Editorial: Giving thanks despite chaos
With an election behind us and holidays ahead of us, The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board took time to discuss what we’re thankful for — and…
Cheryl Mann Bacon
Contributing Editor
Cheryl Mann Bacon is an award-winning national correspondent and editor for The Christian Chronicle.
She served for 20 years as chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Abilene Christian University in Texas. In retirement, she is enjoying freelance writing and consulting, especially with churches.
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Churches embrace hope, change
ABILENE, Texas — ‘The church is in jeopardy, but the kingdom is not in question.” My friend Randy Harris, author and professor emeritus at Abilene…
Listen ‘with your mouth shut’
GREENSBORO, N.C. — I haven’t been to many elders’ meetings, but I have watched the turmoil, stress and pain of good friends who are elders…
Not-so-simple stewardship
Dissolving a church or merging congregations can be complicated, not just emotionally or doctrinally, but financially and legally. Unlike selling a home, where the seller…
Better as one: Churches merge
CINCINNATI — In some ways, in many ways, they couldn’t be more different. Greg Jasper, 51, was born and raised in Cincinnati. He looks every…
Editorial: Pray for teachers, and support them
Teachers are quitting. In droves. Who can blame them? They’re paid less, after inflation, than they were a decade ago. They’re paid less, too, than…
Editorial: The challenge now — care for the children
When The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board meets each month, we bring very different perspectives to the virtual table. We are all Christians but very different…
Paul Faulkner, Abilene Christian University Bible professor and minister, dies at 92
ABILENE, Texas — Dr. Paul B. Faulkner, teacher, preacher, counselor, professor, author and entrepreneur, died July 5 in Grapevine, Texas. He was 92. A service…
Opinion: Why finding truth in the Jan. 6 hearings matters for Christians
In May 1976, on the day of my graduation from Abilene Christian University, my parents and I made sure we voted in the Texas presidential…
‘Grandmother church’ of Dallas fights for its future
DALLAS — The steeple at the Skillman Church of Christ stretches skyward above a red-brick, Georgian building, a Dallas landmark on one of the city’s…
