Around the world: Sweatin’ to the gospel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — For missionary Kirsty Baird, spiritual outreach can be a real workout. Baird, a former instructor for the YMCA, launched a…
Archive: Jan 2006
Baptist pastor’s electrocution death prompts review of baptistery safety
'Kyle had an infectious smile that made a person want to be around him,' Waco minister says of friend By Tamie Ross The Christian Chronicle…
With a Coke and a smile, church seeks harmony with outcast teens at The Gate
Editor’s note: Former youth minister Gary Spear was sentenced in November 2017 on one count of child seduction, a class D felony. It’s very much in the…
Year brought challenges, but still there’s reason to count blessings
'So the passing of this year gives me hope that the coming year will be better for a battered world...' By Bailey McBride The Christian…
Asking God for the gift of time to help us celebrate the new year
Time … what is it? Where does it come from? Where does it go? How do we manage it? Is it possible to be stuck…
Liberians gear up for post-war evangelism
Church members in Liberia were concerned when controversy arose after a presidential runoff election in the troubled West African country. But by mid-December the controversy…
Laotians find faith, challenges in United States
IRVING, TX — THIRTY YEARS AFTER COMMUNISM swept across South Asia, churches struggle to serve political exiles from Laos and their English-speaking children. Pregnant with…
Filipino medical team treats quake victims in Pakistan
Working in near-freezing temperatures, a team of medical workers from churches in the Philippines ministered to earthquake survivors in Pakistan.The scenery was breathtaking, said team…
‘Liberians are ready for peace’
Church members in this West African nation are concerned but hopeful as authorities investigate claims of election fraud in the November presidential runoff. By Erik…
Minister discusses faith and peace with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams
“The war is obviously over.” When Gerry Adams made that statement during a recent television interview, the people of Northern Ireland received it with a…
