Road notes: Don’t give up on Ireland — or Europe
The River Liffey in Dublin (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from Dublin, Ireland I headed south of the border (the border that separates Northern…
Archive: Jul 2013
Road notes: Giant footsteps of faith in Northern Ireland
The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from Bushmills, Northern Ireland Giants once roamed here. Sure, geologists will tell you…
Video: A deluge of praise for Bible school graduates in West Africa
Blogging live from Cotonou, Benin A little rain — that later became a monsoon — did little to dampen spirits here at the Center for…
Sojourners paint, pray and prepare a new home for New York church
The Times Herald-Record reports from the town of Wallkill, N.Y.: Sojourner Dottie Hasty of Southampton, N.J., paints the kitchen of the new home of the…
Once again, Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort’s trucks roll
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The list of places receiving shipments from Nashville-based Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort over the past five months reads like a…
Sew in love
Emily and Lindsay Pace can’t wait for camp. The sisters, ages 9 and 8, remember the fun they had last summer at Round Lake Christian…
‘God’s been good’ to New York church
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Even with a GPS, finding the Middletown Church of Christ can be difficult. It’s hidden behind a pancake restaurant inside a worn-out Howard…
Texas tornado ‘blew in a 2-foot layer of love’
CLEBURNE, Texas — After a tornado ravaged Carolon Nelson’s neighborhood, a fire department floodlight pierced the darkness. In the bright light, Nelson — who survived…
A conversation with Shelby McMillon
Shelby McMillon, like millions of other teens this spring, graduates from high school and heads for college in August. With growing concern about today’s teens…
Rebuilding the heartland: Churches and ministries collect funds, coordinate cleanup
The recent outbreak of severe weather across Texas and Oklahoma claimed at least 50 lives, destroyed hundreds of homes and caused billions of dollars in…
