Graduating early with a mission to fulfill
Staff Sgt. Ramiro Hernandez was due to deploy with the Air Force Reserve to Afghanistan just weeks before graduating from Lubbock Christian University in Texas.…
Archive: Oct 2009
UPDATE: Churches send aid to victims of floods, droughts around the globe
Too much water — and too little — have caused suffering around the globe in recent months. Church-supported relief ministries are inundated with requests…
U.S. churches look south to meet Spanish demand
QUITO, Ecuador — In his short ministry career, Wayler Frances has preached in two hemispheres.A native of Costa Rica, Frances and his wife, Mariana, are…
Ghana goes global
ANTWERP, Belgium — Europeans who walk by a basement apartment here on Saturday nights hear the sounds of laughter and singing in an unfamiliar language…
Small congregation hosts big clothing giveaway
HURON, S.D. — With just 13 members, the Huron church may be small in number. But it’s gigantic in heart. The congregation’s recent two-day winter…
Flu outbreaks strike Christian universities
Students at Christian universities across the nation are learning more than they’d like about seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus.Record numbers of cases at some…
Funding woes, dwindling enrollments cause five Christian schools to close
At least five Christian schools associated with Churches of Christ — one in Michigan, one in Florida and three in Ohio — shut their doors…
Dialogue: A conversation with Colt McCoy
CHRISTIAN, QUARTERBACK, HEISMAN CONTENDER says his parents and grandparents instilled the spiritual values he takes to the gridiron. When Daniel “Colt” McCoy traveled to Iquitos,…
Jesus’ command of Scripture proves he was the incarnate Word
Jesus, God with us and God incarnate, provides us the opportunity to know godliness in all its majesty. As we put his life in context,…
Lead me to Calgary
CALGARY, Alberta — In the shadow of a white steeple, spray-painted graffiti defames the beige brick wall of the Calgary Church of Christ. The black…
