For a closed urban church, an alternate ending
HOUSTON — Another closed church. Another lost opportunity to serve wounded souls in the inner city. That could have been the story as the Lindale…
January 2017
View as PDF(5921 KB) Gatlinburg needs ‘you’ • Abandoned church building finds new life • Threads of Compassion • A gangsta’s hip-hop redemption
• In Russia, a different kind of revolution • A Barnabas Journey of service • Has technology hurt our civility • Answering
the unheard cries of the elderly
In this issue:
Inside Story
Ten stories that inspired me — and hopefully you — during 2016
I am blessed. As chief correspondent for The Christian Chronicle, I am privileged to tell the stories of Christians living out their faith — often…
Despite Gatlinburg wildfires, Winterfest will go on as scheduled
Each year, 12,000 teens and sponsors gather to praise God at Winterfest — a so-called “little youth rally” in the Smoky Mountains resort town of…
Build the wall? Bar refugees? Christians debate Trump’s orders
An Iraqi refugee who serves as a Christian missionary in the heavily Arab community of Dearborn, Mich. Canadian church members who adopted a Syrian refugee…
Has technology hurt our civility?
“Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully…
How to recognize and treat ministry burnout
What is your preacher’s state of mind? Does he have enough time to study and plan what he will be preaching in 2017? The preacher…
A gangsta’s hip-hop redemption
OAKLAND, Calif. — Life as a noted Oakland rapper and street hustler left Anthony Nelson with a wealth of harrowing tales. He rehashes them with…