‘Peace for my city’
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — “Welcome to the best-kept secret in South America.” That’s how Eduardo Vásquez described his adopted home — Uruguay, a teardrop-shaped nation sandwiched between…
Abilene Christian University
Chapel speakers bring ‘Extra’ special message
ABILENE, Texas — “God sees my perfection,” Hope Martin told the audience, then stepped to the side of the podium and took a deep, sweeping…
They live to tell the story
ABILENE, Texas — If there’s a kids’ section in heaven, I’m sure Rex has shown Hattie around. They have a lot in common. When Bobby…
ACU rebuffs the left and the right in reaffirming its sexual stewardship policy
ABILENE, TEXAS — For students at Abilene Christian University, the debate over traditional vs. affirming views on same-sex relationships is not purely theological. It’s personal. Whether they…
Trip conjures nostalgia for time spent at Abilene Christian University
ABILENE, TEXAS — I don’t bleed purple, but I do have fond memories of Abilene Christian University. As best I can remember, I first visited the West…
A truly Christian university welcomes all
Matthew 19 is filled with hard teachings. Certainly, Jesus’ disciples and other would-be followers thought so. With large crowds around him, Jesus first responded to…
‘Have you not read?’
Jesus was healing in the region of Judea when a group of Pharisees approached him to test him. “Is it lawful for a man to…
ACU’s Holy Sexuality Week sparks a pro-LGBTQ petition
Abilene Christian University in Texas is revisiting its sexuality policy after more than 2,000 students, alumni and friends of the university voiced concerns about the…
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…
