‘Our house starts a popping and a cracking and the doors blowing’
Late on Memorial Day, Walter Tolley and his wife, Marie, members of the Northridge Church of Christ in Dayton, Ohio, took cover in their home.…
Archive: Jun 2019
‘The whole thing is overwhelming’
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — The rains came down, and Christians are stepping up. In this flood-ravaged Tulsa suburb, members of Churches of Christ are cleaning…
Amid flooding fears, Arkansas church prepared to offer shelter to evacuees
In recent days, flooding fears rose in the Arkansas towns of Russellville and Dardanelle, which sit across the Arkansas River from each other, about 80…
A force for goodwill, encouragement, unity
How can I be anything but grateful for the 23 years I’ve had with The Christian Chronicle? From the beginning, I have prayerfully sought to…
Seeds in Sandtown
BALTIMORE — Inside the Lillian Jones Recreation Center on a Thursday night, a small group of children dines on meatballs, green beans and cupcakes. Outside,…
At 87, ‘disaster deacon’ opens his heart — and church — to flooding victims
TULSA, Okla. — Oh, Kenneth Hearrell has stories to tell. About how he rode a horse five miles to his two-room schoolhouse from first through…
Church member known for notes of encouragement dies in Oklahoma floods
An Oklahoman known for sending hundreds of cards to encourage his church family and community died during record-breaking floods in the Sooner state. Larry Larimore,…
Across the Nation: Texas merger, Georgia revival, Minnesota milestone 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: Summertime
Welcome to Voices only! This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the…
Virginia mass shooting hits close to home for church member
When Eugene Thompson learned of Friday’s mass shooting at a government building in Virginia Beach, Va., he immediately thought: That could have been my son.…
