International
Where to next?
KOŠICE, Slovakia — This central European city, it seems, was made to serve its Ukrainian neighbors. Flags of blue and yellow — Košice’s colors, just…
August 2022
View as PDFRoe overturned: Now what? • Fred Gray receives Medal of Freedom • A camp of a different culture • Another mass shooting, close to home • Christians ponder firearms and faith • New Jersey street named in honor of longtime minister Eugene Lawton • For this Abilene Christian University alum, the stars are singing • Editorial: Care for the children
In this issue:
International
The Bible means business
KOŠICE, Slovakia — “It doesn’t fulfill me to just work for money,” said Peter Haluštok. So the Christian entrepreneur and real estate investor works for…
Top Stories
Roe v. Wade overturned: What’s next?
'It’s like someone turned a faucet on.” That’s how Sherri Statler, president and CEO of Christian Homes and Family Services in Abilene, Texas, describes the…
People
Fred Gray receives Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — Fred Gray was meeting with the Alabama State Bar Association at a retreat in Destin, Fla., when his phone rang. The famed civil…
Culture
A camp of a different culture
Swimming. Hiking. Hot dogs. These words often are associated with summer camp. Kids & Culture Camp is different. For four weeks each summer, children ages…
Inside Story
When the editor gets COVID-19
ELGIN, Ill. — COVID-19 stinks. That’s not exactly breaking news, right? For 2½ years, I somehow avoided the coronavirus. But during a recent reporting…
National
New Jersey street named in honor of longtime minister Eugene Lawton
The Newark Church of Christ hasn’t changed locations since the 1960s. But on July 11, the New Jersey church’s stately brick building had a new…
Perspective
Court expands religious freedom
While much of media attention on the 2021-22 Supreme Court term has focused on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which in June overturned Roe…
People
For this Abilene Christian University alum, the stars are singing
Gleaming stars. Swirling galaxies. Streaking lights. The first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released July 12 revealed segments of God’s beautiful universe never…
Editorial
Editorial: The challenge now — care for the children
When The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board meets each month, we bring very different perspectives to the virtual table. We are all Christians but very different…
National
A week without cell service, immersed in God’s word
SHEFFIELD, Texas — “Why would anyone want to come here?” It’s a question organizers of the Pecos River Encampment have heard more than once. Since…
Reviews
Stan Granberg offers tough-but-good news to dying churches
Anyone following social research in the United States has seen the bleak forecast for religion: declining attendance and diminishing adherents. Anyone following the recent work…
Insight
Hungary for Jesus: Dinner with a tenacious, spirit-led soul
DEBRECEN, Hungary — He’s one of those guys who just won’t give up. But Gian Monzon also is one of those guys who’s willing to…
Views
Hope and concern after Roe
Members of The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board responded individually to questions about the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that…
International
Around the World: Baptisms from Albania to South Africa to Thailand 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…