Churches of Christ offering livestream worship
Yes, COVID-19 has most of us homebound on Sunday morning. But fear not! We have LOTS of online options. The Christian Chronicle asked readers to…
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Scenes from a pandemic
In these unprecedented times I thought it might be interesting to see how Churches of Christ around the world are going about the task of…
The humble faith of Jerry Mitchell, an American hero
Jerry Mitchell is an American hero — a humble one at that. The Mississippi newspaperman’s courageous journalism helped send four Ku Klux Klan members to…
Singing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ in memory of 2-year-old Sawyer
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Two-year-old Sawyer Kimberlin had a podium, a pitch pipe, a microphone and a songbook. “His passion was leading others in songs of…
Review: The Emotionally Healthy Leader
I confess I did not expect to like “The Emotionally Healthy Leader.” Having been a marriage and family therapist for the better part of two decades,…
Women’s roles in the future church
OKLAHOMA CITY — “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over…
Should we read the Bible as a legal brief or as an invitation to live in God’s story?
While I like travel shows of places I haven’t been, I especially love the episodes that focus on the places I have seen. For me,…
Delving into the history of Black churches
Edward J. Robinson’s newest book, “Hard-Fighting Soldiers: A History of African American Churches of Christ,” takes its title from a popular song in Black congregations…
Review: Race Against Time
Many years ago, I entered bootcamp unsure and uncertain of what was to come. I knew it would be both a physical and mental challenge.…
Anthology traces 50 years in the life of Restoration Movement
The editors of “The Living Pulpit: Sermons that Illustrate Preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement, 1968–2018” present this volume as a continuation of anthologies of preaching…
