One year after Sandy, New Jersey church has rebuilt 100 homes
The Christian Post reports: In September 2012, Gateway Church of Christ had just celebrated its first birthday. Originally five families, the now 50 person church…
Archive: Oct 2013
Financial crisis strikes Southwestern Christian College
TERRELL, Texas — Southwestern Christian College, a historically black college associated with Churches of Christ, faces a financial crisis. The sudden loss of $500,000 a…
Former Abilene, Texas, church kid wins another World Series (UPDATED)
Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey (PHOTO BY KEITH ALLISON VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) Eleven years ago, The Christian Chronicle featured John Lackey on its front…
Lipscomb drops ‘LU’ logo after pressure from Liberty University
The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville reports: Fans of Lipscomb University who wear “LU” sweatshirts or drink from “LU” coffee cups now have their hands on…
‘No Makeup November’ catches on
My sister Lauren called me unexpectedly one day last year with a proposal that I couldn’t believe. Lauren is a team leader for RAVE, a…
Harding University students pray, rally around injured football player on opposing team
At Harding University, players from both teams pray for injured Henderson State wide receiver Robert Jordan after Jordan suffered an injury that ended his college…
Church ‘Trunk or Treat’ becoming the norm for Halloween
Anna Fagala and her family, dressed as the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, talk about their congregation's annual "Trunk or Treat." (PHOTO…
Judy Miller, wife of ‘filmstrip evangelist’ Jule Miller, dies at 86
Judy Miller (PHOTO PROVIDED) Author and women's Bible class teacher Judy Miller, the wife of multimedia evangelist Jule Miller, died Oct. 20 after a long…
Church of Christ buildings in California, Texas vandalized
Churches of Christ in California and Texas were attacked by vandals over the weekend. KABC-TV in Los Angeles reports: VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- A San…
From classmates to soulmates?
In the fall of 1988, my brother Scott — a fellow Oklahoma Christian University student — celebrated his 20th birthday. He took the station wagon…
