Bonjour! How an Algerian immigrant couple found their calling in France
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — A stained-glass chapel — a symbol of institutional religion — anchors one end of the Betheline. At the other end, friends and…
International
Love in many languages
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — God and Google can bring people together in any language. Melanie van der Vorst, a social worker from the Netherlands, speaks Dutch,…
Faith in France
Churches of Christ are tiny in number in France. In the Western European nation of 68.5 million people, the fellowship counts just a half-dozen known…
Jamaica braces for Melissa
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — It was a partly cloudy but calm day on this island in the eastern Caribbean. But minister Carlton Graham’s attention and prayers…
Around the World: Evangelizing refugees in Austria and English students in the Ivory Coast, and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Christians pray for kidnapped missionary pilot
Lee Hodges traveled more than 6,500 miles from his home in Middle Tennessee to West Africa. When he arrived in Niger, he learned that his…
Faith meets machine gun nationalism
ZAGREB, CROATIA — A machine gun brought this Central European capital to a standstill on a recent Saturday. Fans flooded into Zagreb’s Hippodrome to see…
A journey of forgiveness on Botham Jean’s island
GROS ISLET, ST. LUCIA — It’s a steamy Sunday morning on this Caribbean island as a line of cars traverses a winding highway. They pull…
‘One man with God is everything’
CALLIAQUA, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES — Before I got up to speak, brother Maxwell Ince said a prayer for me. “Lord, I’m not sure…
‘The Chosen’ films the Crucifixion: How it’ll be different from Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion’
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than two decades ago, I covered the opening of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” movie for The Associated Press.…
