Evangelizing the Navajo
WATERFLOW, N.M. — This is America, sure. But it's a whole different world out here on the Navajo Reservation, a 27,000-square-mile patch of desert and…
Archive: Jul 2006
Simple Churches: Q&A with ACU’s Kent Smith and Harding’s Marvin Crowson
The Christian Chronicle recently discussed the simple church movement with Kent Smith, a domestic missions expert at Abilene Christian University in Texas, and Marvin Crowson,…
Minister returns to his Navajo hometown, shares faith with his Indian friends
Folks in the Navajo community of Kayenta, Ariz., knew Josh Austin as the white kid who helped lead their high school to the state basketball…
Baseball more than just a game to woman who lost husband
Baseball is so much more than a game to Judy Craft, a member of the Kaufman, Texas, church. After reading Judy’s personal story – which…
Churches in living rooms, coffee shops a growing trend
NEW YORK — Jared Looney doesn't put on a suit and tie to go to church. He's more likely to sport shorts, a T-shirt and…
Research pioneer Annie May first theological librarian in the church
In Ponca City, Okla., a statue of the pioneer woman commemorates the courageous women who traveled west to the frontier. I was in high school…
For love of God, family and baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas — The stadium felt like a furnace — think obnoxious Texas heat in early July — when I walked into my first major-league…
New editor shares vision
With this issue I assume the editorship of The Christian Chronicle. Most things about this publication will not change. For the past 10 years I…
Immigration a complex matter for border churches
For members of the Laredo, Texas, church, the debate over illegal immigration goes beyond politics. They've seen the faces and speak the language of the…
Spotlight: Sundays with Friday
KANSAS CITY, MO — Ask Sarah Friday if children have changed in her 29 years of teaching, and her response is frank: “They've changed. I…
