REVIEW: Researcher offers accessible insight into why people leave Churches of Christ
??? 1/2 Flavil R. Yeakley Jr. Why They Left: Listening to Those Who Have Left Churches of Christ. Nashville, Tenn.: Gospel Advocate, 2012. 224 pages,…
Archive: Sep 2012
Around the World, September 2012
Christians camp in Kazakhstan Minister Alexander Metso, top center, prepares for a devotional during a recent summer camp for teens in the former Soviet republic…
REVIEW: Amid ‘valleys of suffering,’ author calls for contentment
???? Cathy Messecar. A Still & Quiet Soul: Embracing Contentment. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Publishers, 2011. 192 pages, $13.99. In a society that thrives on dissatisfaction and…
Newsmakers, September 2012
NAMED: Brandon Tatum , president of Oklahoma Christian Academy, Edmond, Okla. Kenneth Olree , director of engineering, Abilene Christian University in Texas. HONORED: Rex Farnsworth…
Around the world in one Missions Sunday
EDMOND, Okla. — A Chinese dragon, an Australian didgeridoo and Brazilian bonbons known as “brigadeiros” were among the festivities as the Memorial Road Church of…
In land of Disney, workshop boosts church ties, unity
ORLANDO, Fla. - What kind of Mickey Mouse operation are they running here? That was my first thought upon landing at Orlando International Airport. (For…
‘No Arms, No Shoes … Still Serving’
ORLANDO, Fla. - Chet McDoniel got his first warning for speeding in the sixth grade. That’s when a tattletale neighbor clocked the boy’s wheelchair going…
Arkansas church member serves as Labor Day Grand Marshal
Ruth Wimberley (Photo via Clay County Times-Democrat) As reported in the Arkansas' Clay County Times-Democrat: Ruth Wimberley, the 2012 Rector Labor Day parade Grand Marshal,…
Christian senior living community opens in Memphis area
Robert Chambers (right), the first tenant to move into Grace Place Retirement Community, gives board member Laurie Durham Pulliam (left) and executive director J.M. Crusoe…
Hundreds find Jesus at River City
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Get right, church, and let’s go home ... You better get right, church, and let’s go home … It’s a…
