Editorial: Is it worth it? The value of summer ministry
Summer is in full swing and with it lots of exciting ministry: Bible camps. Vacation Bible Schools. Area youth series. Retreats. Mission trips. School supply…
Opinion
Two people fell in love and share a legacy of faith
Just three days after she turned 17, the bride wore a simple white gown that her mother made. She was so nervous that she gashed…
Just call me Mr. Trinidad, newspaper-mon
SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad and Tobago — ‘What’s that name?” Randolph Bonas asked me after Bible class. “Tryggestad,” I said. “Trinidad?” he asked. “No, ‘Trigg-es-tad,’” I…
Words I had to look up at the Christian Scholars’ Conference
HOUSTON — What better cure is there for jet lag than a trip to an academic conference? That, evidently, was my thinking as I made…
Editorial: Post-COVID, the joy of togetherness is a gift
Remember the pandemic? Three summers ago, we found ourselves dealing with the unimaginable. Churches of Christ lost members, some from COVID-19 itself, others because of…
Fulfilling the role of a ‘kingdom university’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Higher education has faced many challenges in the past three years — a global pandemic, rising expenses and fewer students are just a…
After COVID-19, new opportunities for fellowship
What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.…
The Museum of the Bible: A ‘unifying experience’
WASHINGTON — “We have to come back here.” I was delighted when my daughters — 13-year-old Anna and 11-year-old Heidi — declared this after their…
What it means to live in pain
You can’t see the pain. You can’t understand why the pretty woman in the burgundy SUV parks in the handicapped space. You can’t figure out…
The soundtrack of my life
NORTHAMPTON, England — “Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name…
