International
‘This is Israel’s 9/11’
On the front lines of Israel’s war with Hamas, “we were exposed to an unimaginable, horrific reality,” said a dust-covered, camo-clad Yehuda Bachana in a…
November 2023
View as PDF‘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’ • Four Pepperdine seniors hit, killed by driver • For Arab Israeli Christians, a ‘love your enemies’ test • ‘There’s so much to carry forward’ • Meet our guest editor: Howard Norton
In this issue:
International
A ‘love your enemies’ test
Sandro Jadon was standing in the birthplace of Christ when he got the “Tzevaa Adom” alert on his phone. That’s Hebrew for “the color red”…
Features
Days apart, Nortons enter eternal home
SEARCY, Ark. — The three children of Howard and Jane Norton sat at their parents’ breakfast table on a Sunday morning. They prayed and…
National
Four Pepperdine students killed in crash
Four women fatally struck by a vehicle along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday night were Pepperdine University students. School officials have identified…
Partners
‘Their light will shine on’
MALIBU, Calif. — The Pepperdine University community is mourning the loss of four students also known as the “four angels.” Pepperdine students, faculty, community members…
Inside Story
A baseball blessing in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba — I crouched in anticipation as I stared at the TV. In a dark room with no air conditioning, I ignored the sweat…
Partners
The pen and the Sword
Readers of The Spiritual Sword, a quarterly evangelism journal, may not have noticed a difference in its October edition — besides being a little later…
National
Across the Nation: A fundraiser for Healing Hands International, a church destroyed by fire 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…
National
‘There’s so much to carry forward’
SILVER POINT, Tenn. — At first glance, it looked like little more than a traditional homecoming in a plain red-brick church building atop one of…
Insight
Beautiful is the floor for those who sing good news
When I saw Ted Parks’ photos from the West End Silver Point Church of Christ story, I probably spent more time staring at the floor…
International
Around the World: Ministry continues despite the Russia-Ukraine war, hundreds of Christians worship in Uganda 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…
International
Ghana’s empty fields have become ‘Kingdom Road’
YENDI, Ghana — Each day at 4:30 a.m., a Muslim imam delivered a prayer over a bullhorn next to the hotel where a Christian mission…
Perspective
‘Grace chased me’
KASSAPUE, Ghana ‘I never had the experience of looking for God,” C.S. Lewis once wrote. “It was the other way round; He was the hunter…
Partners
Ohio Valley University alumni may order transcripts through Oklahoma Christian
Students from the defunct Ohio Valley University can finally get their transcripts, thanks to an agreement with Oklahoma Christian University. The Vienna, W.Va., school closed…
Partners
Mabee Foundation donates $3 million to Lubbock Christian Honors College
Lubbock Christian University has a new $3 million endowment for its Honors College courtesy of the Mabee Foundation, the Texas school recently announced. The large…
Partners
Freed-Hardeman students swab cheeks to save lives
At a recent blood cancer donor drive, 130 first-year students at Freed-Hardeman University pledged to donate bone marrow if they’re matched to a recipient. “That…
Editorial
Meet our guest editor: Howard Norton
SHERWOOD, Ark. — ‘I really love the Chronicle. It was great fun.” That’s how our friend Howard Norton described his 14.92 years at the helm…
Dialogue
Pursue justice rather than power
The messy overlap of Christianity and U.S. politics is where you’ll often find David French. Before becoming a New York Times columnist tackling political issues…
Opinion
Resist the impulse
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When our preacher began his sermon Sunday morning, he wanted to say something about the Israel-Hamas war but was not sure what…
Reviews
‘The Blind’ opens viewers’ eyes
The Robertsons, armed with their usual rifles and beards, have returned to tell the story of their patriarch, Phil, long before his fame, duck calls…