Botham Jean’s parents to be featured in PSA during Super Bowl
'What has happened to Botham should not happen to another family," Allison Jean said in a newly released video from the NFL. The Jean family…
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Deadline extended for churches to share in $35 million trust fund
Earl Bybee thought it was a hoax. When the treasurer for the East Mud Lick Church of Christ in Tompkinsville, Ky., received a letter claiming…
Mission derailed
A trailer full of donations and the truck carrying them were both stolen as members of a North Carolina church worked to help those struggling…
The voice of Keeble
Oh, what it would have been like to hear the voice of Marshall Keeble. The famous traveling evangelist died in 1968, so most Christians alive…
(Who is Alex Trebek?)
I have wondered about Alex Trebek’s faith for a while. My curiosity was piqued last May when the longtime “Jeopardy!” host — battling stage 4 pancreatic…
Church shooting hero honored by Texas governor
The gunfire lasted just six seconds. It was a shot from Jack Wilson, the West Freeway Church of Christ security team leader, that ended the…
At FHU lectureship, Christian Chronicle panel to discuss church shootings
HENDERSON, Tenn. — A “Christian Chronicle Live” panel will tackle the issue of church shootings during the 84th annual Freed-Hardeman University Lectureship. Speakers will be…
‘He died in the house of the Lord, serving’
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tony Wallace wasn’t afraid of dying. The faithful Christian talked often about heaven, friends and family members recalled at the church…
Seven tips for covering horrific events at houses of worship — and treating victims right
I love journalism. I love my fellow journalists. But as I pointed out in last week’s column on the media barrage faced by minister Britt…
Why Texas minister talked to me — and only me — about deadly church shooting
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A few minutes after noon Sunday, my iPhone started pinging with messages from friends — alerting me to a shooting at…
