Faithful in setbacks and success
Divorced. Laid off. Diagnosed with an unpredictable, often disabling disease. Dawn Ainger isn’t one to let an obstacle — or three — stand in her…
Archive: Feb 2015
Christians should be ‘the first in line to engage for good’
As an educator, Candice McQueen has a long list of accomplishments. But the newly named commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education says one of…
Tennessee church member works to repurpose T-shirts — and people
LeEllen Smith takes materials others see as useless and turns them into something beautiful. She believes God can do the same with people. The longtime…
A search for preachers — reality TV style
MALIBU, Calif. — “American Idol” for ministers? “Survivor” with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit? Welcome to the “Next Gen Preacher Search,” developed by Pepperdine…
Lester Holt a humble newsman with a serious faith
A few years ago, a group of communications students from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., visited NBC’s “Today” show studios in New York. A familiar…
A heart for Hawaii
HONOLULU — “Aloha!” Mark Young stretches out each syllable of the traditional Hawaiian greeting as 150-plus church members and visitors fill the blue-gray wooden pews…
JoAnne North’s devotion yields a bountiful harvest behind bars
JoAnne North is a devoted wife, a great-grandmother and a leader in Bible education for children. For the past three decades, she also has devoted…
‘Be bold in the city’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Like many of their fellow believers, Amber Taylor and Shannon Davis are troubled by declining membership among Churches of Christ in the…
Voices-only Wednesday: “There’s a Stirring,” up vs. down notes and concert memories
Welcome to Voices-only Wednesday. We scour the web to find unique, inspiring and allover awesome a cappella videos to share with with you. Here's a…
Editorial: ‘Cradled in freefall’
We didn’t know Kayla Mueller. Neither did the pundits and bloggers who have said plenty — and nothing — about the 26-year-old aid worker who…
