Spotlight: Agape Blitz
Agape Blitz volunteers work on a roof project. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY RON CLARK) PORTLAND, Ore. — Agape Blitz is the Agape Church of Christ’s annual…
Archive: Aug 2017
In Charlotte, a seed takes root
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ‘Your boy is ready.” That’s what Freeman Green, a minister from Daytona Beach, Fla., told me Monday night during the Crusade for Christ.…
South Carolina church battles opioid ‘emergency’
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. — Opioids, meet Jesus. The drugs behind a crisis that President Donald Trump characterizes as a “national emergency” are no match for…
‘When Celebrate Recovery started, I think it was God’s way of bringing out the best in some people’
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. — As The Christian Chronicle reports, the Grand Strand Church of Christ has become a haven for prodigal sons — and daughters.…
Rescued from Harvey’s floodwaters
A canoe came straight through their front door. The Reed family, members of the Church of Christ in Champions, are safe and dry, thanks to…
Hit by Harvey
Devastating floods are all too familiar for members of the Hidden Valley Church of Christ in Houston. The church building, located near Hills Bayou, is…
Voices only: You make me smile
Welcome to Voices-only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the web.…
Here comes Harvey
HOW TO HELP: See a list of church-supported ministries accepting donations for relief at the end of this piece. As Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the…
Sadness and service in Africa
Macheke, Zimbabwe — “It was such a tragic loss,” said Kara Scharrer after the recent death of a 17-year-old girl in the Zimbabwe Orphan Program,…
The good work of real news
‘Have fellowship with every good work; give something to it.” Lynn McMillonThat was the wisdom of Otis Gatewood (1911-1999). When he spoke those words in…
