Better as one: Churches merge
CINCINNATI — In some ways, in many ways, they couldn’t be more different. Greg Jasper, 51, was born and raised in Cincinnati. He looks every…
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How five Nashville churches came together
Aaron Tremblay, now a minister in the Nashville, Tenn., area, preached for 10 years for the 75-member Leominster Church of Christ in Massachusetts. In Tremblay’s…
Indiana preacher faces ‘trials and tribulations’ after Batmobile shop raided
As a Christian and a big fan of Batman — a superhero who fights for justice — Mark Racop had never been on the wrong…
For this Abilene Christian University alum, the stars are singing
Gleaming stars. Swirling galaxies. Streaking lights. The first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released July 12 revealed segments of God’s beautiful universe never…
New Jersey street named in honor of longtime minister Eugene Lawton
The Newark Church of Christ hasn’t changed locations since the 1960s. But on July 11, the New Jersey church’s stately brick building had a new…
Rescue mission: ACU alumni help get Ukrainian orphans safely to Croatia
When Russia began shelling Ukraine in February, Abilene Christian University alumnus Andrew Kelly and his wife, Jenny, were 6,000 miles away in Abilene, Texas. But…
Fred Gray receives Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — Fred Gray was meeting with the Alabama State Bar Association at a retreat in Destin, Fla., when his phone rang. The famed civil…
Paul Faulkner, Abilene Christian University Bible professor and minister, dies at 92
ABILENE, Texas — Dr. Paul B. Faulkner, teacher, preacher, counselor, professor, author and entrepreneur, died July 5 in Grapevine, Texas. He was 92. A service…
Third Culture Kids find a place to belong
OKLAHOMA CITY — Alex Cash didn’t fit in anywhere. Cash, 22, primarily grew up in Uganda, where his parents were missionaries. He traveled back…
‘His words in our ears’
ABILENE, Texas — Charlie Marler, the first chair of the Journalism and Mass Communication Department at Abilene Christian University, earned respect and admiration nationwide as…
