‘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…
Archive: Oct 2023
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
Maryland Pilots for Christ on a higher mission
FORT MEADE, Md. — Michael McFadden, a general aviation pilot, routinely travels across the country as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines. Air Force pilot…
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…
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…
