Bill and Pat Wallis, 66th Anniversary
Bill and Pat Wallis celebrated 66 years of marriage on Oct. 7. Their church home is the Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas where they…
Archive: Oct 2015
Boiling faith in lands down under
Stuart Penhall speaks at Men's Challenge Stuart Penhall is in a rage. Hear the church elder from Australia talk about the slow decline among Churches…
Voices-only Wednesday: ‘Oceans,’ ‘Open the Eyes of My Heart,’ ‘Cornerstone’ and ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts’
Welcome to Voices-only Wednesday, when we scour the web to bring you great a cappella songs and videos. This morning I was on a quest…
Loving a language and the lost
SEARCY, Ark. — "Où il me mène ...” That’s French for “Where he leads me.” I didn’t know where God was leading me in the…
In the shadow of the Supreme Court, churches urged to reexamine bylaws
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. — Now, more than ever, Churches of Christ need clearly defined bylaws, said Melvin Otey. The former U.S. Justice Department attorney recently…
Christian universities review crisis plans after Oregon shooting rampage
When a student gunman killed nine people and wounded nine others at Umpqua Community College in rural Roseburg, Ore., the news struck close to home…
God, guns and keeping Christians safe
At many Churches of Christ across the nation, Christians bring more than their swords — as some refer to their Bibles — to Sunday worship.…
What would Jesus teach?
SEARCY, Ark. — "If Jesus came into your adult Bible class, would he be happy? If we asked Jesus what he thought of our adult…
Editorial: Concerning prophets and Hobbits (Updated)
UPDATE, NOV. 6: Members of the Estes Church of Christ report that JoJo, the 4-year-old abducted during the slaying of missionary Roberta Edwards, has been…
Abduction makes church secretary more cautious
Carolyn Kellam, office manager for the Mountain Avenue Church of Christ in Tucson, Ariz., keeps pepper spray handy and pays special attention to strangers. “During…
