Visiting vs. virtual
James and Candice Wiser’s church family in Southern California shed tears this past summer as the couple and their two young daughters prepared to move…
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After difficult year, COVID-19 vaccines bring joy and hope
OKLAHOMA CITY — “Celebrate. People need hope.” My friend David Duncan texted me that advice when I told him I was struggling to write this…
Across the Nation: Jail baptisms, church treats 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…
Bible in one hand, newspaper in the other
'You preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” That’s what an Ohio pastor said in a recent front-page feature…
Introducing The Christian Chronicle’s new Editorial Board
The Christian Chronicle has named four new members to its Editorial Board, which collaborates on topics and stances for the newspaper’s editorials on this page:…
Youth ministries learn to slow down during pandemic
A few years have passed since my time in the youth group at the old Midtown Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Still, I…
A youth rally in a pandemic? It’s not as simple as requiring masks and distancing
Normally, organizing a youth rally would be no big deal. Adam England would choose a theme. Pick a speaker. Invite area churches. But the details…
Saints and singers
'Mr. & Mrs. Carl Dean.” The black-and-white picture of the newlywed couple appeared in a 1966 directory of the Radnor Church of Christ in Nashville,…
Can government ban singing in worship? U.S. Supreme Court weighs in
Legal battles over pandemic-era worship gatherings rage on. Last October’s confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett flipped the U.S. Supreme Court’s script on such questions.…
Most Christians welcome the COVID-19 vaccines, but some are skeptical
Many of the 700 members of the Grace Chapel Church of Christ in Cumming, Ga., north of Atlanta, are excited about the rapid development of…
