Across the Nation, May 2012
ALABAMA KILLEN — The soundtrack for the hit movie “The Hunger Games” features The Secret Sisters.Bluegrass duo Laura and Lydia Rogers got their start singing…
Archive: May 2012
Securing young hearts in Iowa
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — As early as age 4, little guys at the Church of Christ in Marshalltown practice standing in front of the congregation. While…
Remembering Rebecca: Family showed spiritual strength, peace in cancer battle
‘At peace. Safe in the arms of Jesus.” Tonda Stafford posted that note on Caringbridge.org, signaling to friends and family that Rebecca Ann Stafford had…
Trusting God on mission trip to Mexico
AQUILES, Mexico — ‘Alabaré, alabaré, alabaré, alabaré, alabaré a mi Señor!” Hundreds of Mexican children who flock each spring to Vacation Bible Schools in Aquiles…
Couple shows God’s love in Afghanistan
The most terrifying killer in Afghanistan isn’t a Muslim mob, incensed by the burning of its holy book, the Quran.Nor is it a U.S. soldier,…
Indigenous church asks Church of Christ to help replace its slain pastor
Church members who visited the village of Zapallo Grande on the Cayapas River said they were stunned when a group from an evangelical church asked…
Video games, Ugandan warlord and flip-flops take the stage at Tulsa Workshop
TULSA, Okla. — When Eric and Chad Walker discuss “21st Century Christians in a Third World Church,” they’re not talking about believers in wealthy nations…
Living the Thai Life: Texas students serve in Southeast Asia
David Allen has mixed feelings about the long-term value of short-term missions.“But this may have been my most meaningful experience with a short-term mission team…
A rocky road for Mexico missions
AQUILES, Mexico — A year ago, Bethany Gibbs raised more than $2,000 to buy Spanish-language Bibles for 350 families in this remote mountain village and…
VIEWS: Rushford leaves a Bible lecture legacy
On any given Sunday, Jerry Rushford is standing behind a different pulpit. Or maybe he’s planning the next Pepperdine Bible Lectures. Or maybe he’s writing…
