Lipscomb legend Dennis ‘Dean’ Loyd dies at 87
The man known to generations of Lipscomb University students as “Dean Loyd” died Sunday at age 87. Dennis Loyd served as a teacher, professor and…
Obituaries
‘Oldest Christian in Ukraine’ dies at 100
These days, stories of death in Ukraine are all too common — and mostly tragic. But this one, Ukrainian Christians said, feels like a triumph.…
Longtime campus minister washed feet — and dishes — and changed thousands of lives
STILLWATER, OKLA. — “Worship where you are.” It’s just one of the famous, or maybe infamous, one-liners for which Monty Daffern was known. Over nearly 30…
Heartbeat’s Landon Saunders put ‘Jesus in the center of everything’
Landon Brady Saunders, evangelist and broadcaster whose authenticity and joy inspired generations, died Nov. 14, 2023, at his home in Norwich, Vt. He was 86.…
Days apart, Nortons enter eternal home
SEARCY, Ark. — The three children of Howard and Jane Norton sat at their parents’ breakfast table on a Sunday morning. They prayed and…
Howard Norton dies at 88
Missionary. Minister. Bible professor. College dean. Newspaper editor. Most importantly, a lifelong follower of Christ. Howard Norton, who served multiple roles on multiple continents for…
Ruth Wyrick was a living definition of service to church and community
Tucked away in the nostalgic memories of my childhood are church homecomings of the 1980s and ’90s. When I close my eyes, I can feel…
‘Mr. ACU,’ Bob Hunter, dies at 94
Robert D. “Bob” Hunter, a Texas politician and an alumnus and administrator of Abilene Christian University — which is associated with Churches of Christ —…
‘A giant among giants’
Franklin Florence moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1959 to serve as full-time minister for the Reynolds Street Church of Christ. More than 60 years later…
Richard Rose, a preacher, gospel singer and protege of Marshall Keeble, dies at 76
Richard A. Rose Sr., one of the “boy preachers” who studied under Marshall Keeble at the Nashville Christian Institute in Tennessee, died Dec. 25, 2022.…
