Parents of missionaries honored
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — They’re the unsung heroes of mission work, the ones who watch and pray as their children “move to far-flung parts of the…
Archive: Nov 2014
Partners, mid-December 2014
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOSTER’S HOME FOR CHILDREN STEPHENVILLE — The Gullo family attended a recent ceremonial groundbreaking for Sherwood & Myrtie Foster’s Home for Children’s…
Ruth Orr, ‘perhaps the greatest missionary of our day,’ dies at 75
Some 20,000 baptisms — in lakes, rivers and, occasionally, indoor baptisteries — have resulted from the Gospel-spreading work of Ruth Orr. The homemaker and longtime…
Across the Nation, mid-December 2014
CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT — At its recent Friends and Family Day, the Church of Christ Bridgeport formed a circle and prayed over the food, the visitors…
Around the World, mid-December 2014
ALBANIA TIRANA — Christians in this European nation are seeing the fruits of their labor — many years of labor, in fact. Sadete Hoxha, Albania…
Spotlight: Titus 2 woman honored
RALEIGH, N.C. — The women’s ministry of the Brooks Avenue Church of Christ honored Doratha Chappell Moore with a Titus 2 Tea. Moore has directed…
Spotlight: A case for the resurrection
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Lee Strobel, a Christian author and apologist known for books such as “The Case for Christ ,” recently addressed a crowd of…
Spotlight: Changing lives behind bars
NAIROBI, Kenya — In this East African nation, prison officials yearn for someone to help offenders “learn to change their conduct — cursing, lying ...…
Holiday gift guide, 2014
For Fiction Fans Kristy Shelton. Blind Hope . Collierville, Tenn.: Innovo Publishing, 2014. 556 pages. $19.95. Set in rural Tennessee at the onset of World…
Growth of Hispanic population in U.S. is ‘an opportunity that may save our nation,’ Missions Resource president says
DALLAS — “The U.S. is becoming Latinized at a stunning rate,” said Dan Bouchelle, “and this is not a problem.” In fact, “this is an…
