National
The long road from Baghdad
DEARBORN, Mich. — In the heart of this Detroit suburb, Muslim women who wear hijabs to cover their heads abound. Signs for Middle Eastern restaurants,…
OCTOBER 2015
View as PDF(4874 KB) Europe’s refugee crisis • Minister journeys from Baghdad to Michigan • Reactions to Boy Scouts allowing gay youths, adult
leaders • Crusade for Christ in San Antonio • Profiles of Ukraine refugees • Dialogue: Faulkner President Michael D.
Williams • Homeschool drama society • Faith of Detroit Tigers’ Daniel Norris
In this issue:
Take me out to the ballgame
DETROIT — As a child, I dreamed of growing up to be a baseball play-by-play announcer. I never realized that dream. But I did make…
Why Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris was baptized in his baseball uniform
DETROIT — The 16-year-old pitching phenom stepped into the baptistery wearing his high school baseball uniform. Fresh dirt stains splotched his white uniform pants as Daniel…
Ukraine’s refugees share stories of loss, hope, new life
KIEV, Ukraine — They’re not refugees. To members of the Vinograder Church of Christ in Ukraine’s capital, the people who inhabit the former school buildings and…
Boy Scouts’ gay-friendly policies draw mixed responses
PIEDMONT, Okla. — Ken Richter loved the Boy Scout life. Starting as a 7-year-old Cub Scout, Richter embraced the outdoor adventure, the leadership training and…
Europe’s refugee crisis calls churches to respond — but how?
With bell peppers and Bibles, Reggy Hiller is fighting Europe’s refugee crisis. Hiller and members of the small Church of Christ that meets in her…