Time to share a little good news
'We sure could use a little good news today,â Anne Murray sang in a No. 1 country hit in 1983. Nearly four decades later, negative…
Bobby Ross Jr.
Editor-in-Chief
Bobby Ross Jr. hates flying but loves on-the-ground reporting, so he spends plenty of time in the air.
Since joining The Christian Chronicle in 2005, he has reported from all 50 states and 14 countries. As editor-in-chief, he oversees all news and editorial functions while serving as the Chronicle’s lead national writer.
Bobby Ross Jr. on a 2018 reporting trip to Haiti.
A former religion editor for The Oklahoman and religion writer for The Associated Press, Ross is a 1990 journalism graduate of Oklahoma Christian University.
Each Friday, his “Weekend Plug-in đ“ column for Religion Unplugged features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith.
His stories have earned numerous awards from secular and religious press associations.
He and his wife, Tamie, are longtime members of the Edmond Church of Christ in Oklahoma, where Bobby is a deacon for communications and helps teach the kindergarten Sunday school class. Their family includes two sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law and two absolutely perfect grandchildren.
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God and guns
TULSA, Okla. â God and guns. After a string of mass shootings nationwide, conversations with people of faith inevitably turn to that subject. Ken Factor…
âThe mass shooting that would end mass shootingsâ didnât
When a gunman killed 32 people at Virginia Tech in 2007, Seth Terrell was a 21-year-old campus minister for the nearby Blacksburg Church of Christ.…
After yet another mass shooting, Tulsa church prays, reflects: Is there a solution?
TULSA, Okla. â Shock. Tears. Prayers. Talk about guns. All ripple through The Park Church of Christ, a 2,000-member congregation that is a microcosm of…
The Christian Chronicle welcomes two new staff members
Dear Readers: Weâre excited to introduce two new Christian Chronicle team members â one for the long haul and the other for the summer. Christi…
Why childrenâs homes matter to this editor
ORLANDO, Fla. â Childrenâs homes hold a special place in my heart. Credit my late grandparents Lloyd and Margaret Ross and my parents, Bob and…
Wanted: loving Christian houseparents
MOUNT DORA, Fla. â In their 29 years of marriage, Troy and Rebecca Allen have devoted themselves to caring for children. Through birth, adoption and…
Saving souls in Sin City
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. â When Tyler Yeager, a fourth-grade teacher in northern Arizona, told colleagues he was going to Las Vegas for the weekend,…
This political reporter says journalism has made him a better Christian â he’s not alone
Say what? Jon Ward, chief national correspondent for Yahoo! News, writes in an essay for Christianity Today that his profession has made him a better…
For the eighth time, Associated Church Press recognizes Christian Chronicle as best newspaper
For the eighth time since 2009, the Associated Church Press has recognized The Christian Chronicle with its first-place Best in Class award for newspapers. The…
