‘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. …
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Across the Nation: A longtime minister retires, serving Muslim neighbors and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
‘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…
From the field house to the house of God
YORK, Neb. — During softball season, Bailey Hardey wakes before sunrise on Tuesdays and Thursdays for team workouts. It’s a familiar commitment. The junior general…
Praying for restoration — and rain
NAMANGA, Tanzania— Denominational doctrine and drought. Those were concerns expressed by a group of Kenyan preachers as they gathered in this East African border town.…
Church Planting Sunday: A national call to action
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With membership shrinking, churches closing and preachers in short supply, how do Churches of Christ grow again? It’s not a new question,…
Around the World: Baptisms, Bible studies, prison ministry and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
‘The hour has come’ for revival
Winterfest was different this year. That’s what David Schilling thought anyway. For nearly a decade, the youth minister for the Hardin Valley Church of Christ…
‘I think I can’ spread the Good News
When it comes to reaching a lost world with the Good News, we may think such evangelism is for the preacher, other trained ministers or…
How congregations can rebound
LOS ANGELES — At age 13 in 1983, I moved to the West Coast. Relocating from a rural community in the South to this sprawling…
