• Trust and obey • ‘A giant has fallen’ • In Sin City, some work in casinos but don’t gamble • ‘There is a church here, and you are welcome’ • ‘Miracle of his faith expressed through his art’ • A spiritual prize fighter for the Lord • Mosquito virus claims minister serving in India • ‘Adapt or die?’ • Love in three languages • Struggle taught pianist to depend on God • Praying for ‘rabbit churches’ • Missionary, WBS president Tex Williams dies at 91 • Thankful for an imperfect holiday • Reflecting on a viral act of forgiveness • Editorial: What could you do with $35 million? Or two mites? • ‘Visions of Restoration’ calls reader to study history as part of a spiritual life • There are Minnie reasons to love book of Disney devos • Searching for hope? Try Iraan
In this issue:
Jack Evans Sr., president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, for nearly 50 years and one of the most prominent African-American leaders in Churches…
TERRELL, Texas — Jack Evans Jr. rose from his seat on the front row of the Graham-Kennedy-Farmer Auditorium at Southwestern Christian College. Dressed in a…
A one-time traveling salesman born in small-town Kentucky before the start of the Civil War moved to Nashville, Tenn., in the early 20th century and…
LAS VEGAS — I hit the jackpot on a recent Sunday. No, I didn’t win big money at the slot machines or blackjack tables. Since…
When Keith Ball left for India earlier this month, his family never imagined that they wouldn't see him again. Ball, minister for the Delaware Church…
Adapt to the culture you’re serving, but not in a way that compromises the truth of the Gospel. For centuries, that was the challenge for…
Robert Harold Williams, known among Churches of Christ worldwide as "Tex," died Wednesday afternoon. He was 91. For nearly two decades, Williams served as president…
I love Thanksgiving. The first 10 years of my life were spent in a small farming community in northeastern Colorado where my parents moved just…
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…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The hymns were familiar, even if all the words were not. At an areawide assembly hosted by the Northland Church of Christ,…
No one expected wooden crosses to tower 20 feet in the air at Lubbock Christian University in Texas. No one expected Aaron Price to be…
TERRELL, Texas — Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which…
Featured photo (above): With the majestic Mayon Volcano as their backdrop, three young men give their lives to Christ. The baptisms are part of a church-planting…
Birthdays Chal Burgess 89 years Houston Dec. 19. Happy Birthday, Chal! Memorials J.B. Cox 1926 – 2019 J.B. Cox, age 93, of Columbus, Texas, passed…
We’re all amazed by the incredible generosity of Robert Wickliffe Comer. What a windfall for our brothers and sisters in Tennessee and Kentucky! By the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “Every Voice: A Portrait of African-American Churches of Christ” now hangs in the entrance of Harding School of Theology’s Meredith Restoration History…
HONORED David Duncan, minister for the Memorial Church of Christ in Houston, and his wife, Barbara Duncan, with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Oklahoma Christian…
Åkersberga, Sweden — "Just send someone to help.” It’s a prayer George Opoku sends up continually. “I’m not asking for money,” said Opoku, who…
PARKER, Colo. — For much of his adult life, Gordon Bauer experienced shooting pain from his hands to his shoulders whenever he tried to play piano.…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — On his knees, Shodankeh Johnson asked the Lord to help churches move from “expensive to cheap” and from centralized to decentralized. The evangelist…
To echo Edward J. Robinson in the foreword, John Young has written a clear, concise and instructive account of the history of Churches of Christ…