Newsmakers, June 2019
AWARDED Minerva Rosa-Gonzalez (pictured above with Steve Leddy, national chairma of Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting), and her son Daniel Johnson, for jumping…
Features
Online outrage isn’t ‘standing up for the truth’
When using social media, Christians need to be aware of the impact their words can have on fellow Christians and non-Christians alike. In “Christians…
Christianity is resurrected in the Global South, but what does its ‘Rising’ mean?
The decline of Christianity is a contentious topic these days. It seems a major concern, not only for members in the pews, but more and…
Share the Gospel, and share your life
Chris Seidman loves to study God’s word — and to preach it. He is an avid student of Scripture, and his sermons reflect the same. …
Milestones, June 2019
Birthdays Lavaga Logan 90th April 29 Russellville, Ala. Happy birthday, Lovaga! Anniversaries Carl and Jean Waldrum 75 years April 13, 1944 Golden, Colo. Congratulations, Carl…
There’s a divide in the church: This minister wants to bridge it
ST. LOUIS — Carlus D. Page sees a divide in the church — a generational one — and wants to bridge it. Page, 35, serves…
‘The whole thing is overwhelming’
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — The rains came down, and Christians are stepping up. In this flood-ravaged Tulsa suburb, members of Churches of Christ are cleaning…
At 87, ‘disaster deacon’ opens his heart — and church — to flooding victims
TULSA, Okla. — Oh, Kenneth Hearrell has stories to tell. About how he rode a horse five miles to his two-room schoolhouse from first through…
To Botham Jean’s parents, fatal shooting still feels ‘as if it just happened’
DALLAS — The nightmare never goes away. Almost nine months have passed since Amber Guyger, an off-duty Dallas police officer still in uniform, entered Botham…
Review: The Sage of Jasper
I launch this review with a major question. Is Gus Nichols worthy of the ten year effort exerted by Scott Harp, the author of the…
