Oscar contender ’12 Years a Slave’ has ties to Restoration Movement
The slave owner depicted in the Oscar-nominated film "12 Years a Slave" had strong ties to non-denominational church pioneer Alexander Campbell and the Stone-Campbell Movement…
Archive: Feb 2014
Video: ‘I’ll pray for you’ Detroit church member tells copper thieves
Water gushed from pipes in the meeting place of the Church of Christ at Conant Gardens in eastern Detroit after copper thieves damaged the building. …
Safety concerns prompt Oklahoma church to cancel mission trip to Mexico
EDMOND, Okla. — Travel instability south of the U.S. border and publicity over the recent arrest of a top drug kingpin known as "El Chapo"…
Church members find damaged school — and great need — in South Sudan
Refugees in South Sudan. (PHOTO BY CHUCK DENNIS) During a recent visit to South Sudan, two church members saw firsthand the devastation that resulted from…
PHOTO STORY: 5-year-old baseball player signs with Lipscomb University
The baseball team at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., has added a five-star recruit: 5-year-old Brooks Russell. Brooks, the oldest of Cody and Kari Russell’s…
In troubled Ukraine ‘Christianity is the greatest treasure we have’
Sasha Prokopchuk baptizes and hugs a Bible student in the Black Sea during a 2011 conference in Crimea — a semi-autonomous peninsula in Ukraine where…
Review: Despite its made-for-TV roots, ‘Son of God’ will inspire believers
On Film | Grant StevensNearly 10 years to the day since the release of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” a new movie about…
Why aren’t there more Jesus movies?
On Film | Grant Stevens (See more reviews and posts at grantstevens.wordpress.com) I recently had the opportunity to interview producer Mark Burnett (“Survivor,” “Shark Tank,"…
Video: ‘Cardboard testimonials’ share stories of faith
At the Levy Church of Christ in North Little Rock, Ark., on Sunday, messages written in black ink on pieces of cardboard testified to God's…
Rochester College hits $1 million mark in funds raised for new gym
Rochester College in Michigan, which is associated with Churches of Christ, has reached the $1 million mark in its fundraising for the Garth Pleasant Gymnasium,…
