In Haiti, ‘lives are improving, leaders are emerging’
Haitian Christian Musset Fils-Aime is an engineering student at Oklahoma Christian University. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from Oklahoma City"Rebuilding and Sharing Hope"…
Archive: Jul 2011
Video: Sunday worship in South Sudan
One of the most memorable experiences from my trip to South Sudan was Sunday worship with a Church of Christ in the rural village of…
Dojos and devastation: Japanese are noticing churches’ aid
Blogging live from Vancouver, British Columbia I'm in the Vancouver airport on my way home from Tokyo. I spent a week with a mission team…
Christian fiction writers
These are just a sampling of members of Churches of Christ who write Christian fiction. If you know of other writers, please leave a comment…
INSIDE STORY: Why it takes a church family to raise a child
My 17-year-old son, Brady, and I celebrated his high school graduation by making a three-hour drive down Interstate 35 and going to see our beloved…
It takes a village: After years of building trust, Christians win souls among Panama’s Kuna people
IPETI KUNA, Panama — Women in this tiny Central American village put on their Sunday best — blouses of brilliant purples and blues, skirts with…
Latin America: From dirt roads to urban pavement, Churches of Christ take root
MACZUL SEXTO, Guatemala — The paved road — and the dirt road — end quite some distance from this tiny village in the mountains of…
Fourth reminds us of freedom from sin
When I was a child, the Fourth of July was one of my favorite holidays. I liked fireworks, the picnics with fried chicken and homemade…
Women in West Africa show skills in Bible bowl
For the second year, women from congregations in Senegal and Gambia went head-to-head in a friendly competition of their Bible knowledge, said Arnold Dzah, a…
Letting God ‘do his part’ in Japan
A street near Tokyo Station (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from Tokyo The streets of this Asian metropolis are dark — or darker than…
