International
1,000 wells around the world
AKDESÉ, Haiti — In this remote mountain village, water gushes from a well drilled by Healing Hands International. As one woman pumps the handle, another gleefully…
June 2018
View as PDF1,000 wells around the world • As lava flows, Christians pray, evacuate • Breaking the sound barrier • From Vietnam to Kenya, lives touched by God • After 76 years, prayer answered • ‘God doesn’t promise us life will be easy’ • A mission trip to Monkey Mountain • Ministry beyond medicina • In Haiti, a calling — and a baby • Editorial: A lament for Jerusalem • A squeaky-voiced, mighty oak falls • Book gives eclectic, though not diverse, views of ‘Why We Stayed’ in Churches of Christ • Author urges believers to fight for Jesus until ‘The Last Arrow’ • Chronicle owes a great debt — of thanks • Thanks and celebration: Christian Chronicle named ‘Best in Class’
In this issue:
International
In Haiti, a calling — and a baby
TITANYEN, Haiti — Ten days after Jason and Jennifer Carroll began Christian missionary work in this Caribbean island nation in 2014, they got an unexpected…
International
For Korea, ‘God has a timetable’
Will it happen or not? When will it happen? And if it does happen, will anything change? Christians on the Korean peninsula waver between oh-so-cautious…
Top Stories
(Updated) As lava flows, Christians evacuate on Hawaii’s ‘Big Island’
Updated May 23, 2018 At least two families from Churches of Christ have evacuated their homes as streams of lava burn trees, houses and vehicles…
National
After 76 years, remains of Church of Christ member killed at Pearl Harbor identified
For 76 years, the family of U.S. Navy sailor Henry Glenn Tipton — a Church of Christ member from Arkansas — prayed for answers. Tipton,…
News
Christian Chronicle named ‘Best in Class’ for fourth year in a row
For the fourth year in a row, The Christian Chronicle has earned top honors in the “Best of the Church Press” contest, sponsored by the Associated…
Inside Story
From Vietnam to Kenya, two boys’ lives touched by God
MALIBU, Calif. — A little boy from Vietnam. A little boy from Kenya. This is the story of how one of those boys — all…
International
Around the World: Successful Vacation Bible School in India
FEATURE PHOTO (above): About 120 children — from religious backgrounds including Hinduism, Islam and various Christian denominations — learned about Jesus together during a Vacation Bible School…
Dialogue
‘God doesn’t promise us life will be easy’
In recent weeks, about 3.6 million American students graduated from high school, the National Center for Education Statistics reports. In a few months, an estimated…
International
Spotlight: Gospel and the art of A/C maintenance
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia — Statues of mythical animals and an ancient king of the Khmer people line the streets of Cambodia’s second-most-populous city. Among its many…
Milestones
Milestones, June 2018
Birthdays Mrs. W. A. “Olena” Sloan 100th June 5 Austin, Texas Dennis Graham 75th May 31 Edmond, Okla. Anniversaries Clifton and Louise Ganus 75th Anniversary…
Milestones
Newsmakers, June 2018
INVITED Philip Goad, vice president of advancement at Heritage Christian University in Florence, Ala., to serve as Minister for the Day on the floor of…
Partners
Partners, June 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Rooms at the Castle Rock Church of Christ, south of Denver, were packed for the Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes event. CASTLE ROCK, Colo. —…
Editorial
Editorial: A lament for Jerusalem
People shouldn’t die for a place — even if it is Jerusalem. That’s the thought that continually ran through our minds as we witnessed images…
Reviews
Review: Author urges believers to fight for Jesus until ‘The Last Arrow’
Life is a battlefield, and you’ve got a quiver of arrows. That’s the central analogy of “The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life.”…
People
A squeaky-voiced, mighty oak falls
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — When I first met Chamnan Rorn on April 20, 2012, I thought my friend Sokhom Hun had lost his mind. Sokhom, a…
Features
Breaking the sound barrier
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — "It’s a story I want to shout from the mountaintops,” says Poppy O’Guin Steele, an advocate for a multitude of Middle Tennessee children…
Editorial
Chronicle owes a great debt — of thanks
"Thank you” never is adequate to express how deeply grateful we are for your faithful and generous financial support of The Christian Chronicle. I would…
In the Word
Rough patches and a spiritual desert
Not long ago, I visited some missionaries in an African country. In order to get from the city where our plane landed to the town…
Reviews
Book gives eclectic, though not diverse, views of ‘Why We Stayed’ in Churches of Christ
A multitude of ministers in Churches of Christ feel frustrated, disenchanted and discouraged about various issues in our fellowship. So claims Benjamin J. Williams, editor of…
International
Ministry beyond medicina
MACTZUL QUINTO, Guatemala — The name of this mountainous Central American village means “sin.” It’s the sin of a particular family, or maybe a reference to a…
International
A mission trip to Monkey Mountain
MONKEY MOUNTAIN, Guyana — ‘The church was encouraged, the Gospel was shared and four souls were saved. To God be all the glory always.” Members of…