A baseball blessing in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba — I crouched in anticipation as I stared at the TV. In a dark room with no air conditioning, I ignored the sweat…
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Can we visit? Not if we don’t know what time
We spent recent months traveling through the eastern U.S., visiting various congregations along the way, which proved exhilarating and interesting. In all, we worshiped God…
The journey: Reporting the news of our fellowship
About 2,800 miles separate Manhattan, N.Y., from Malibu, Calif. By car that trip would take roughly 41 hours, according to Google Maps. The good news…
A blessed visit to a Ghanaian immigrant church
NEW YORK — I didn’t understand the words as the North Bronx Church of Christ sang in Twi, the native dialect of the Ghanaian immigrant…
‘Peace, peace, be still’
MALIBU, Calif. — Maybe it was the hurricane. Maybe it was the church name: Waves Church. Whatever the reason, for the three days I spent…
Wedding makes me thankful for the Lambs of God
PANGBURN, Ark. — The bride didn’t make it down the aisle. Just as soon as she set foot in the auditorium, she froze, panic-stricken, and…
The secret to skydiving: First, brush your teeth
LEXINGTON, Texas — As my skydiving instructor opened the door and a rush of wind blew in, I gazed at the world below us. My…
Why we need to ‘excel in this grace of giving’
The Bible is full of stories about generosity. The little boy with five loaves and two fish. The widow with two copper coins. The church…
My favorite college football analyst: a brother in Christ?
After more than a year of faithful listening, I finally heard something on Josh Pate’s show that shocked me. If you’re a college football fan,…
They were the foreigners
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the late 1980s, as four buddies neared graduation from Oklahoma Christian University, they talked about moving around the globe. Their hearts told…
