Canadian Christians dig for hope in Nicaragua
Nicaragua mission team members include, from left, Lacy May, Kathleen Manson, Roger Perry, Caleb Perry, Geoff Taylor and Matt Walker. Absent are Patsy Vandriel, Katie…
Archive: Dec 2011
Funding on the decline: Children’s homes still a core church ministry?
A little girl named Ashley can be seen through the window, reading in the Bollin Cottage at Carpenter Place in Wichita, Kan. Carpenter Place began…
Crack user snatches woman’s purse during prayer at Sunday night service
Image via www.northescambia.com NorthEscambia.com in Alabama reports: A Flomaton man is charged with stealing a woman’s purse during prayer at a local church because, he…
‘Historically’ a cappella churches with instrumental services returned to national directory
Since its beginning, each edition of Churches of Christ in the United States, published by 21st Century Christian, has denoted subgroups within the fellowship, including churches…
Kenya notes: Preacher training, drought fighting, gingerbread house building and roadside zebra spotting
Students at Made in the Streets' Malindi center competed in a gingerbread house designing contest, using crackers and icing. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live…
Video: Florida deputies investigate gang vandalism at Church of Christ
ABC Action News in Tampa, Fla., reports: DOVER, Fla. - Street gangs have repeatedly targeted the Church of Christ in Dover, a church member said.…
Preach it, brother, but keep it short
Blogging from Terrell, Texas What happens in Vegas ... Apparently, my brain stayed in Vegas.When I ran into Leo G. Gay at the Southwestern Christian…
In Big Sky country, three congregations merge
HELENA, Mont. — Welcome to the Gunslingers Church of Christ. Not really. But that characterization might not be too far off in describing the Lord’s…
INSIDE STORY: Finding hope in a red door
OKLAHOMA CITY — Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. And colors. Red, for example. “Since I was a little girl, I always wanted a…
A nephew’s ‘gift’ leads to transformed lives
VITORIA, Brazil — “Don’t try to change me, preacher. I like wine, and I like women.” Antonio Silva remembers saying those words to a U.S.…
