The church — a model of new creation
At Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, Ark., where I teach history, we begin each class with a verse of the day to encourage students and…
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A faith-based approach to real-world leadership
Effective leadership requires a wide range of skills. We must understand how to deliver hard feedback, lead meetings and develop our teams. At the same…
Getting out of the spiritual rut
We all know about the rut — the one that we who have been Christians for quite some time can get into. The one where…
Exploring the 1963 murder of a Harding teacher
SEARCY, ARK. — Deana Hamby Nall and Mike S. Allen tell the comprehensive story of a Harding University professor’s disappearance in October 1963 in “The…
‘A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice’
God is a God who moves with his people. This is the central idea of Isaac Samuel Villegas’ book, “Migrant God: A Christian Vision for…
‘The Spiritual Discipline of Confession’
Recent years have witnessed a surge of insightful new works on the history of Churches of Christ, including several aimed at a general readership within…
Three good reads for your kids’ bookshelf
The best time of the day is cuddling up with my daughter and reading her favorite books before bed. Seeing the sense of wonder on…
Marshall Keeble’s ‘Faithful Defiance’
In “Faithful Defiance: Marshall Keeble's Life and Legacy,” Leonard Allen presents a moving and thoughtful portrait of brother Marshall Keeble, a man whose unwavering faith,…
‘Parenting Faithfully in the Digital Age’
What can we do about the iPad kids? Children’s constant attachment to their screens — and how that behavior impacts their mental health and development…
Question of ‘Eternity’
You die and go to … well, it’s complicated. You wake up on a train. At the station, you follow the crowd. You connect with…
