Bonjour! How an Algerian immigrant couple found their calling in France
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — A stained-glass chapel — a symbol of institutional religion — anchors one end of the Betheline. At the other end, friends and…
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Love in many languages
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — God and Google can bring people together in any language. Melanie van der Vorst, a social worker from the Netherlands, speaks Dutch,…
Faith in France
Churches of Christ are tiny in number in France. In the Western European nation of 68.5 million people, the fellowship counts just a half-dozen known…
Warning: Baptisms, funerals and giant fish can be hazardous to preachers’ health
EDMOND, OKLA. — A glitch washing away a tall man’s sins. A mishap at a military veteran’s graveside service. An accident inside the huge fish…
Off the beaten path: It’s where to find some of the best faith stories
MIDVALE, IDAHO — My reporting journeys have taken me to most of America’s major cities. New York. Chicago. Los Angeles. Houston. Washington. I love covering…
144-year-old Idaho church survives and thrives
MIDVALE, IDAHO — Sunflowers and knee-high yellow grass line U.S. Highway 95, the two-lane blacktop through this blink-and-miss-it farm town. Little green signs at each…
‘The Chosen’ films the Crucifixion: How it’ll be different from Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion’
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than two decades ago, I covered the opening of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” movie for The Associated Press.…
Forgiving Charlie Kirk’s killer
PARIS — “I forgive him.” Erika Kirk’s emotional words Sunday concerning her 31-year-old husband’s assassin reached all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. I heard…
We’ll take your questions now
As a journalist, I ask a lot of questions. For a change, I decided to answer a few. As The Christian Chronicle’s editor-in-chief, I often…
‘Our job is not to cover up sin’
PEARL, MISS. — Jerry Mitchell is a legendary investigative reporter — and a devoted Christian who characterizes his secular job as both a calling and…
