Doing justice to prison ministry
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bill Hance was a reluctant convert to prison ministry. The soft-spoken 80-year-old sits at a table outside his small office in an annex…
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The church on death row
LINCOLN, Neb. — Shackled at the waist, wrists and ankles, Carey Dean Moore walked down the hallway of the Nebraska State Penitentiary to the room where…
From the mountains of Peru to the plains of Texas: My top five of 2018
In 17 years with The Christian Chronicle, my favorite part of the job hasn't changed. I love seeing what God's doing — at home, across…
In 2018, these Christians demonstrated faith, hope and love
I am blessed. As chief correspondent for The Christian Chronicle, I am privileged to tell the stories of Christians living out their faith — often under difficult…
Oldest WWII vet — and member of a Church of Christ — dies at 112
He was almost a teenager — again. Richard Overton, America's oldest World War II veteran — also believed to be the oldest living man in…
Christian universities face ‘extremely difficult’ recruiting outlook
OKLAHOMA CITY — Brynn Walker always thought she’d attend a large state university. But this fall, the 18-year-old from Fort Smith, Ark., packed up and…
Serving amid the ashes
The fire is contained, but it will be a long time before life in Paradise, Calif., returns to normal — if it ever does. Even…
‘No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible’
The Apostles' what? America's roughly 1.4 million adherents of Churches of Christ generally proclaim "no creed but Christ, no book but the Bible." As a…
Remembering Bush: A charge for 2019
WASHINGTON — The military brass snapped to attention as the honor guard carrying the flag-draped casket of President George Herbert Walker Bush passed by. As…
Across the Nation: Burning bush for kids, ‘No Junk Food Challenge,’ clothing exchange 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…
