August 2024
Where is God in a war zone? • Christians pray for Trump — and the divided nation — after assassination attempt • ‘Every tribe and…
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July 2024
Christians establish a boarding school for girls in Ghana • Church food pantries meet needs amid migrant surge • Little money, few benefits: Retiring ministers…
June 2024
‘God doesn’t see the borders’• ‘A great, joyful sense of closure’ • A new vision for urban ministry training in Memphis • Surfing for souls…
May 2024
Amid rubble, Turkish churches build foundations • ‘Midland Christian Five’ say wrongful arrests devastated their lives and careers • Name, trademark litigation embroils two universities…
April 2024
Trusting God in the fire • A new face, an old name • Christians love the Chiefs, hate the violence • Team building, outreach and…
March 2024
'Momma, I can see Jesus' • They live to tell the story • Planting churches, two by two • ACU reaffirms sexual stewardship policy •…
February 2024
No phones allowed, but machetes OK: Global program aims to build teens’ faith • Imperfect storms • ‘Great cloud of witnesses’ helped propel Harding football…
January 2024
Why parsonages are loved and loathed • Church member named president of El Salvador • Churches form largest food pantry in Texas county • A…
December 2023
For Cuba, a time of stress — and salvation • Michigan church gives itself away — every week • Christian apologist and prominent atheist debate…
November 2023
‘This is Israel’s 9/11’ • Days apart, Nortons enter eternal home • The pen and the Sword • Ghana’s empty fields have become ‘Kingdom Road’…
October 2023
Upper West Side Story • From the field house to the house of God • A blessed visit to a Ghanaian immigrant church • One…
September 2023
Sharing love — and Christ — with refugees • How a grassroots ministry to Afghan refugees ‘snowballed’ into something big • They were the foreigners…
August 2023
‘You feel like you’re in heaven’ • Racial healing bus tour touts peace, unity • The Kerusso Experience trains boys to fill pulpits • •…
July 2023
Finding hope in the midst of war • A Russian immigrant serves Ukrainian refugees in Texas • Faith helped a COVID-19 patient survive nearly a…
June 2023
Making Jesus more accessible • Faith through hearing — and signing — the Word • ‘God, we come with broken hearts’ • Why fewer students…
May 2023
Church Planting Sunday • 'God's clinic' cares for thousands • Storms in Arkansas • Nashville church helps after school shooting • Christian astronaut headed for…
April 2023
‘The hour has come’ for revival • Former minister sentenced to 45 years for sexual abuse • Christian family inspired new movie ‘On a Wing…
March 2023
‘God is crying with us’ • ‘Very humble’ Christian named head coach of NFL’s Texans • Small churches: a mission field? • For Christians in…
February 2023
‘It’s the same Jesus’ • ‘If they go into full-time ministry, they’ll go back to poverty’ • On a mission to fill empty pulpits •…
January 2023
Churches strive to reach ‘Next Level Up’ in 2023 • Agape Conference encourages unity • Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the…
December 2022
A record Walk4Water • Serving after deadly tornado • CEO leads ministry through bankruptcy and sale • For Christian universities, enrollment outlook is complicated •…
November 2022
‘Does God love Russians?’ • Help floods Florida after Hurricane Ian • Georgia churches seek racial unity • New Harding president seeks to build bridges…
October 2022
Fellow alums honor Gray • ‘We only need one to live’ • For family, a heavenly day at the ballpark • Politics challenge Ohio church…
September 2022
Churches of Christ growing in West Africa • In Nashville, five churches come together • Teaching the Gospel, via Zoom • Music and memories on…
August 2022
Roe overturned: Now what? • Fred Gray receives Medal of Freedom • A camp of a different culture • Another mass shooting, close to home…
July 2022
Christians grieve mass shootings • Good news stories • 'This is our Exodus' (Ukrainian refugees in Poland) • 'Grandmother church' of Dallas fights for its…
June 2022
A band of brothers drives Ukraine • Wanted: loving Christian houseparent • Church collaborates instead of closing • Vegas church hosts Lads to Leaders •…
May 2022
Christians check off 'bucket lists' to help Ukraine • She's a mom, Bible teacher and attorney • Church helps Afghan family, reaps blessings • Faith,…
