The riot, in retrospect
DETROIT — Hubert G. Locke’s picture made the front page of The Christian Chronicle after the Detroit riot of 1967. At the time, the 33-year-old…
August 2017
View as PDF(7606 KB) New law protects religious liberty • Ninjas for Jesus • Fake news vs. journalism that matters • Paint, sweat and love • ‘Don’t play political games’ • ‘The little movement that makes a radical difference’ • Thanking a teacher — 50 years later • A pioneering VBS • Church elder delivers laugh-out-loud school bus stories • You have blessed us
In this issue:
A ‘cacophony’ of praise in Europe
DOUBRAVA, Czech Republic — ‘Everybody go ahead and sing in your own language,” Jaro Marcin told participants in the recent Central European Retreat. Johanna Halamicek attempts…
Church elder delivers laugh-out-loud school bus stories
As a retired teacher, I can tell you that school bus drivers are some of the most important, yet unappreciated, people in the world of…
Thanking a teacher — 50 years later
FRANKFORD, Del. — You’ve no doubt heard, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ll…
Hobby Lobby founder shares family strategy for laser-focused generosity
David Green and Bill High’s new book, “Giving It All Away … and Getting It All Back Again,” will be a blessing to church leaders…
Partners, August 2017
CAMPUS MINISTRY AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST Ambassadors for Christ pray after the game. (PHOTO FROM SAMANTHA WHITE) TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona’s Ambassadors for…
‘Don’t play political games’
Shirley N. Weber says she never sought a career in politics. Weber, a member of the Division Street Church of Christ in San Diego who…
Newsmakers, August 2017
AWARDED: Scholarship winner Sebastian Rolon, third from left, with Steve Eckman, Howard Todd and Nathan Mellor. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY MOUNT DORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY) Sebastian Rolon,…
Milestones, August 2017
Birthdays Bernice Crudup Bernice Crudup 100th July 15 Sun City, Calif. Colonel Carrol Sites 82nd July 4 Greers Ferry, Ark. Bill E. Wilson Bill and…
A healthy servant
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — No one was surprised to see Mike Embry engaged in recent Vacation Bible School activities at the Metro Church of Christ.…
Camp Hunt marks 70 years
HUBBARDSVILLE, N.Y. — Camp Hunt, established in 1947, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. (PHOTO FROM INSTAGRAM @CAMPHUNTNY)About 200 people marked the occasion during the camp’s…
Across the Nation, August 2017
Karen Thompson speaks with her daughter Hali Thompson at Zacchaeus’ Place, a social night and Bible study at Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, Texas.…
A business-minded mission down under
LILYDALE, Australia — Two Christian families in this eastern suburb of Melbourne are serving lattes and sticky date puddings to their community. They’re also serving…
Paint, sweat and love
WICHITA, Kan. — In Kansas’ most populated city, Christians celebrated 10 years of gutter cleaning, paint scraping, dead shrubbery pulling and profuse sweating. They celebrated…
A pioneering VBS
PADUCAH, Ky. — ‘We’ve got spirit!” Mark Rowe, minister for the Ninth Street Church of Christ, winds up to take a shot at the dunking booth.…
The wide world of VBS
From Happy, Texas, to Cap Haitien, Haiti, children spend a few days each summer getting ‘wrapped up, tied up, tangled up in Jesus’ during Vacation…
More than painting by the numbers
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been a tough year for Elizabeth Carro. After losing her husband and her mother, she didn’t worry much about the state of…
Work camp brings unity, sympathy and praise
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Sacrificial love is a key to overcoming the challenges of this life. That’s what I believe. That’s what I preach. But sometimes we…
‘The little movement that makes a radical difference’
The mission trip almost didn’t happen. After 10 years of serving street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia through an annual event called Angkor of Faith,…
Around the World, August 2017
BRAZIL SÃO PAULO — God, marriage and family, then ministry. Those are the priorities for church leaders around the globe. Heiderich“However, internal and external pressures…
Home again — and far from home
Jesus’ last words to his disciples, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the…
National
Under new Texas law, faith-based adoption agencies win protections
ABILENE, Texas — At age 17, Jennifer Griffith discovered she was pregnant. The daughter of a pro-life advocate, Griffith knew she couldn’t abort her baby.…