Dialogue
‘The leprosy in my neighborhood is addiction’
PONTIAC, Mich. — “You can’t be a Christian and do drugs. You know that, right?” Actually, Coleman Yoakum didn’t know that. Yoakum grew up in an…
November 2017
View as PDF• After mass shooting, Tennessee church begins long work of recovery • Puerto Rico: ‘We’re trying our best to cope’ • A coach’s real success • Fighting ‘the leprosy in my neighborhood’ • Las Vegas area churches pray after shooting • California fires: Church members become — and serve — evacuees • They are not my songs; they are the church’s • Fishers of men, farmers of nuts • A century of song leading • Avoid those who degrade ‘the other side’ • Because creation matters to God, it should matter to us, authors write • It’s time to give thanks • Can we agree to disagree?
In this issue:
Top Stories
‘We are all trying our best to cope’ (Updated)
Update: The U.S. Postal Service has resumed deliveries to Arecibo, Puerto Rico, so contributions for that congregation and its relief efforts may be mailed to:…
Top Stories
California church becomes safe haven for fire evacuees
UPDATE: The numbers related to this story are changing quickly as the fires continue to burn. You can find the latest information on containment and…
National
Las Vegas-area Christians pray after worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history
Las Vegas-area Churches of Christ are praying for their community and accounting for members after at least 58 people were killed in the worst mass shooting…
People
A coach’s real success
JENKS, Okla. — When Jenks High School went looking for a football coach in 1996, the large district in suburban Tulsa took a chance on…
People
Disfellowshipped decades ago, Pat Boone insists he ‘never left’ Church of Christ
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pat who? As Pat Boone stepped to the microphone at the recent Religion News Association national conference, not everybody recognized him. “I…
Editorial
Can we agree to disagree?
‘I read the Chronicle, but I don’t always like what I read,” a brother in Christ once told me during a visit to Nashville, Tenn. “Brother,…
National
‘We are not giving up’
ANTIOCH, Tenn. — It’s just before 9 a.m. on a Sunday in early October as a handful of church members gather for Bible class in…
Top Stories
Safe but shaken
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Mexico's Puebla state has claimed more than 200 lives and toppled buildings from the city of San Juan Raboso to Mexico…
International
Preaching to preachers
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — Preachers, church leaders and Christians from across southern Africa gathered in the small, southern African nation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of…
International
‘We want to show young people that look like us that you can do it.’
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — As their parents praised God under the big tent up the hill, children in this southern African kingdom learned Bible lessons and…
Dialogue
They are not my songs; they are the church’s
Konstantin Zhigulin wrote his first two hymns within the first week after he and his wife, Lina, were baptized in the Siberian city of Barnaul.…
Partners
Harding sings the Good News in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba — The Good News Singers, an a cappella worship ensemble featuring students from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., sang at a recent national Christian…
Milestones
Newsmakers, November 2017
RETIRED Don Meredith, after 49 years of service as head librarian and professor at Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tenn. The HST library is…
In the Word
Avoid those who degrade ‘the other side’
We have a problem communicating with people on the other side of the issue — whatever that issue may be. Rather than listening and responding…
Views
After the flood, cups of cold water
“And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you,…
Editorial
Editorial: No more tearing down
Two months ago we ran a Views column by Jerrie Barber, who has preached the Gospel for 56 years. He talked about what constitutes a…
Reviews
Because creation matters to God, it should matter to us, authors write
Christians often are reluctant to talk about climate change, even as we are reminded daily of the groaning of creation. Scripture, however, is clear about…
Reviews
Jones discusses divorce and remarriage with objectivity
In “Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage: Seen Through the Character of God and the Mind of Jesus” Jerry Jones — a longtime minister for Churches of…
Insight
Faith, family, country and heavenly citizenship: It’s time to give thanks
Although our nation has its problems and is drifting away from the great Christian principles that marked its beginning, this country still blesses its citizens…
Partners
Why we support The Christian Chronicle: Philip and Patricia Slate
Did you know that 111 donors (individuals, couples and families) have contributed to The Christian Chronicle for 20 consecutive years — or more? Philip and…
Partners
Partners, November 2017
FEATURED PHOTO (above): John Malone with the a cappella group Committed from Athens, Ala., sings during the recent United Voice Worship Conference. More than 200…
International
Around the World, November 2017
FEATURED PHOTO (above): Ministry interns distribute food, water, stuffed animals and Bibles in a Mexico City neighborhood after a devastating, 7.1 -magnitude earthquake claimed 200-plus…