Eulogizing a legend: Thousands pay tribute to Byron Nelson at memorial service
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — In death at age 94, golf legend Byron Nelson finally claimed the one prize he sought more than any other,…
Archive: Sep 2006
Calendar – October 2006
SEPTEMBER 25-27 Midwest Preachers’ Retreat with Prentice Meador. 43rd annual. “Light the Fire: Revival in a Post-Modern World.” Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp, Black River Falls,…
A time for faith, strength, courage
A sign posted in a stairwell at C.F. Rowley Elementary School in Chalmette, La., delivers a warning: “Absolutely no mucky clothes upstairs!! No exceptions! This…
Tied-up counselors and sneaky skunks? Humor huge part of camp experience
A Central Florida Bible Camp counselor woke up one day with an itching nose — and couldn't seem to scratch it. The boys in his…
In their own words: Volunteers reflect on Katrina
Three times in the past year, I’ve traveled to communities hard hit by Hurricane Katrina and witnessed firsthand the tremendous faith and resolve of our…
Courage under fire
CLINTON, Mo. — By early May, when he set out on a mission south of Baghdad, Army Spc. Chris Rutter had become accustomed to the…
Faith amid the storm: The anniversary of Katrina
PEARLINGTON, MISS. — Before Hurricane Katrina, few people in this swampland fishing community had ever heard of the Churches of Christ. But after the nation's…
Faces of Katrina: victims and volunteers
They are brothers and sisters in Christ, working to help rebuild and spread God's word in the wake of the nation's worst natural disaster. They…
Letters to the editor: October 2006
When reduced to its essential argument, the "Dialogue August 06) with Alan Highers can be summed up in one quote, "If the absence of New…
At some churches, JOY buses still drive kids to Sunday school
MESQUITE, TEXAS — A banana-hued bus with brown stripes stutters to a stop at an apartment complex. The singing and laughing drown out the diesel…
