A lion’s death and Africa’s true beauty
Alas, I never got the chance to see Cecil the lion. Though I’ve been blessed to visit his home continent multiple times, my trips don’t…
Archive: Jul 2015
Love the preacher who left? You won’t like the new one
WICHITA, Kan. — Mark Frost drives a Ford Focus. His other vehicle, he quips, is a Cessna. “So I feel like I’m coming home,” Frost…
Voices-only Wednesday: ‘What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
Welcome to Voices-only Wednesday, when we scour the Internet to find great a cappella videos. I've sung this week's featured song, "What a Friend We…
Spotlight: Advocate honored
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gospel Advocate was honored July 9 by the Tennessee House of Representatives. House Resolution 55 recognized the 160th anniversary of the longest-running…
Partners, August 2015
BIBLE CAMPS GANDER BROOK CHRISTIAN CAMP RAYMOND, Maine — Before the summer camping season swings into full groove, Gander Brook counselors undergo a week of…
Camp of ages: Churches see a big God on Short Mountain
WOODBURY, Tenn. — At an elevation of 2,074 feet, Short Mountain proves nearer to heaven than any place in Middle Tennessee. On a clear day, a…
Editorial: A call for convicted civility
This is a time for Churches of Christ to state what the Bible teaches and stand by it. That’s the easy part. This also is…
On faith across the pond
He’s introduced countless souls to the Bread of Life. He’s also baked bread — quite a lot of it, actually. Before he was a full-time…
Missionaries to rural America
MEDICINE PARK, Okla. — From the peak of Mount Scott, elevation 2,464 feet, Kaylee Cowan can see hope for the small towns that dot America’s landscape…
A church gets saved
CARNEGIE, Okla. — Bryce Marshall was ready to call it quits. So was his church. The 27-year-old was “burned out, tired, frustrated and seeing no results,”…
