Across the nation, June 2008
ARKANSAS HEBER SPRINGS — The recent fifth annual Heber Springs Bible Bowl drew 113 participants from 16 congregations, pulpit minister Lance Mays said. After months…
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God’s house in a warehouse
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Teddy Tackett is no crackpot. He says he was a cracked pot, though, when the Lynn Street Church of Christ came calling…
Retaining youths a focus at National Lectureship
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Minister W.C. Edwards walked through the convention halls with a Bluetooth wireless headphone in his ear and people flagging him down to…
Across the nation, May 2008
Whit is my name, and my puppet’s name, too Whit Chapman, 10, from the Forsythe Avenue church in Monroe, La., poses with “Whit,” his namesake…
Members in all 50 states weigh in on presidential race
Bruce Bates votes red in a blue state. Leslie Kenney votes blue in a red state. But both say Christians should be more concerned about…
Tulsa workshop will go on, director assures attendees
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa International Soul Winning Workshop will return in 2009, 2010 and every year after that until the Holy Spirit indicates it’s…
Will believers bridge the racial divide?
A firestorm erupted in the presidential campaign when racial statements by Jeremiah Wright, former senior pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, surfaced.…
Online exclusive: Who do you support for president?
Are you supporting a particular candidate for president? If so, who and why? The Christian Chronicle asked this question in a survey of ministers and…
The role of the church in politics?
Members discuss pros, cons of campaign involvement by congregations, individuals What role can, and should, churches and individual Christians play in the political process, particularly…
A non-institutional institution
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. — Stumpy the alligator lives here. So named because of a missing forelimb — the result of a clash with a rival…
