Sunday worship in Jesus’ hometown
NAZARETH, Israel — Jerusalem. Galilee. Pisgah. Like a kid on his first trip to Disney, I was excited to see the places that I’ve read…
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Baptized in secret, he became a bold proclaimer
Missionary Edwin Crookshank baptized Eddie Kalokul Karris on Jan. 19, 1981 — at midnight, so members of the Presbyterian church where Eddie formerly served wouldn’t…
‘I’m going to live or die with them’
BOM JESUS, Angola — He was proclaiming Christ in Mozambique as a massive cyclone approached. A church member back home offered to buy him a…
School of preaching burned, Christians scattered in east India
Waves of ethnically charged violence in northeast India have claimed lives, driven thousands from their homes and resulted in the burning of church buildings, including…
Little church serves Ukrainians
KAUNAS, Lithuania — This small nation on the Baltic Sea, which borders Belarus and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, has become a hub of relief…
Around the World: Serving the deaf, praying for a new king and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
A Memorial Day journey ‘in Flanders fields’
WAREGEM, Belgium — Tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers are buried in American military cemeteries across Europe. I spent the afternoon before Memorial Day at…
In Tanzania, fellowship comes with a discount safari
LONGIDO, Tanzania — I’ve traveled to Africa more than a dozen times and enjoyed a grand total of one safari. That adventure occurred in Victoria…
‘Practical preaching’ in a dry, thirsty land
MONDULI JUU, Tanzania — Worshipers walked across a beige, barren landscape on a Sunday morning as Bible class began in Monduli Juu, which is “up”…
Praying for restoration — and rain
NAMANGA, Tanzania— Denominational doctrine and drought. Those were concerns expressed by a group of Kenyan preachers as they gathered in this East African border town.…
