Around the World, January 2014
CHINA BEIJING — About 50 Christians from congregations in the districts of Wangjing, Haidian and Jinsong gathered recently for an all-church retreat. “Faith, Hope and…
Archive: Dec 2013
MILESTONE: Cullen and Mary Lou Thomas
Cullen and Mary Lou Thomas were married Dec. 13, 1943. Cullen is a retired geologist and Mary Lou is a homemaker. They have been longtime…
In Serbia, Gospel trumps ethnic division
BELGRADE, Serbia — There is no Jew or Gentile — or Serb or Croat — in Christ. The years of brutal, ethnically charged conflict between…
‘Hooked to the world’ no more
LUANSHYA, Zambia — Mathews Ndalama has returned to the Lord. And he wants everyone in the bars to know about it. The former evangelist, who…
Florida church helps make Christmas wishes come true for foster children
Santa waves as he enters the event at the University City Church of Christ in Gainesville, Fla. (PHOTO BY BRAD MCCLENNY, GAINESVILLE SUN, VIA WWW.GAINESVILLE.COM) …
Colorado church building destroyed by fire in bitter cold
9 News in Colorado reports: Ice-cold temperatures along the Eastern Plains made it extra difficult for four fire departments to battle a church fire…
Neurosurgeon, medical missionary Dr. Charles Branch Sr. dies at 87
Dr. Charles Branch Sr., a Christian neurosurgeon, medical missionary and longtime friend of The Christian Chronicle, died Dec. 6. He was 87. Branch, a former…
Road Notes: A grown-up college devotional — and a big Christmas tree — in New York
Members of the Long Island Church of Christ worship during a biweekly, Friday night devotional. (PHOTO BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD) Blogging live from New York Howdy…
Longtime Auburn campus minister Jim Brinkerhoff dies at 56
Jim Brinkerhoff, who had served since 1984 as the campus minister for the Auburn Church of Christ in Alabama, died Thursday, Dec. 5. He was…
A conversation with John Tyson
John Tyson brings years of faith-filled experience to his new job. He faces the challenge of helping Rochester College remain financially viable in spite of…
