In Search of Shalom — the struggle for divine reconciliation
Can Churches of Christ reconcile God's call to peace (shalom) with the world's call to ethnic and geographic conflict? That's the core question behind our…
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Despised people live ‘at the heart of shalom’
FUSHË KRUJË, ALBANIA — Everybody hates the Roma. Animosities abound in southeastern Europe. Croats dislike Serbs and vice versa. Serbs distrust Albanians, who feel a…
Among outcasts, a church moves in
FUSHË KRUJË, ALBANIA — A once-mighty fortress stands atop a mountain overlooking this southeastern European city. Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg, led a guerrilla war here…
Finding peace ‘when there is no peace’
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA — The Christian Chronicle came here in search of peace. Thirty years after a devastating siege, Sarajevo seemed peaceful enough on a sunny…
Around the World: A new Bible institute in Malawi, an evangelism campaign in Romania 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…
Summer immigration policies affect students’ arrival
OKLAHOMA CITY — Eight Rwandan students who planned to attend Oklahoma Christian University this fall will not return to campus in Oklahoma City because the federal…
Mission: Evangelize Spanish America
GREEN BAY, WIS. — “Our God, He Is Alive.” “Existe un Dios.” On a recent Sunday, the Green Bay Church of Christ — just two-tenths…
Around the World: VBS in Albania, prison ministry in Zimbabwe 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…
In the land of ‘The Savior,’ Bibles are welcomed
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR — In between class periods, children gathered to chat and play in a school’s open-air hallway. Nearby, older students worked on…
Around the World: Mission work in Peru, a Christian gathering in Russia 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…
