‘Worship is our protest’
FERGUSON, Mo. — Brian Owens feels a need to protest. But his protest doesn’t involve waving a “hands up, don’t shoot” sign, staging a “die-in”…
Archive: Dec 2014
On a Christmas Eve layover, ‘Lord, give me your eyes’
Touch down on the cold blacktop. Hold on for the sudden stop. Breathe in the familiar shock of confusion ... and chaos. Brandon Heath must’ve…
In Russia, in Cuba, ‘keep on preaching’
“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them…
Tortured for Christ
MBALE, Uganda — His own father had him chained, poisoned and left for dead — all for the crime of professing Christ. But Dennis Okoth survived…
Dr. Kent Brantly shares Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ honor with Ebola fighters
Dr. Kent Brantly is featured on one of multiple covers of Time magazine saluting "The Ebola Fighters." (PHOTO VIA TIME.COM) Dr. Kent Brantly, the Texas…
Video: Preparing communion is a labor of love for 95-year-old Christian in New York
Each Sunday Arthur "Arturo" James gets up at 5:30 a.m. to prepare the communion for the Manhattan Church of Christ in New York. He has…
America’s oldest professor, age 91, retires from Oklahoma Christian University
The Edmond Sun in Oklahoma reports: “I’ve enjoyed my career at Oklahoma Christian very much,” said Professor Harold Fletcher. And what a career it was.…
Walking dead: After surviving his father’s attempt to kill him, Dennis Okoth became a powerful witness for Christ in Africa.
MBALE, Uganda — "That’s Okoth’s son that is dead.” Dennis Okoth remembers the gasps and whispers of disbelief, the voices of his home village. Because…
What is persecution?
Religious persecution is hard to define, said Terry Seufferlein, a professor of Bible at York College in Nebraska, a college associated with Churches of Christ.…
Voices-only Wednesday: Christmas a cappella music is an awakening force
There has been an awakening. Have you felt it? * Christmas music is cool again. How do I know? Pentatonix (which is an a cappella…
