‘The home gave me my faith’
WICHITA, KAN. — At just 5 years old, Shirley Baldridge Porch understood hardship. She spent the first years of her life playing on a dirt floor. …
Audrey Jackson
Managing Editor
Audrey Jackson joined The Christian Chronicle staff in 2021 as associate editor after graduating with a degree in journalism from Harding University in Searcy, Ark. She became the managing editor in 2024.
An avid traveler, Jackson can often be found in airports during layovers for national and international reporting trips. She has traveled to 29 countries and reported on everything from a COVID-19 hospital ward in Honduras to refugees in Ukraine during her time with the Chronicle.
Closer to home, she has covered tornadoes in Kentucky and Oklahoma, ethnic diversity in Chicago and New York and the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
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‘Every tribe and every nation’ gather in unity despite worldly conflicts
MARATHON, GREECE — “There is a habitation, Built by the living God, For all of every nation, Who seek that grand abode.” About 200 Christians…
In Jesus’ hometown, a prayer for peace
NAZARETH, ISRAEL — Arab Israeli Christians gathered in Jesus’ hometown this morning to worship — and pray for their enemies. Visiting minister Jon Hackett, who…
‘If you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation’
NEW DEBISO, GHANA — A girl knelt to show her 4-year-old sister how to boil sand and water in two discarded Costa sardine tins over…
Black Christians call for permanent ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Thirteen leaders from predominantly Black Churches of Christ have signed a formal letter calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The initiative —…
‘God doesn’t see the borders’
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. —“I L-O-V-E Y-O-U.” Maikon Borba, a leader of the Southeast Florida Church of Christ, spelled aloud for his 4-year-old daughter, Joanna, as…
Amid rubble, Turkish churches build foundations
ANTAKYA, TURKEY — A bone stuck out of the rubble. It might not be human, one of the Turkish drivers reassured the One Kingdom disaster relief…
New look, same great journalism
The latest episode of The Christian Chronicle Podcast goes behind the scenes of the international newspaper’s new look. Hear from the Chronicle's journalists, Metaleap Creative's…
Why I love my mom, Steve Irwin — and all of God’s creatures
The smooth concrete floor chilled my bare feet. Needle-like claws pierced the front of my striped pajama shirt. Another set of paws tangled my then-blond…
In a post-Christian landscape, school chaplain nurtures young faith
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — The well-being team at Redlands College paused while eating lunch as a student ranted about frustrations with a close friend. Braiden Jackson, the…
