All in the family: baseball and Jesus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Patrick and Katie Beth McCarthy’s oldest son, Miller, once told a reporter his family lived at the ballpark. “We just go spend the…
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Oklahoma Christian alum Allison Garrett named chancellor of Oklahoma’s regents for higher ed
OKLAHOMA CITY — Allison Garrett, president of Emporia State University in Kansas, will serve as the ninth chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher…
Afghan mission becomes a race to save lives
For 13 years, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Bradley and his wife, Jan, built schools and hospitals to improve the lives of Afghans.…
John and Jan Bradley devote more than a decade to helping Afghans
The Afghan children call him “Grandpa.” Longtime minister Ken Durham prefers “Top Gun.” At least that’s how he describes his friend, retired Air Force Lt.…
‘We brought the church with us’
ADDISON, Texas — “It’s unlike any other mission team that has ever existed or will ever exist again.” Caroline John used those words to describe…
Centennial celebration: ‘Great Songs of the Church’ marks 100 years of influence
ABILENE, Texas — Each summer, Levi Sisemore enjoys a spiritual mountaintop experience in flat, dry West Texas. For Sisemore, the annual Texas Normal Singing School…
Can America be saved? Yes, say these Christians
ROME, Ga. — Julie Trujillo has traveled to Honduras and Peru to help with medical missions. She has flown to Panama to evangelize. The 45-year-old…
How a little Christian university helped the Bucks win the NBA title
The Milwaukee Bucks won the team's first NBA championship in 50 years Tuesday night. Rochester University — a small Christian college in Michigan that is…
Dedicated to the incarcerated
BATON ROUGE, La. — Over four decades, the inmates of the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women have counted on Glenda Tate. Tate, 73, began volunteering…
At Tulsa massacre’s centennial, two Oklahoma churches focus on racial unity
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — At the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, two preachers — one Black, one White — stand on stage at…
