Across the Nation: Loads of Love in Georgia, English-Spanish merger in Texas 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…
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Church member, strawberry farmer Kason Lester gets golden ticket on ‘American Idol’
Should a Christ-follower resort to bribery to get the judges' attention on "American Idol?" Evidently that's not against the rules on the popular reality show/singing…
‘Every time I watch a storm …’
The nation turned its attention to southern Alabama after a devastating round of tornadoes tore through the region on Sunday. But the storms, which claimed…
‘Tell somebody. Don’t keep quiet’
SOMERSET, Pa. — For so long, no one knew Alex Howlett's name. In 2011, she confided to her brother Jimmy Hinton that the man he…
A perpetrator in the pews
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — After a longtime youth minister’s recent conviction on corruption of minors and indecent exposure charges, a judge in this western Pennsylvania community…
Racial concerns prompt renaming of Christian university’s auditorium
OKLAHOMA CITY — After a half-century as Hardeman Auditorium, Oklahoma Christian University's main assembly hall has a new name — a change spurred by concerns over…
Church member turns four chairs on NBC’s The Voice
The judges on last night’s episode of “The Voice” were all smiles thanks to Matthew Johnson, a member of (and occasional song leader for) a…
Alzheimer’s can’t steal this couple’s rock-solid faith
LEBANON, Tenn. — Jean Reynolds and her husband, Bob, have shared a lifetime of ups and downs — but mostly ups, she says — since the…
Delaware churches — one White, one Black — find new life by merging
WILMINGTON, Del. — In its heyday, the Cedars Church of Christ sometimes topped 350 in Sunday attendance. Many Christians came from the Bible Belt to…
Across the Nation: Big devo in Alabama, new home for ‘Disney Church’ 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…
