EDITORIAL: Doing more than throwing rice
The Christian Chronicle staff likes to celebrate. So when Lauren Stafford, daughter of administrative assistant Tonda Stafford and her husband, Barry, wed high school and…
Archive: Jul 2011
Wanted: Leaders for Latin America
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Juan Jose Flores could’ve picked a more upbeat topic for a devotional.Addressing nearly 200 church members at the Baxter Institute, the minister…
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…
A conversation with Hadayat Din
For Christians, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is among the toughest mission fields in the world. More than 95 percent of the 184 million souls…
Videos: Singing from ‘East to West’ in Japan
Blogging live from Hitachi City, Japan A group of believers from opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean gathered here to practice praise songs for the…
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…
Baxter trains Latinos to reach Latin America — and the U.S.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Howard Norton asked the Lord for one more mountain. And he got it. Fifty years ago, Norton boarded a boat for Sao…
