Despite setbacks, Texan teen perseveres
Socially marginalized and rejected by her peers, Kimbree Houston was in third grade when she began writing suicide letters to her counselor. For Kimbree, a…
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Why planting new churches matters
Stanley E. Granberg is a church planter at heart. Granberg and his wife, Gena, planted churches in Meru, Kenya, from 1983 to 1993. Today, he…
Scot McKnight: ‘Our narrative has been captured’
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the midst of an impeachment inquiry, heated debates about climate change and all of the angry social media posts that are…
Review: God’s Good Design
Claire Smith did not grow up in a Christian home and was a passionate feminist. By God’s grace, she came to Christ in her young…
Review: The Song of Songs: A Biography
Despite 2,500 years of varied interpretations, the Song of Songs remains an enigma to most in Churches of Christ. Many contemporary scholars secularize the Song,…
Newsmakers, October 2019
Featured Photo (above): Botham Jean scholarship winners Courtney Porter, Brittany Tate, Yui Kondo and Tonio Montez with business dean Allen Frazier. SELECTED Yui Kondo, Tonio…
Milestones, October 2019
Anniversary John and Donna Nance 60 years Sept. 25 Houston, Texas Memorials Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell, Jr. 1940 – 2019 Dr. Lynn E. Mitchell Jr.,…
Bible Bowling: Getting ‘Lost?’ in Luke’s gospel
Easter weekend is a long way off, but it’s never too early to start prepping for the Lads to Leaders and Leadership Training for Christ…
‘Dean of Latin American missions’ Dan Coker dies at 82
Dan Coker, a longtime missionary and ministry trainer for Churches of Christ in Central and South America, died Wednesday night in Tyler, Texas. He was…
Cliff Ganus, former Harding president, longtime preacher and globe trekker, dies at 97
His passport looked like a pocket-size New Testament, thick with additional, sewn-in pages filled with stamps from around the globe. “I’ve been to 115 countries.…
