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…
International
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.…
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…
Around the World, October 2019
Featured photo (above): Children at a park in Bristol, England, learn the story of Joseph — as told by puppets from a 25-foot-high pyramid. “Although…
Is socialism to blame?
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Don’t preach to Gabriel Damalis about the virtues of socialism. “Personally, I don’t like socialism,” he says, “because I lived it.…
‘They’re very close to God’
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The stories aren’t nearly as chilling as the way they’re told: “I had a revolver pointed at my face — twice,” says…
‘Dean of Latin American missions’ Dan Coker dies at 82
Dan Coker, a longtime missionary and ministry trainer for Churches of Christ in Central and South America, died Wednesday night in Tyler, Texas. He was…
Churches, relief agencies rally to help Dorian victims in the Bahamas
Days after a devastating hit by Hurricane Dorian, members of Churches of Christ on the Abaco island are being airlifted to nearby Nassau, capital of…
Roundup: Botham Jean anniversary, Hurricane Dorian relief, FHU enrollment record 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.…
For a middle-class Chilean church, Venezuelans’ arrival is ‘Providencia’
SANTIAGO, Chile — “Can we talk over here?” asks Alejandra Huezo, moving from a grove of shade trees to a park bench bathed in sunlight.…
