For Botham Jean’s parents, shooting still feels ‘as if it just happened’
DALLAS — The nightmare never goes away. Almost nine months have passed since Amber Guyger, an off-duty Dallas police officer still in uniform, entered Botham…
Bobby Ross Jr.
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Bobby Ross Jr. is an award-winning journalist who has reported from all 50 states and 13 countries since joining The Christian Chronicle staff in 2005.
Ross on a 2018 reporting trip to Haiti.
A former religion editor for The Oklahoman and religion writer for The Associated Press, Ross also contributes to Religion News Service, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. In addition, he’s a media columnist for GetReligion, focusing on the intersection of religion and the press.
Ross 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 an absolutely perfect grandson.
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Across the Nation: Hawaii homeless, Montana church move 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…
Nebraska congregations work to show love, support to flood victims (updated)
UPDATED STORY: The Nebraska City Church of Christ, a small congregation on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River, is working to help neighbors hit…
Vignettes from Israel: Why these Christians travel to the Holy Land
LCU professors tout ‘spiritual journey’ Jesse C. Long Jr.’s expertise in the Old Testament and archaeology comes in handy as he and JoAnn, his wife…
In Israel, a missile attack and a monk stir reflection
JERUSALEM — After a busy day that included a tour of a high-tech company in Ramallah, West Bank, and a visit to the Western Wall…
Is the Holy Land the Promised Land?
JERUSALEM — To prominent evangelical allies of President Donald Trump, “the Lord is at work” in the administration’s high-profile backing of Israel. “The fact is,…
Stunning reversal: Judge vacates former youth minister’s sex convictions
A highly publicized Pennsylvania grand jury report last year identified more than 300 predator Catholic priests who had sexually abused more than 1,000 children going…
Across the Nation: Loads of Love in Georgia, English-Spanish merger in Texas 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…
‘Tell somebody. Don’t keep quiet.’
SOMERSET, Pa. — Until recently, no one knew Alex Howlett's name. In 2011, she confided in her brother Jimmy Hinton that the man he followed…
A perpetrator in the pews
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — After a longtime youth minister’s recent conviction on corruption of minors and indecent exposure charges, a judge in this western Pennsylvania community…