April 2022
A final song, a familiar end • ‘God, where are you?’ • ‘Gospel Trumpet’ dies at 85 • ‘This is not God’s first pandemic’ •…
March 2022
Doing good in a divided world: Freed- Hardeman lectures call for compassion • Worship in PJs or pews? • Feeding children in Florida • The…
February 2022
Breaking barriers — new and old — to offer aid • Rabbi taken hostage is a friend of Christian school • Amid omicron surge, churches…
January 2022
After struggling for years, OVU forced to close • ‘I’ll Fly Away’: Minister makes a living in the air • For refugees, a halal turkey…
December 2021
Abortion faces uncertain future • Harding names Mike Williams as president • White, Black churches merge in Michigan • From A to Z, Thanksgiving blessings…
November 2021
Harding unveils Botham Jean memorial • All in the family: baseball and Jesus • Brothers end decades of local ministry • Montgomery, Ala., names street…
October 2021
Compassion at capacity • Afghan mission becomes a race to save lives • Emotions high as church floods — for second time • Ida strikes:…
September 2021
Can America be saved? Yes, say these Christians • First female president makes history at Lipscomb • Singers celebrate hymnal’s 100th anniversary • Dixie Fire…
August 2021
Foster care ministries praise ruling • Ministries emerge from pandemic with hope • Dedicated to the incarcerated • Assassination can’t stop VBS • Religious freedom:…
July 2021
• Water and life • 'Rip and sip' cups for communion could stick around • A letter to my wonderful new granddaughter • VBS returns…
June 2021
• A tragic death, a tough dialogue • Race discussion exposes differences • A pandemic of prayer for India • In South Carolina, a vision…
May 2021
• Tornado victims mourned • 'It's been quite a trip' • 'Life-saving miracle' gave Josh Oakley five extra years • Hunger and hopelessness in Myanmar…
April 2021
• An unfathomable toll • After difficult year, COVID-19 vaccines bring joy and hope • A simpler church • Big storm brings out big hearts…
March 2021
• A redefined 'church' will emerge from pandemic • Youth ministries learn to slow down during pandemic • In Canada, police politely disrupt worship •…
February 2021
• Flags, faith and fury • New congressman — a church member and former Trump physician — reflects on U.S. Capitol riot • Jesus emphasized…
January 2021
• Churches go virtual again • Lauren Akins values family over fame • Technology helps us fulfill mission during pandemic • Cowboys coach lived his…
December 2020
Man of God in space • Can Christians help heal our divided nation • In this crazy year, giving thanks for my mother • Ministers…
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
• Minister battling COVID-19 flatlines • As pandemic drags on, suffer the little children • After the pandemic, will people return to church? • The…
August 2020
• COVID-19 hits churches hard • Hope from the ashes • On topic of race, there's so much I don't know • Harding keeps Benson's…
July 2020
• Protests and prayers • Civil rights hero's great-grandson shows courage, too • The future of worship • Nurse felt called to serve in New…
June 2020
• Retired slugger, wife on a mission • Faith, hope and food for Venezuela • Africa's other plague • Time to graduate, but with no…
May 2020
April 2020
• Volunteer State • Pandemic, pandemonium and peace • Podcast helps women heal after infant loss • Churches sing Sawyer's favorite hymn • 13-year-old victim…
March 2020
• Women's roles: a divisive issue but not a new one • African 'Shark Tank' • 'A hundred years goes faster than you think' •…
February 2020
A time for healing • Texas congregation grieves, prays, sings after deadly shooting • Why minister talked to me about shooting • One town, one…
January 2020
• Despite grief, couple has hope for the holidays • Ministry serves the poor in hard-hit steel town • To drink or not to drink?…
December 2019
• Trust and obey • 'A giant has fallen' • In Sin City, some work in casinos but don't gamble • 'There is a church…
November 2019
• Guilty and forgiven • It's time to talk about predators in the church • A split-second transformation • 'The world starts next door' •…
October 2019
'I don't want to be the sacrificial lamb' • 'They're very close to God' • Can churches grow in 'post-Christian' era • Bikers for Christ…
September 2019
