Spotlight: Lights, tiles and growth
ALBANIA TIRANA Church members hosted a ground-breaking — actually, it was a tile-breaking — for a reconstruction project that will provide a facility for several…
Archive: Oct 2006
New and Noteworthy: October 2006
Featured this month: The Real Heaven: It's Not What You Think, Renewing God's People: A Concise History of Churches of Christ, Unleashing the Potential of…
Myspace and Ministry
“What is this thing called, Myspace?” a parent asked sincerely. Not really an atypical question these days in youth ministry. The adolescent culture and the…
Longtime member shot and killed outside Texas church
Alveda Edwards spotted her estranged husband, Tommy Edwards Jr. while walking into the Greenville Avenue church just before worship on Sunday. She wasn't planning to…
Minister, scholar dies after heart attack
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — “Please keep the Bullard family in your prayers, as well as our entire church as we go through this difficult time,”…
Faith needs nurturing to remain alive; otherwise, it will be cut out
Falling away from the Lord is nothing new to this generation. It has been happening through all the ages. Paul talks about Demas and others…
Houston Astros coach swings for the heavenly fences
HOUSTON — Bench coach Cecil Cooper's time with the Houston Astros brought an unexpected blessing soon after he joined the team in 2005. A few…
Couple’s ministry spans a decade of tailgates
ATHENS, GA — The Norwoods have served as adopted parents for hundreds of students who have passed under the historic arch at the university.“A list…
Sewing threads, sowing seeds
In rural India, one of the greatest gifts a young woman can receive is a sewing machine — and the skills to use it. “It's…
Predisan turns 20
THE MEDICAL MISSION, launched by Dr. Robert Clark in 1986, treats thousands of patients each year through its clinics, substance abuse program and community health…
