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…
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‘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.…
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…
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…
