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Trusting God in the fire
CANADIAN, TEXAS — Dead cattle. Burned homes. Scorched prairie. The largest wildfire in state history made a mess of this small ranching town in the Texas Panhandle,…
April 2024
View as PDFTrusting God in the fire • A new face, an old name • Christians love the Chiefs, hate the violence • Team building, outreach and a side of rice • ‘It’s not the amount … it’s the heart’ • Unity service in Texas draws 1,000 • A stripped-down sermon at Affirming the Faith • Hearing a call, seeking a voice • Tipton Children’s Home celebrates 100 years
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Christians cheer the Chiefs, fight the violence
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Even before last week’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally, Branden Mims was focused on reducing…
Top Stories
Team building, outreach and a side of rice
TULSA, Okla. — That’s not worship music playing over The Park Church of Christ loudspeakers. On this Friday afternoon, the usual, angelic a cappella gives…
National
A stripped-down sermon at Affirming the Faith
OKLAHOMA CITY — Keith Parker happened to be speaking at the annual Affirming the Faith gathering close to the 50th anniversary of his first date…
Partners
Tipton Children’s Home celebrates 100 years
TIPTON, Okla. — The road to Tipton is narrow, straight and flat, cutting through emerald green fields of hard red winter wheat. The forlorn little…
Views
Women’s role more than casseroles
Not long ago, there was a Facebook post by a young lady bemoaning the role of women in the church. She believed women could only…
Insight
Team finds the good in a tough, tough season
EDMOND, Okla. — This isn’t “Hoosiers” — a feel-good story about a small-town basketball team overcoming steep odds to win the state title. In fact,…
People
CHRISTeens puts focus on forgiveness
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — The CHRISTeens youth conference, hosted by the West Side Church of Christ, opened with a spotlight shining vertically on a young man…