Dialogue: A Conversation with Lynn Jones
‘MARRIAGE MATTERS’ to this church member, who travels the country with her husband calling couples to display servant hearts. Keeping up with the Joneses is…
Features
Why do some Christians leave the faith of their youth?
We all have stories of friends and loved ones whose once-vibrant faith is now a distant memory. As church leaders and hurt family members watch…
New and Noteworthy: August 2008
MINISTRY Thomas E. Reynolds. Vulnerable Communion — A Theology of Disability and Hospitality. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Brazos Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-58743-177-7. 256 pages. $24.99.Reynolds, who…
A conversation with Denny Petrillo
PREACHER, MINISTRY TRAINER and president of Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver discusses a minister shortage, changing affiliations and other challenges facing Churches of Christ.…
Cuban artist: All of life is God’s canvas
Dallas — In Rolando Diaz’s painting “Ahora que?” (“What now?) a man in a wide-brimmed hat sits, head bowed, in a tiny boat somewhere between…
Are churches reaching new Americans?
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Lyrics to “Love Divine, all Loves Excelling” appear in English on the overhead screen. But the members of this small congregation…
Manhattan congregation reflects melting pot nature of New York City
NEW YORK — No fried chicken. No hamburger casserole. No Jell-O salad. The titillating smells emanating from the fourth floor of the Manhattan Church of…
A drunken driver, a wrong turn, a tornado … and five lives lost to tragedy
Michigan church elder Dan Tarjeft and his wife, Jennifer, were riding their motorcycle with friends. John Robert Dobbs, a Mississippi high school senior and church…
Newsmakers, July 2008
APPOINTED: B.J. Clarke, dean of admissions, Memphis School of Preaching, Memphis, Tenn. Jeff Tacker, to the board of directors for Christian News of South Texas,…
Books fail to recognize the mission field at our front door
About 15 years ago, I heard urban scholar Ray Bakke speak about the internationalization of America. He claimed we were experiencing the largest migration of…
