It’s time to talk about predators in the church
SEARCY, Ark. — The predator repented. Or so he claimed. He’d done his time and confessed his sins. He was a changed man. Or so he…
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Guilty and forgiven
SEARCY, Ark. — A stunned silence fell over the daily chapel service at Harding University, where police shooting victim Botham Shem Jean, 26, earned his…
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…
Roundup: Sex abuse in the church, justice for Botham Jean, Ukraine meeting and more
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
‘I love you as a person, and I don’t wish anything bad on you’
It was an unexpected moment in the courtroom following the sentencing of Amber Guyger Wednesday afternoon. "I forgive you, and I know if you go…
Church members meet with Ukrainian president
Christians who have dedicated their lives to serving orphans and at-risk children had the ear of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday. Andrew and Jenny…
More room for ministry under a Big Sky
GREAT FALLS, Mont. —‘Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Members of the Great Falls Church…
Botham Jean’s alma mater pauses to remember, pray after Amber Guyger’s murder conviction
SEARCY, Ark. — Harding University was special to Botham Jean, a 2016 graduate known for his singing voice and dedication to his faith. Likewise, Jean…
Moving in, the right way
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Spider Man, bouncy castles and games of cornhole and pickleball (a combination of badminton and table tennis) highlighted the Sunday afternoon carnival…
Amber Guyger found guilty of murder in slaying of church member Botham Jean
As the jury deliberated in the trial of fired police officer Amber Guyger, the Dallas West Church of Christ posted a single Bible verse to…
