Guilty and forgiven
SEARCY, Ark. — A stunned silence fell over the daily chapel service at Harding University, where police shooting victim Botham Shem Jean, 26, earned his…
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It’s time to talk about predators in the church
SEARCY, Ark. — The predator repented. Or so he claimed. He’d done his time and confessed his sins. He was a changed man. Or so he…
Voices only: Is He Worthy?
Welcome to Voices-only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the web.…
Despite setbacks, Texan teen perseveres
Socially marginalized and rejected by her peers, Kimbree Houston was in third grade when she began writing suicide letters to her counselor. For Kimbree, a…
Voices only: Change My Heart, Oh God
Welcome to Voices-only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the web.…
Kind words about a crossword
We recently added a crossword puzzle to the pages of The Christian Chronicle. We love hearing the feedback from our readers. This particular letter really…
Why planting new churches matters
Stanley E. Granberg is a church planter at heart. Granberg and his wife, Gena, planted churches in Meru, Kenya, from 1983 to 1993. Today, he…
Roundup: Sex abuse in the church, justice for Botham Jean, Ukraine meeting and more
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
‘I love you as a person, and I don’t wish anything bad on you’
It was an unexpected moment in the courtroom following the sentencing of Amber Guyger Wednesday afternoon. "I forgive you, and I know if you go…
A trip to Home Depot leads to a baptism and hope for Venezuela
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ‘Go Dawgs!” That wasn’t a phrase I expected to hear in the heart of Tennessee Vols country. (Actually, it’s more like Commodore country…
