Editorial: Don’t panic, don’t scoff, and look for blessings in the pandemic
Don’t panic. And don’t scoff. We can’t stress that enough. The only thing more virulent than COVID-19 is misinformation about the virus. No, this is…
Archive: Mar 2020
Coronavirus pandemic prompts numerous Churches of Christ to cancel Sunday assemblies
COVID-19 has made one thing clear, if it was not already: The church is not a building. Amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus,…
Pandemic, pandemonium and peace
Fear and confusion. Members of Churches of Christ in Europe see plenty of both as their continent copes with the pandemic of COVID-19 coronavirus. For…
‘Forsaking the assembly?’
Ministers around the globe are preaching sermons to empty rooms. But for once, this has nothing to do with declining church attendance. Using videoconferencing software…
More universities taking measures to prevent spread of COVID-19
Wednesday, Pepperdine Univerity, in Malibu, Cali., became the first of the schools associated with Churches of Christ to announce they were sending students home, in…
13-year-old tornado victim ‘absolutely loved the Lord’
Thirteen-year-old Bridgett McCormick had just started to come out of her shell and get involved with the other youth group members at the Sycamore Church…
Pepperdine moving classes online in response to COVID-19
Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., is moving all classes for the remainder of the spring semester online. Students are also being told they need to…
Volunteer State
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Luke wore a bright orange “Disaster Assistance Church of Christ” T-shirt as he steered a four-wheel vehicle carrying food and supplies…
After tornado, a teen serves her community while grieving her 4-year-old friend
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Just three nights before the unimaginable happened, Izzy Stevens, 17, laughed with her 4-year-old friend, Hattie Jo Collins, across a table at…
Tennessee tornado stories
Tennessee is Church of Christ country. The Volunteer State has roughly 200,000 adherents of the fellowship, according to a national directory published by 21st Century…
