
As a Christian and a big fan of Batman — a superhero who fights for justice — Mark Racop had never been on the wrong…