• Churches unite to feed the hungry • 'The blessing is ours' • In new memoir, Randy Travis goes 'diggin' up bones' • Ashes, rubble…
August 2019
• Keeping it a cappella • Brantly returning to Africa • A son reminds his father of the value of missions • A post-pew congregation…
July 2019
• The disaster deacon • When the terrorists came for us • 'More than a song' • Dear readers, please share your story ideas •…
June 2019
• Trusting God after tragic deaths • A church for the multiethnic sons of Joseph • The mission at home • Director of Gospel Braodcasting…
May 2019
Is the Holy Land the Promised Land? • Church has 'forgiving attitude' for shooter who took elder's life • For 50 hours each Sunday, we…
April 2019
Fighting for souls, and lives, in Native America • A perpetrator in the pews • Surprised by 'Kindness' • Church members wow judges on 'The…
March 2019
Big milestone in the Big Easy • Alzheimer's can't steal this couple's rock-solid faith • Saying merci for the life of Doyle Kee • Becoming…
February 2019
In border wall fight, compassion mixes with concern • America's oldest WWII vet remembered as a 'Texas legend' • Furlough and prayers for the unspoken…
January 2019
Christian universities face 'extremely difficult' recruiting outlook • The church on death row • God changes the 'other' into 'brother' • 'Paradise is lost' •…
December 2018
• 'God sent them to us' • Can we reach millennials? • 18 wheels and a heart to serve • A storm bridges churches divided…
November 2018
• ACU opens center on race studies • Fear and hope in Europe • Has God given us more than we can handle? • Singing…
October 2018
Seeking justice for Botham Jean • Smoky Mountains milestone • What churches can do when a hurricane strikes • 22 baptized in Papua New Guinea…
September 2018
• Can Churches of Christ be saved? • Our poverty challenges us to cling to God • Duck boat tragedy claims three church members •…
August 2018
A new day for Puerto Rico • At the border, a prayer for 'forgotten people' • 'We do not go to church anymore' • Violence…
July 2018
Newspaper celebrates life, legacy of 'The Missionary who Stayed Home' • In midst of war, paper showed great optimism • 'We still have two brotherhoods'…
June 2018
1,000 wells around the world • As lava flows, Christians pray, evacuate • Breaking the sound barrier • From Vietnam to Kenya, lives touched by…
May 2018
When God comes with a loud thud • A blessing in the storm? • Teens serve hungry as teachers strike • 'Soul-winning' evangelist Phillips dies…
April 2018
• Two legacies, 50 years later • 'Boy preachers' still sharing the Word • Big C or little c? • The art of faith-sharing •…
March 2018
Sexual abuse victims 'fed up' with silence • What is a Church of Christ? • When God wants your kidney • Blessings in the ashes…
February 2018
After two years in captivity, minister released • Tears and fears • Texas Hispanic churches merge • The faith and hard work of immigrants from…
January 2018
Flames and prayers in California • For Christian universities, a cause for alarm • Should Jesus be the reason for the season • Traveling youth…
December 2017
• Texas hero risked life to save others • Speaking out after years of hidden pain • A Church of Christ on wheels • Amid…
November 2017
• After mass shooting, Tennessee church begins long work of recovery • Puerto Rico: 'We're trying our best to cope' • A coach's real success…
October 2017
• After hurricanes, a flood of God's love • Churches aren't safe from opioids • Racial unity and food for thought • 'The next life is a…
September 2017
• S.C. church battles opioid 'emergency' • Little voices get Big Shot in the spotlight • No more 'us and them' • 'God will humble the proud' • Christians…
August 2017
(7606 KB) New law protects religious liberty • Ninjas for Jesus • Fake news vs. journalism that matters • Paint, sweat and love • 'Don't…
July 2017
(7435 KB) A special mission for the military • Hope for single parents • War and fellowship in Georgia • In Guatemala's young churches, elders…
June 2017
(6917 KB) In Chicago, church mourns a slain judge • A rescue mission • Seeking redemption for a long, dark chapter • One church's response…
May 2017
(8032 KB) Memories lost — but love and faith remain • Fighting the stigma of PTSD • A baptism, then a murder confession • Music…
April 2017
(5727 KB) In Canada, refugees find love and hope • After wildfires, the shows and the ministries go on • Wiggles, fidgets and buddies •…
