International
Even in lockdown, Asian church doesn’t let its building sit empty
SINGAPORE — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Moulmein Church of Christ found a way to put its big, new building to good…
July 2020
View as PDF• Protests and prayers • Civil rights hero’s great-grandson shows courage, too • The future of worship • Nurse felt called to serve in New York • Churches feed the needy during pandemic • Socially distanced summer camp • Even in lockdown, Asian church doesn’t let building sit empty • A church like a bus • ‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’ • Petition to rename Harding auditorium gains support • Camp is canceled, but 2020 isn’t • Editorial: Racism is a sin • The divided legacy of Alexander Campbell • Missionary models in prison how we should live in quarantine • In this dismal year, hope can be found in an unlikely place • Why is the Chronicle worth of your support?
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International
A church like a bus
LISBON, Portugal — “Church is like a bus,” Diana Neves said. “People come in; people go out. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
Features
Nurse felt called to serve in New York
As Kym Langford clocked out of her shift, she couldn’t help but wonder about one man: Would he still be there when she returned for…
Why we support
Why is the Chronicle worthy of your support?
‘The simplest answer is it enhances my faith and has done so for a number of years. Your stories of faith, all over the world,…
National
Protests and prayers
Warren G. Blakney Sr.’s long fight for racial equality stretches back to 1961. At age 9, Blakney met civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.…
Editorial
COVID-19 hit us hard, but you can help
What is real news worth to you? Your support is vital, now more than ever. If you value real journalism that honors God, please join…
Perspective
‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’
'We lose connection with the heart of God, and we stop screaming at the stuff God screams at, and that’s a problem,” said Rigel J.…
National
History repeats: Civil rights hero’s great-grandson shows courage
In 1957, the White mayor of Little Rock, Ark., showed courage by standing up for nine Black students trying to integrate Central High School. Defying…
National
Churches feed the needy during pandemic
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Churches of Christ across the nation have had to get creative in finding ways to serve their communities. The economic shutdown…
National
Socially distanced summer camp?
Nothing about the year 2020 has been easy. From a worldwide pandemic to racial tensions, many Christians wish they could step away and recharge at…
National
After George Floyd’s death, petition to rename Harding auditorium gains support
After the videoed killing of George Floyd, Jackson House couldn’t stay silent any longer. The 2014 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Ark., first learned…
Editorial
Editorial: Racism is a sin
We all have a shared history imbued with division, tarnished by separation and bloodshed based on the premise of racial superiority. That heritage has been…
Reviews
The divided legacy of Alexander Campbell
When Alexander Campbell died in 1866, he left his legacy in a divided condition. His six living grandchildren from his first wife, Margaret, challenged Alexander’s…
Reviews
Missionary models in prison how we should live in quarantine
I read “God’s Hostage: A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment and Perseverance” during a unique time in our history. As a pandemic looms and we shelter…
Opinion
I am allowed to be angry, but …
I remember this exact photo. My emotions are almost palpable as I stare at this photo again. The immense grief that was within me as I…
In the Word
Camp is canceled, but 2020 isn’t
When I was in second or third grade, I attended Iron Springs Christian Camp in Whitney, Texas. I missed my mom so much, I made…