‘Zoombombing’ lesson: Racist attack on church highlights online security concerns
Even as her home congregation worships virtually, Nikki Murphy still likes to dress up for the Sunday service. On a typical Lord’s Day during the…
International
A letter of support for speaking out against racial injustice
To whom it may concern: This letter has been composed by ministers and brethren of various Churches of Christ in the U.K. We are indeed…
Christians in Britain seek justice for ‘people of colour’
While shopping in a supermarket, Ezra Mentore has had to explain to his 8-year-old daughter why a security guard was following them. When paying, he…
Remembering a quiet man, a go-getter and two legacies of love for Africa
They were about as different as two evangelists could be — Isaya Jackson and Isaac Adotey. I met them in Juba, the small, dusty…
Missionary Isaac Adotey ‘called home’
‘How are you this morning?” Once, when Steven Moore asked that question to his friend Isaac Adotey, the African missionary replied, “Better than yesterday.” “Why’s…
Car wreck claims life of Egyptian minister Francis Habashy
During his lifetime, Francis Habashy was “arrested, harassed, interrogated, threatened and persecuted” for his Christian faith, said his longtime friend Truitt Adair. Through it all,…
Christians in Belarus are jailed, children threatened amid protests
After Christians in the Eastern European nation of Belarus protested in the wake of a controversial election, they said that government authorities threatened to take…
Around the World, September 2020
CHINA HONG KONG — Tension is high in this city of 7.5 million souls, a former British territory that, since 1997, has been a Special…
As pandemic drags on, suffer the little children
So far, COVID-19 has spared children from the worst of its physical effects. Most reported cases in kids appear to be asymptomatic or mild, according…
After Beirut blast, Christians urged to ‘rise up and build’
They’ve endured decades of wars and countless bombs, but Christ-followers in Lebanon said they have never experienced anything like the explosion that devastated their capital…
