Reporting on controversies
I know a little about Churches of Christ. I was two weeks old when I first attended. Except for the crazy COVID-19 period, I’ve spent…
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Culture wars turn classrooms into battlefields
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before I got my start in religion reporting 25 years ago, I covered education news for The Oklahoman, the daily newspaper in Oklahoma…
Polishing the Pulpit puts the focus on preaching
BRANSON, MO. — I was 6 when my family packed a U-Haul truck and moved to Louisiana so my father, Bob, could attend the White’s…
60th anniversary tribute: Two people fell in love and share a legacy of faith
PORTAGEVILLE, MO. — Just three days after she turned 17, the bride wore a simple white gown that her mother made. She was so nervous…
Christians use AI to share Jesus
Missionary Leslie Taylor preaches in English and Japanese each Sunday at the bilingual Matsudo Church of Christ in the Tokyo area. A military brat who…
Sun and blessings: God is working
Ah, summertime. For most, the rising temperatures signal a more relaxed time of year, characterized by lazy days playing in the water, road trips to…
Meet the suddenly most quotable minister in Minnesota
RICHFIELD, MINN. — Nebraska. Tennessee. Minnesota. I keep running into Ethan Bilbrey … and I keep quoting him in The Christian Chronicle. The funny thing…
Slain missionaries mourned: Praying ‘God will make a way’ in Haiti
I can still see the joy on the faces of the Haitian people. I traveled to the poor Caribbean nation in 2018 to report on…
Nancy French’s ‘Ghosted’ offers a haunting, helpful read — but not for everyone
The biggest villain — and rightly so — in Nancy French’s memoir “Ghosted: An American Story” is a preacher who gives the seventh-grader a ride home from…
What’s really going on at the Texas Rangers game
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Fishing is about more than fishing. That was the gist of a Top 10 country song released in 2011. Trace Adkins’ “Just…
