‘Jesus Revolution’: Strong on feeling, light on facts
The faith-based film “Jesus Revolution” exceeded financial projections by grossing $15.52 million on its opening weekend in theaters. The Lionsgate movie juggles the story of…
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‘The hour has come’ for revival
Winterfest was different this year. That’s what David Schilling thought anyway. For nearly a decade, the youth minister for the Hardin Valley Church of Christ…
Christian family inspired new movie ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’
The pilot was dead. As the private plane kept climbing on autopilot, topping 10,000 feet, Doug White told his wife, Terri, and two daughters to…
Former minister sentenced to 45 years for sexual abuse
Joshua Burton Henley, a 34-year-old former minister for Churches of Christ in Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana, must serve 45 years in federal prison for…
A big league education
It’s education time in Texas. A year ago, Abilene Christian University signed a contract with the Texas Rangers to become the Major League Baseball team’s…
Asbury revival sparks prayer, reflection at Christian universities
‘Nothing good happens after midnight. Except for this.” So proclaims the Facebook page for Midnight Worship, a weekly gathering hosted by the Highland Church of…
Longtime Harding University basketball coach to retire
After 30 seasons as head coach of the Harding University men’s basketball team, Jeff Morgan is retiring at the end of the 2022-23 season. In…
Addressing church decline one child at a time
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On a recent Sunday morning, projection screens at the Windsong Church of Christ displayed Psalm 127:3: “Children are a heritage…
Why libraries are important to an open society
Two buildings remain important landmarks in my earliest childhood memories: a small stucco Church of Christ on the edge of Fort Morgan, Colo., and a…
Across the Nation: ‘Telling the Story’ in Dallas and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
