Church shooting hero honored by Texas governor
The gunfire lasted just six seconds. It was a shot from Jack Wilson, the West Freeway Church of Christ security team leader, that ended the…
Archive: Jan 2020
At FHU lectureship, Christian Chronicle panel to discuss church shootings
HENDERSON, Tenn. — A “Christian Chronicle Live” panel will tackle the issue of church shootings during the 84th annual Freed-Hardeman University Lectureship. Speakers will be…
‘He died in the house of the Lord, serving’
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tony Wallace wasn’t afraid of dying. The faithful Christian talked often about heaven, friends and family members recalled at the church…
Seven tips for covering horrific events at houses of worship — and treating victims right
I love journalism. I love my fellow journalists. But as I pointed out in last week’s column on the media barrage faced by minister Britt…
Voices only: The Doxology
Welcome to Voices only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the…
Minister, college chancellor and civil rights crusader Ron Wright dies at 72
Ronald D. Wright, a longtime minister and elder of the Gray Road Church of Christ in Cincinnati and former chancellor of Delgado Community College in…
Why Texas minister talked to me — and only me — about deadly church shooting
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A few minutes after noon Sunday, my iPhone started pinging with messages from friends, alerting me to a shooting at the…
Church shooting victim remembered: Hero sacrificed his life to save many
FORT WORTH, Texas — At first, Glenda White didn’t realize that her husband, Richard, had been shot. When gunfire broke out during Sunday worship at the…
