What We’re Reading: The Great Omission
MONDULI, Tanzania — Can help cause harm? We’ve seen it in African nations including Swaziland, a tiny kingdom where we served students at African Christian College. …
Archive: Jun 2015
On Ferguson, faith and the fight for equality
"As a nation and a people, we must continue to lay down the burden of race,” says civil rights attorney, preacher and church elder Fred…
On Ferguson, faith and the fight for equality
"As a nation and a people, we must continue to lay down the burden of race,” says civil rights attorney, preacher and church elder Fred…
No matter the cost — or the pay
MARIETTA, Ga. — In 1883, after three years of preaching, J.D. Tant was paid for the first time. He received a total of $9.75 for the…
An insult — and a challenge — led minister to serve children in need
MARIETTA, Ga. — An insult leveled against David Tant more than 40 years ago set the minister and his wife, Flora, on a path to…
Reptiles, refugees and baptisms
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia — Christians tossed rocks in the river to scare away crocodiles as they prepared for baptisms in an East African refugee camp in…
Newsmakers, July 2015
NAMED Archer Amanda Archer, lower school principal for Westbury Christian School in Houston. David North, director of computer science advancement and associate professor of computer…
W. F. (Bill) and Frances Hair Weger, 75th Anniversary
W. F. (Bill) and Frances Hair Weger, formerly of Lawton, Okla., will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 27, in the fellowship hall of…
Appreciation: Betty Wolford
Betty Wolford, a member of the Western Hills Church of Christ in Lawton, Okla., recently stepped down from active Bible class teaching after 72 years…
Dee and Audra Martin, 70th Anniversary
Dee and Audra Martin are celebrating 70 years of marriage on July 24, 2015. They both grew up in Tipton, Okla. After Dee was discharged…
