International
‘God is crying with us’
Days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated communities in Turkey and Syria, Christians gathered at the Antalya Bible Church for an evening of prayer. As they…
March 2023
View as PDF‘God is crying with us’ • ‘Very humble’ Christian named head coach of NFL’s Texans • Small churches: a mission field? • For Christians in Memphis, Tyre Nichols’ death a cause for concern, action • ‘The God who sees me’ • Addressing church decline one child at a time • Faulkner University’s ninth president ‘doubling down’ on Christian mission • Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us
In this issue:
National
Building up the kingdom — one small, rural church at a time
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Matthew Morine’s friends in ministry keep quitting. The job, tough in normal times, became insurmountable during the pandemic. “It’s not because…
Top Stories
For Christians in Memphis, Tyre Nichols’ death a cause for concern, action
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A picture of Tyre Nichols in his hospital bed greeted a recent assembly of the Coleman Avenue Church of Christ. The same…
National
Addressing church decline one child at a time
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On a recent Sunday morning, projection screens at the Windsong Church of Christ displayed Psalm 127:3: “Children are a heritage…
National
‘Very humble’ Christian named head coach of NFL’s Texans
The Houston Texans have a new head coach, and the city’s oldest Black church has a returning member. DeMeco Ryans is back with the Texans…
Inside Story
Bible conferences, Love’s Travel Stops and time on the road with Dad
HENDERSON, Tenn. — I love road trips. Except for all the driving. And the long days on the highway. And the would-be NASCAR stars weaving…
National
Across the Nation: ‘Telling the Story’ in Dallas 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…
Obituaries
‘Mr. ACU,’ Bob Hunter, dies at 94
Robert D. “Bob” Hunter, a Texas politician and an alumnus and administrator of Abilene Christian University — which is associated with Churches of Christ —…
‘A giant among giants’
Franklin Florence moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1959 to serve as full-time minister for the Reynolds Street Church of Christ. More than 60 years later…
International
Spotlight: Church of Christ planted in Nashville … Zimbabwe
GWERU, Zimbabwe — “Grace, peace, and love to you and the brethren there on behalf of all of us here at Nashville!” That sounds like…
International
Around the World: Caribbean baptisms, needed supplies in South America 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
‘The God who sees me’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Bernadette clutched the gate of Neema Village, a finely manicured campus on a hillside overlooking East Africa’s majestic Rift Valley, and cried…
Insight
A message for the hurting: ‘God’s eyes are upon you’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — We wouldn’t be stopping for ice cream. I was doing a ride-along with Dorris Fortson and Ana Kimambo of Neema Village, a…
Partners
Faulkner University’s ninth president ‘doubling down’ on Christian mission
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — “In the beginning.” Faulkner University President Mitch Henry began his inaugural address with those familiar first words of the Bible before reading…
Editorial
Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us
As Black History Month concludes, we take a moment and pay homage to the most recent crop of evangelists who have made their transition from…
Views
Why libraries are important to an open society
Two buildings remain important landmarks in my earliest childhood memories: a small stucco Church of Christ on the edge of Fort Morgan, Colo., and a…
Reviews
‘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…