Shout to the Lord — and splash on the water slides
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — For a family with children, a vacation at the Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort can cost thousands of dollars. That’s a…
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Nor’easter can’t drive revival away
WEST BALTIMORE, MD. — Baltimore Police patrolling from the sky and the ground were just background noise as Davis Worley, minister of the Sandtown Church…
We traveled to three states to report on church mergers: Here’s what we learned
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Pennsylvania. Oklahoma. And now, South Dakota. In the “Reunited” series, The Christian Chronicle traveled to three locations — a 3,400-mile triangle on…
‘Oh no, that’s never happening’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two brothers-in-law. Two ministers of the Gospel. Two split congregations. The story behind the Sioux Falls Church of Christ — a thriving…
Inside America’s debate over Muslims
DEARBORN, MICH. — On the 25th anniversary of 9/11 last month, I found myself in this Detroit suburb. I came to work on a story…
Faith over fear: How a Michigan church embraces its Muslim neighbors
DEARBORN, MICH. — An anti-Islam rally promoted as a “Christian Crusader March” drew hundreds of demonstrators and counterdemonstrators to this majority Arab American city of…
A marriage as pretty as a picture
OKLAHOMA CITY — They say the first 70 years of marriage are the toughest. So I’m really glad to see my friends Clyde and Gwen…
Special series: Leadership matters
In the “Leadership Matters” series, guest articles explore the dimensions of Christian leadership. Find links to all the stories and related content below: PART 1…
We need leaders who look more like Jesus
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — I grew up in a small rural Church of Christ that sang “O Why Not Tonight?” on Sunday mornings. As a ministry…
‘Courage in the Sheer Silence’
‘Courage in the Sheer Silence: Challenging Racism in the 20th-Century Churches of Christ” addresses the impact that silence concerning racism and related matters during the…
