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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…
May 2024
View as PDFAmid rubble, Turkish churches build foundations • ‘Midland Christian Five’ say wrongful arrests devastated their lives and careers • Name, trademark litigation embroils two universities associated with Churches of Christ • Teens mix radio show’s good ole boy humor with Bible’s bold message of faith • Freed-Hardeman men’s basketball wins NAIA National Championship • ‘Peace for my city’ • ‘How can we bless these churches?’ • The first step forward: Letting go of the past
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‘Midland Christian Five’ say wrongful arrests devastated their lives and careers
Before life as they knew it disintegrated — before their jobs disappeared — Midland Christian School meant everything to Jared Lee and Dana Ellis. Both grew…
Inside Story
Be honest: What do you think of my new face?
Editor's note: This is my Inside Story column from The Christian Chronicle's May print issue. It may make more sense to the 131,159 subscribers receiving…
Top Stories
Name, trademark litigation embroils two universities associated with Churches of Christ
'What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo…
Partners
Freed-Hardeman men’s basketball wins NAIA National Championship
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite trailing by six points with one minute remaining in the 2024 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship, the Freed-Hardeman University Lions…
National
‘How can we bless these churches?’
YORK, NEB. — At 8:30 a.m. on a weekday, exuberant voices praising God filled the historic prayer chapel at York University. About 130 Christians from…
People
Teens mix radio show’s good ole boy humor with Bible’s bold message of faith
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Make listeners snicker? That’s what Rick Burgess and Bill “Bubba” Bussey do on their nationally syndicated radio comedy show. Evoke that same…
People
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…
National
Tornado levels Indiana church building
'Bob, I’m looking out the window, and the church building is gone.” That was the call Bob Moorman, preacher for the Winchester Church of Christ…
International
‘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…
International
Around the World: A baptism and Bible studies in Croatia, an earthquake in Taiwan 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…
Insight
Bible Bowl’s real competition: youth sports
DALLAS — All that time I spent pounding Pi Hahiroth into the kids’ heads was for naught. There wasn’t a single question about the location…
Dialogue
Ministering with excellence
Minister O.J. Shabazz with the Harlem Church of Christ in New York City recently spoke to The Christian Chronicle Podcast about the practical wisdom he…
Reviews
Award-winning fantasy guides teens through questions of purpose, relationship with ‘the Maker’
Evie is a Watcher from the room beyond reality: the Control Room. Her restlessness grows when, from the realm of humans she is observing, a…
Editorial
The first step forward: Letting go of the past
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — A few years ago, a Church of Christ in this South American capital made the agonizing decision to sell its historic building…