Culture wars turn classrooms into battlefields
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before I got my start in religion reporting 25 years ago, I covered education news for The Oklahoman, the daily newspaper in Oklahoma…
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Culture warrior, MAGA champion, Church of Christ member: Who is Ryan Walters?
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ryan Walters wasn’t always known as Oklahoma’s culture-warrior-in-chief. Neither was the 39-year-old Republican always a high-profile MAGA champion, denouncing liberal indoctrination; illegal…
Should we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on … Easter?
DICKSON, Tenn. — Holidays are sort of an elephant in the church. We’re not real sure how to treat them. Many Christians celebrate them within…
Editorial: At such a time as this, we are called to serve
‘If I perish, I perish.” Esther was probably about 15 when she uttered those words. Yes, she was queen of an empire that stretched from…
A mission-minded approach to interpreting Scripture
‘Gospel Portraits: Reading Scripture as Participants in the Mission of God” by K. Rex Butts, emerges as a transformative and insightful work, challenging conventional perspectives…
Why libraries are important to an open society
Two buildings remain important landmarks in my earliest childhood memories: a small stucco Church of Christ on the edge of Fort Morgan, Colo., and a…
Editorial: Don’t reduce Scripture to partisan arguments
Members of Churches of Christ pride ourselves on our commitment to Scripture. Our strong dedication to the Bible is summed up — rather ironically —…
