Tex Williams, longtime missionary and World Bible School president, dies at 91
Robert Harold Williams, known among Churches of Christ worldwide as "Tex," died Wednesday afternoon. He was 91. For nearly two decades, Williams served as president…
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Five facts about Jim Gash, Pepperdine University’s new president
MALIBU, Calif. — Jim Gash was inaugurated this fall as Pepperdine University's eighth president. Here are five facts about him: 1. He grew up in…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
Book focuses on helping leaders become peacemakers
Many church leaders find themselves in the middle of squabbles. Sometimes they must try to promote healing after there has been grave damage done to…
