Boomers: A new force in missions
For Gary Gardner, “retirement” involves regular trips to the mill to pick up 25 pounds of tortillas — daily rations for the children he and…
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Doctor treats patients’ physical, and spiritual, needs
NASHVILLE, TENN. — After Karen Pang received a diagnosis of colon cancer, Dr. Thomas Henderson held her hands and prayed with her. Henderson not only…
Thinking Christianly about the year’s top films
To think Christianly about a film is to think critically about its messages and whether those qualities of the Christian Story also characterize these cinematic…
Dawkins pushes science beyond limits in God Delusion
Just a few of his more trivial lapses: In a long list of phrases from the King James Bible that educated people should know, he…
Preaching for a segregated church
ATLANTA — Well-worn songbooks and reams of paper fill the old balcony of the West End Church of Christ. Years ago, the congregation converted its auditorium…
Newsmakers: February 2007
HONORED: James Thompson, editor of Restoration Quarterly, presented with a volume of scholarly essays by his students at the Society of Biblical Literature meeting in…
Doors: Opportunities to assist
Zambia Zechariah Mbewe, an instructor at Southern Africa Bible College in Benoni, South Africa, and his wife, Cecilia, plan to return to their native Zambia…
Thinking biblically about ministry in the city
Jesus never sends the poor to find a church, but he does tell the church to find the poor. In response, some congregations help the…
In their own words: teens, sponsors share thoughts on relief work
“What would I be doing if I wasn't here? Well, I'd be riding my 4-wheeler, getting muddy. I suppose I'm getting muddy regardless.” Miles Williams,…
North Carolina adoption agency provides future for parents, children in need
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — “I can’t imagine loving any child more than I love both of mine,” Tonia Sides said. “I’ve always felt like it was…