March 2017
(9816 KB) Bar refugees? Build a border wall? Why the issue is personal for a Texas family • A night for God's children to shine…
February 2017
(5401 KB) Tulsa Workshop canceled • Friends in Congress - and brothers in Christ • The other side of paradise • Eight years later, Christians…
January 2017
(5921 KB) Gatlinburg needs 'you' • Abandoned church building finds new life • Threads of Compassion • A gangsta's hip-hop redemption • In Russia, a…
December 2016
(7639 KB) Churches become homeless shelters • 'We do not focus on winning here' • A holy cure for 'post-election stress disorder' • The Lord…
November 2016
(7052 KB) Brothers on the gridiron now brothers in Christ • Giving from the heart — with a click or a tap • In the…
October 2016
(6063 KB) Christians are refugees again • In the Navajo nation 'here is water' • Sparse numbers, strong faith in North Dakota • 'Think and…
SEPTEMBER 2016
(14484 KB) Young man with autism has a heart for homeless•Olympics bring golden opportunities to glorify God• Amid massive biker rally, Bible camp thrives•Open letters…
AUGUST 2016
(11304 KB) Will terror in Europe halt ministry • House church: faith beyond brick and mortar • Gesture of love to an Orlando victim's family…
JULY 2016
(7825 KB) Report from first English conference for Latino youths • Church members show love after Orlando massacre • Profile of Christian universities in Africa…
JUNE 2016
(6563 KB) Will spread of Zika take bite out of Gospel • He pitches with heart—a brand new one • Coming soon: worship at the…
MAY 2016
(6418 KB) Six, newly baptized, die in Pakistan blast • Morgan Freeman hears couple's 'Story of God' • Serving souls who pass 'through the paths…
APRIL 2016
(47054 KB) Language of love spoken through FriendSpeak • From Alaska, a southward leap of faith • 'It was beautiful. It was a blessing' •…
MARCH 2016
(4953 KB) Thirsty souls: Christians in Flint, Mich., work to meet physical and spiritual needs • Jesus is stronger than meth • Sierra Shields' loved…
FEBRUARY 2016
(5299 KB) In the South Pacific, a new zeal for Christ • God in the rubble • Pray for Korea, North and South • A…
JANUARY 2016
(3651 KB) From daughter to caretaker • Massacre puts focus on Muslims • In Europe, a chance to reach Islam • 'Jesus is the winner,'…
DECEMBER 2015
(7235 KB) French, Syrian Christians pray after Paris attacks • Beside Stillwater • 'He's with me, and he's fighting' • Christians honor slain missionary •…
NOVEMBER 2015
(5508 KB) God, guns and keeping Christians safe • French World Mission Workshop • South Carolina floods • Missionary killed in Haiti • Adult Bible…
OCTOBER 2015
(4874 KB) Europe's refugee crisis • Minister journeys from Baghdad to Michigan • Reactions to Boy Scouts allowing gay youths, adult leaders • Crusade for…
SEPTEMBER 2015
(6697 KB) Online wars over doctrine spark concern • Growth of churches in Asia • 30 years of ministry to Chinese in Louisiana • Mack…
AUGUST 2015
(6360 KB) Gay marriage legalized • Tennessee shooting affects churches • Churches in Greece and the financial crisis • Interim ministry • Dialogue: Trevor Williams…
JULY 2015
(5956 KB) Prison ministry conference • Minister: God hurts with Charleston • Nigerian Christians killed by Boko Haram • Race and the church: Report from…
JUNE 2015
(7437 KB) The broken soul of Baltimore • Christian comedy filmed at Lipscomb • A city-sized classroom: Interns at CitySpace in Dallas • Christian school…
MAY 2015
(6121 KB) Crisis in Ukraine: Serving refugees • Hispanic church plant • Ministers and the student debt monster • Recovery by — and for —…
APRIL 2015
(5526 KB) Church in decline • Survivors of the Taliban find new life • Forgiving a racist chant • Sexual identity, sin and silence •…
MARCH 2015
(5753 KB) A heart for Hawaii • Urban ministry conference • A search for preachers — reality TV style • Reports from Singapore • Lester…
FEBRUARY 2015
(6071 KB) One Nación Under God: In Maryland, elders wanted, Editorial: On elder requirements • Preachers and school debt: Report from Heritage Christian University in…
JANUARY 2015
(7903 KB) After Ferguson unrest, churches pray, focus on healing community • A child molester's son shines a light • Christian higher ed comes of…
MID-DECEMBER 2014
(8153 KB) SPECIAL REPORT: Persecution and the church • After murders, modern-day Job preaching again • One Nación Under God: Universidad bound; Dialogue with Christians…
