Visiting vs. virtual
James and Candice Wiser’s church family in Southern California shed tears this past summer as the couple and their two young daughters prepared to move…
Archive: Mar 2021
Amid pandemic, a much-needed reminder that church is worth it
Joseph P. Conway’s “Broken but Beautiful — Why Church Is Still Worth It” begins with sobering statistics about the decline of church attendance and church…
Training goes virtual, crosses continents
GEMUNDEN WEILROD, Germany — A church-owned campsite in this forested German village sat empty for this year’s Advanced Bible Study Series, which began in 1968…
In Pacific Northwest, churches create community
SALEM, Ore. — Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Churches of Christ in the Pacific Northwest forge ahead to create meaningful connections. Regional events are…
Milestones, April 2021
Anniversaries Robert and Loretta Hamm Robert and Loretta (Maltbie) Hamm are celebrating 65 years of marriage! They were married in Cherokee, Okla., on March 10,…
Gray deserves Presidential Medal of Freedom
Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and John Lewis are three of the most recognizable faces of the civil rights movement and have become memorable…
A simpler church
Early in the pandemic, Matt Dabbs found himself preaching a message he never thought he’d preach: It’s OK not to go to church. Well, not…
Brazilian churches online again in wake of aggressive virus strain
RECIFE, Brazil — Two dozen people per day are dying in this South American city of 1.6 million souls, said missionary Mike Pruitt. An aggressive strain of…
Voices only: If We Ever …
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After difficult year, COVID-19 vaccines bring joy and hope
OKLAHOMA CITY — “Celebrate. People need hope.” My friend David Duncan texted me that advice when I told him I was struggling to write this…
