Weary travelers find rest, refuge
CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine — From here, it’s less than 25 miles to Romania. That makes this western Ukrainian city, which hasn’t yet endured an attack from…
Archive: May 2022
A band of brothers drives Ukraine
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — Tanks. Bombs. Guns. He survived them all in the besieged city of Mariupol. Now Artyom Kirilenko drives back into danger, again and…
Buffalo church members help save lives during grocery store shooting
Patrick Patterson was working in the back room of the Tops Friendly Markets grocery store when the shooting began. The 65-year-old member of the Linwood…
Her heart ‘beats strongly’ for Lipscomb’s heritage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A solitary bell tolled 13 times, once for each decade of Lipscomb University’s history, as black-and-white photos of its past presidents appeared…
How does a church call 911? Author offers tips on getting help
How does a church handle a crisis? What is God up to in the middle of a minister transition? How can a church find healing…
From a president and a cucumber, some perspectives on growing up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Call it the second-most-surreal conversation I had during my visit to my alma mater. Lipscomb University’s new president, Candice McQueen, carved out…
HOPE Network Ministries founder Lynn Anderson dies at 85
ABILENE, Texas — Lynn Anderson, beloved minister, mentor to three generations of ministers around the world and founder of HOPE Network Ministries, died May 12…
Former Church of Christ minister pleads guilty to child sexual abuse charges
Joshua Henley, former youth minister for the Holladay Church of Christ in Tennessee, pleaded guilty this week to an eight-count federal indictment. By pleading guilty,…
Saving souls in Sin City
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — When Tyler Yeager, a fourth-grade teacher in northern Arizona, told colleagues he was going to Las Vegas for the weekend,…
This political reporter says journalism has made him a better Christian — he’s not alone
Say what? Jon Ward, chief national correspondent for Yahoo! News, writes in an essay for Christianity Today that his profession has made him a better…