DECEMBER 2014
(8004 KB) One Nación Under God: Atlanta ministry, Dialogue with minister in North Carolina • Brantly at ACU: "This is not about me" • Christian…
NOVEMBER 2014
(9352 KB) One Nación Under God: Texas border country, Houston, Mexico • The introvert behind the pulpit • Brantly: Fight against Ebola not over •…
OCTOBER 2014
(5654 KB) One Nación Under God: Arkansas • Christian doctor battles Ebola • Final Blue Ridge Family Encampment • In Kentucky, a religious liberty dispute…
SEPTEMBER 2014
(6224 KB) One Nación Under God: Tennessee and Colorado • Changing face of child and family services • Campus Ministry United • Dialogue: Hispanic church…
AUGUST 2014
(5900 KB) Families on a mission • Former missionaries and the World Cup • Serena B. Miller's faithful fiction • Disaster relief coordinator Joe Dudney…
JULY 2014
(5365 KB) Nigerian abductions • Faith fighting human trafficking • After the disaster: Help that helps • Ukrainian militants seize church building • New England…
JUNE 2014
(12487 KB) Alaska lectureship • "Amazing Race" stars Jet and Cord McCoy • Ukraine unrest • Elders for church in Togo • Dialogue: N.T. Wright…
MAY 2014
(6079 KB) Homeless ministry in Tulsa • Europe's next generation • Mission trip to their neighborhood • Hobby Lobby attorney • LTC/Lads to Leaders 2014…
APRIL 2014
(6935 KB) The 'Duck Dynasty' church • Ukraine crisis • Faith, cancer and Zumba • ACU raises $55 million • Currents: Christian campuses sing in…
MARCH 2014
(7048 KB) iGods and other devices • Crisis in South Sudan • "Muscle and a Shovel" • Christian tattoo artist • Currents: In Big Easy,…
FEBRUARY 2014
(4437 KB) Church on the Internet • Mandela's legacy • Bridges & Barriers: How then should we interact? • Currents: Euro-American retreat turns 50; Graduation…
JANUARY 2014
(5111 KB) Philippines typhoon • New Chronicle editor • Currents: Guatemala celebrates 50th PAL • Harding football team prays for injured player • Life jackets…
DECEMBER 2013
(4775 KB) Financial crisis at Southwestern Christian College • Rust Belt evangelism • Judge admonished for voicing concern on same-sex marriage • Churches That Work:…
NOVEMBER 2013
(5828 KB) The people of Nonesuch Road (refugee ministry) • Christian university enrollment report •Churches mourn Mladen Jovanovic • Saddle up for Sunday school •…
OCTOBER 2013
(6077 KB) Rich, in name and spirit, in Ohio • Food pantries • Muslims among us • Campus ministry • Currents: French-speaking Africa • Dialogue:…
SEPTEMBER 2013
(5536 KB) Camp Shamrock, Northern Ireland • Homosexuality and the church • Reaching the heart of D.C. • Missionary robbed • Currents: For a Nicaraguan…
AUGUST 2013
(4958 KB) On a mission to get the church working • Baseball not pitcher's top priority • Christians help Colorado wildfire evacuees • Churches That…
JULY 2013
(7004 KB) Oklahoma, Texas tornadoes • Religious freedom in public schools• Rochester College names president • Currents: Dresses for Africa and hope in the Philippines…
JUNE 2013
(6245 KB) Explosion in West, Texas • Rural Redemption: A convicted church • Currents: A gospel of goats in the Philippines • Dialogue: Retired NASA…
MAY 2013
(6646 KB) South Korea: Land of the mourning calm • Share Jesus outside the church walls, Christians urged • Robertsons on the road • Churches…
APRIL 2013
(6229 KB) Iowa church refuses to die • Jamaican gospel meeting is no day at the beach • 50 years, one pulpit • Arkansas enacts…
MARCH 2013
(5837 KB) Teens envision a church more pleasing to God • Great-grandmother circles globe • Social justice vs. kingdom work • 'Duck Dynasty' fan baptized…
FEBRUARY 2013
(6120 KB) Church 'in shock' after Connecticut school shootings • Christians launch Gospel toward North Korea • Shelly to leave Rochester post • Currents: 'God…
JANUARY 2013
(7634 KB) Churches of Christ in Vermont • 'Kid President' • Churches respond after Hurricane Sandy • Harding names new president • Churches That Work:…
DECEMBER 2012
(6280 KB) From Rhode Island to Liberia, with love • Christians aid refugees from Syria • For a half-century, Jones has fostered hands-on ministry •…
NOVEMBER 2012
(7219 KB) How should Christians respond to Muslim rage? •Africans Claiming Africa for Christ • Inner-city church expands outreach in Kansas • Georgia church gets…
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