A coach’s real success
JENKS, Okla. — When Jenks High School went looking for a football coach in 1996, the large district in suburban Tulsa took a chance on…
Archive: Oct 2017
#metoo moves Christians to speak up and speak out
Seven years of pain, embarrassment and shame kept Cassie Holder from sharing her story. Then the member of the Del City Church of Christ in…
18 vans, 150 volunteers, 465 miles, one goal: to help Harvey victims
HOUSTON — The homeowner was shirtless and sweating. He was still angry — he admitted that much — over the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey two months…
Fishers of men, farmers of nuts
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — Joy Lea Brazell came to African Christian College on a mission — to shut it down. The school, then known as Manzini Bible…
Preaching to preachers
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — Preachers, church leaders and Christians from across southern Africa gathered in the small, southern African nation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of…
‘We want to show young people that look like us that you can do it.’
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — As their parents praised God under the big tent up the hill, children in this southern African kingdom learned Bible lessons and…
Across the Nation: A chaplain’s commissioning, a bus to serve homeless and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Voices only: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
Welcome to Voices only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the…
‘We are not giving up’
ANTIOCH, Tenn. — It’s just before 9 a.m. on a Sunday in early October as a handful of church members gather for Bible class in…
Can we agree to disagree?
‘I read the Chronicle, but I don’t always like what I read,” a brother in Christ once told me during a visit to Nashville, Tenn. “Brother,…
