Dialogue
Growing up African, American and Christian
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — African. Immigrant. Student. Poet. Musician. Writer. It takes a lot of words to describe Israel Anfangideh — hardly surprising since he has something…
December 2017
View as PDF• Texas hero risked life to save others • Speaking out after years of hidden pain • A Church of Christ on wheels • Amid tragedy, a mission to share God’s love in N.Y. • ‘He was a good kid,’ minister says of slain 19-year-old • An imprisonment deserving of our outrage • Tell your parents, ‘We need peace.’ • Growing up African, American and Christian • Not comfortable, but comforted • A response to ‘White Lives Matter’ • How do we stop decline in the church? ‘Open the door and see all the people?’ • Meet our new trustees
In this issue:
International
A Kenyan boy’s wish: ‘We need peace’
A young boy in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, expressed the desires of Christians across the troubled East African nation. "I would like to tell my fellow…
National
#metoo moves Christians to speak up and speak out
Seven years of pain, embarrassment and shame kept Cassie Holder from sharing her story. Then the member of the Del City Church of Christ in…
National
Texas hero risked life to save others
Heroes need prayers, too. Stephen Willeford — the Texan who confronted and shot the gunman who killed 26 people at a rural Baptist church Sunday — could…
National
After massacre, a prayer vigil
The Stockdale Church of Christ in rural South Texas was enjoying a monthly fellowship meal when the horrible news came Sunday afternoon. Just a few…
Dialogue
After Harvey, ‘churches have done far more than the government’
BEAUMONT, Texas — Tony Williams is tired. However, he insists he’s not burned out. Two months after Hurricane Harvey, the Westgate Church of Christ — where…
National
New Orleans church member shot dead after Sunday worship assembly
After Hurricane Katrina, Charles and Angela Marsalis found their calling in New Orleans’ high-crime Hollygrove neighborhood — where both grew up. The couple started Bible studies…
International
A Church of Christ on wheels
MOLEPOLOLE, Botswana — At once, he left his nets and followed Jesus. Actually, it was a meat cleaver that Robert Reid set aside when he saw…
Opinion
African poet shares hardship and hope
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — "Before we can heal Africa, we have to understand Africa.” That’s what Sibusiso Adontsi told an audience of church members from across…
Inside Story
Amid tragedy, a mission to share God’s love
For two consecutive editions of The Christian Chronicle, we’ve had the terrible task of reporting front-page news about mass shootings during Sunday worship — first…
International
An imprisonment ‘deserving of our outrage’ (Updated)
Update: Igor Kozlovsky is free. The Ukrainian professor and church leader was part of a Dec. 27 prisoner exchange, Ukrainian church members tell The Christian Chronicle.…
Views
Not comfortable, but comforted
Today I’m struggling. Sometimes it seems like tragedy has overtaken us. Hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, mass shootings. People dying. People losing their homes. People enduring unthinkable…
International
Around the World: A baptism in the Jordan, tough questions in Africa and more good works
FEATURED PHOTO (above): Mary Nelson gives notes of encouragement to the children of missionaries during the recent 56th Asia Mission Forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The…
Reviews
In post-Christian America, author calls for ancient Christian way of life
Post-modernity. Post-Christianity. Post-truth. How should the church respond? That’s the question Rod Dreher explores in “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian…
Milestones
Milestones, December 2017
Minister Installation Minister Dwayne Case The Northeast Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, Okla., has set the date to formally install its new evangelist, Minister…
Reviews
Review: Church Inside Out
I’ll never forget my grandmother teaching me how to interlock my fingers while she would say, “Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the door…
Opinion
This Christmas, resolve to contemplate the miracle of God becoming flesh
‘Joy to the world, the Lord is come.” I love Christmas and all the traditions — especially the sweets and the meals. I have special…
Editorial
Editorial: Bless the teachers when no one else will
Children — not oil, not coal, not solar or wind power — are our greatest natural resource. You’d hardly know it from the way we…
Milestones
Newsmakers, December 2017
HONORED David and Diana Owens, for 30 years of service with the Wetzel Road Church of Christ in Liverpool, N.Y. David Owens has served as…
Partners
Partners, Big prize for Southwestern, ‘The Voice’ and more from within our fellowship
FEATURED PHOTO (above): Ervin D. Seamster Jr., president of Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas, celebrates the college’s grand prize win in the first Ford…
National
Across the Nation: Black-white dialogue, Thanksgiving made special 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…
National
18 vans, 150 volunteers, 465 miles, one goal: to help Harvey victims
HOUSTON — The homeowner was shirtless and sweating. He was still angry — he admitted that much — over the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey two months…