Christian family inspired new movie ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
The pilot was dead. As the private plane kept climbing on autopilot, topping 10,000 feet, Doug White told his wife, Terri, and two daughters to…
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A big league education
It’s education time in Texas. A year ago, Abilene Christian University signed a contract with the Texas Rangers to become the Major League Baseball team’s…
‘Very humble’ Christian named head coach of NFL’s Texans
The Houston Texans have a new head coach, and the city’s oldest Black church has a returning member. DeMeco Ryans is back with the Texans…
On a mission to fill empty pulpits
DENVER — Low pay and benefits. Overly demanding leaders. Unrealistic expectations. Full-time ministry in Churches of Christ often doesn’t have the best reputation, contributing to a…
Growth marks senior living CEO’s nearly half-century tenure
DELAWARE, Ohio — In 1974, Larry Harris was working as a salesman and training to become a manager for Glick Furniture Co., then the largest…
Love and joy: Tears flow at son’s wedding
OKLAHOMA CITY — I’m not crying. You’re crying. Actually, everybody seemed to be crying. What better reason to let the tears flow than watching two…
Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the same congregation
ROANOKE, Ala. — In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Soviet Union stunned…
Loretta Lynn experienced darkness and light
On many Sundays, Loretta Lynn sent her social-media followers a thought for the day from Scripture. Two days before her death at her ranch in…
In Texas, CEO leads Christian Care Centers through bankruptcy and sale
MESQUITE, Texas — In telling her life story, Sabrina Porter starts with her troubled childhood. She recounts the sexual abuse she endured from age 4…
Shame stops as Agape Flows
BENONI, South Africa — Nearly 700 girls, ranging in age from 13 to 18, waited outside the Chief Albert Luthuli Secondary School in anticipation of…
