Debate over church music is nothing new, authors write
Calvin R. Stapert. A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.: Grand Rapids, Mich., 2007.…
Archive: Aug 2007
Churches send aid to Somalia, but country’s woes far from over
Clashes between the country’s Transitional Federal Government and insurgent groups have intensified, according to news reports. A recent peace conference in the Somali capital was…
Churches, relief agencies respond to flooding needs
Weeks of heavy rain and flooding across Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma have tapered off, but damage estimates continue to surge into the millions, church disaster…
Have we become lukewarm?
You only have one life. Do something. A young minister interviewed recently by The Christian Chronicle wore a T-shirt with that simple message on it.…
Christian Scholars Conference tackles ‘Emerging Shape of Global Christianity’
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — The 27th annual Christian Scholars Conference met at Rochester College recently, with the theme “The Emerging Shape of Global Christianity.” Organizers…
‘I will ever sing praise to your name and fulfill my vows day after day’
My birth month is here again even though it seems like only yesterday it occurred last. What a change! When I was 5, I used…
Texas community grateful for help after ‘500-year flood’ ravages area
The annual rainfall in Marble Falls, a city in the Texas Hill Country about 45 miles northwest of Austin, Texas, is nearly 30 inches per…
Praying for passports: Long waits add to mission trip stress
Five days before a mission trip to Mexico, members of the Sycamore View church in Memphis, Tenn., were short a few passports — 25, to…
Missionary gets warm reception in Congo
MUANDA, CONGO — When Barry Baggott arrived in this coastal town, a caravan of people met him at the airport. They sang and honked their…
Preachers of the Caribbean
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — For the past 37 summers, the Caribbean Lectureship has given Christians scattered across the 7,000 or so islands between North…
