This election, can we tame our digital tongues?
Every time I open Facebook or Instagram, my stomach immediately flips, and I feel sick. Why? Because it’s an election year, and many of my…
Laura Akins
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Life after Laura
As Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles, La., in the early hours of Aug. 27, Dr. Lauren Jacoby kept watch over her patients at the…
As Christians, let’s end ‘corona culture’
EDMOND, Okla. — I thought a disease on the other side of the world would never reach me. Or if it did, it wouldn’t be a big…
Racial reconciliation: Now what?
I'm a White woman. I have never worried about looking suspicious as I walk home from a convenience store, like Trayvon Martin. I don’t worry…
Camp is canceled, but 2020 isn’t
When I was in second or third grade, I attended Iron Springs Christian Camp in Whitney, Texas. I missed my mom so much, I made…
Socially distanced summer camp?
Nothing about the year 2020 has been easy. From a worldwide pandemic to racial tensions, many Christians wish they could step away and recharge at…
Audio app Dwell could save your quarantined spiritual life
How have you been spending your quarantine at home? Are you bingeing on Netflix? Has your mind gone to mush? Is your alone time with…
Q&A with Dwell Co-Founder, Joshua Bailey
In an interview with The Christian Chronicle, Dwell co-founder Joshua Bailey explains why he and his twin brother, Jonathan, created the Dwell app. Q: Why…
The best books you’ll ever download
Book club is canceled. Libraries are shut down. Perusing bookstores is out of the picture. But you finally have all the time in the world…
Churches of Christ CAN offer meaningful, spirit-filled services online
The rules are simple: Work from home. Eat at home. Stay at home. The reality is harder: Is it time to change out of pajamas?…
