Calling congregations to more fervent prayer
A large congregation recently devoted a Sunday night to praying for the violent crisis in Kenya. Those praying pleaded with God to spare the lives…
Archive: Feb 2008
Woman named Daphne puts her love into action
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — This impoverished fishing village 130 miles east of New Orleans needs Jesus. Daphne German has no doubt about that. Even…
Progress in the Big Easy: Rebuilding the church
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Katrina delivered a big blow to the Crowder Boulevard church — but not a knockout punch.The congregation, which had a membership…
INSIDE STORY: Sermon titles you won’t soon forget
Even now, Danny Dodd chuckles at the title of one sermon he preached in the arrogance of his youth. “Three Reasons to Commit Fornication,” he…
A Conversation with Fred Gray
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY discusses racial progress, in America and the church, as he reflects on a lifetime spent fighting social injustice. One of the nation’s…
Christian education must press on
At the heart of the Restoration Movement is a commitment to education focused on the Bible and traditional liberal arts. Alexander Campbell, a key thinker…
Minister wants to help church in fair — and not-so-happy — land of Moldova
Ken Goodmiller is packing his bags for the unhappiest place on earth. The minister for the Covington, Va., church plans to travel to the nation…
Nashville churches keep homeless from shivering under bridges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. � — Like many houses of worship in this Bible Belt city, the Hillsboro church building is busiest on Sundays. But this congregation…
They survived storm, and now they know why
NEW ORLEANS — The devil doesn’t scare Charles Marsalis. The drug dealers sure don’t. Marsalis and his wife, Angela, both grew up in Hollygrove, a…
A Conversation with Fred Gray
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY discusses racial progress, in America and the church, as he reflects on a lifetime spent fighting social injustice. One of the nation’s…
