Faithful in setbacks and success
Divorced. Laid off. Diagnosed with an unpredictable, often disabling disease. Dawn Ainger isn’t one to let an obstacle — or three — stand in her…
Archive: Feb 2015
Tennessee church member works to repurpose T-shirts — and people
LeEllen Smith takes materials others see as useless and turns them into something beautiful. She believes God can do the same with people. The longtime…
Christians should be ‘the first in line to engage for good’
As an educator, Candice McQueen has a long list of accomplishments. But the newly named commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education says one of…
Lester Holt a humble newsman with a serious faith
A few years ago, a group of communications students from Harding University in Searcy, Ark., visited NBC’s “Today” show studios in New York. A familiar…
A search for preachers — reality TV style
MALIBU, Calif. — “American Idol” for ministers? “Survivor” with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit? Welcome to the “Next Gen Preacher Search,” developed by Pepperdine…
A heart for Hawaii
HONOLULU — “Aloha!” Mark Young stretches out each syllable of the traditional Hawaiian greeting as 150-plus church members and visitors fill the blue-gray wooden pews…
JoAnne North’s devotion yields a bountiful harvest behind bars
JoAnne North is a devoted wife, a great-grandmother and a leader in Bible education for children. For the past three decades, she also has devoted…
‘Be bold in the city’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Like many of their fellow believers, Amber Taylor and Shannon Davis are troubled by declining membership among Churches of Christ in the…
Voices-only Wednesday: “There’s a Stirring,” up vs. down notes and concert memories
Welcome to Voices-only Wednesday. We scour the web to find unique, inspiring and allover awesome a cappella videos to share with with you. Here's a…
‘This is not the worst thing that can happen to us’
“In this world you will have troubles, but take heart I have overcome the world .” — John 16:33 Along with the rest of the…
