Why two churches came back together after six decades apart
DURANT, OKLA. — Just off U.S. 69/75 beside a Choctaw Travel Plaza billboard, nearly 500 Christians gather in a multipurpose room filled with four-legged cushioned chairs.…
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‘This is going to be one really cool obituary’
OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s a call you never want to receive. “I’ve got cancer,” your loved one says. Not only that, but it’s pancreatic cancer…
Refugees stuck in limbo
HOUSTON — Liza Sharii-Yukabovska fled her native Ukraine four years ago after Russia attacked its Eastern European neighbor. In the U.S., the mother — who…
America at 250: 1976 bicentennial mixed faith and fireworks
PHILADELPHIA — My 7-year-old grandson, Bennett, donned a red, white and blue top hat like Uncle Sam. He grinned as he posed for a picture…
Church helps homeless son of late Yankees TV cameraman
HOUSTON — When Maurice Costabile first showed up at a Houston church a few years ago, members had no clue his late father, Duilio, was a…
Lessons learned in high school journalism class still resonate
KELLER, TEXAS — Ronald Reagan was president. “Top Gun” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” were massive hits at the box office. Telephones were attached to the…
Together again — decades after split
POTTSTOWN, PA. — A match made in heaven. In God’s timing. That’s how members and leaders alike characterize the merger of the Coventry Hills Church…
Special project: Reunited
Christians like to talk about unity, the kind for which Jesus prayed in John 17. But all too often, division occurs instead — instigated sometimes…
Best in Class for 10th time: Christian Chronicle earns 28 national awards
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Christian Chronicle earned 28 national awards — including first place in eight categories — in annual journalism contests sponsored by the…
‘There’s nothing Calvin can’t do’
DALLAS — We have a saying at The Christian Chronicle: “There’s nothing Calvin can’t do.” In fact, we must resist the temptation to pile more…
