‘Cuban people love the American people’
MATANZAS, CUBA — This might seem like a terrible time for Americans to visit Cuba. To Tony Fernandez, it’s the perfect time. The longtime minister…
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Cuba in crisis
MATANZAS, CUBA — It's a desperate time for Cuba — crippled by severe fuel and food shortages, frequent power outages and rising tensions with the United States, its…
Why I attended ReMission
‘We moved from ‘We’re the only ones going to heaven’ to ‘No one’s going to hell.’ When we made that move, we lost our mission.”…
What my Iranian Uber driver told me about Jesus
EDMOND, OKLA. — I arranged to meet my new friend Tony at a falafel place for lunch on Saturday. That morning, my home country attacked…
Iranian Christians cling to faith and hope as they witness attacks
Fear mixed with hope. That’s how Christians from the Middle Eastern nation of Iran described their feelings after a wave of attacks on their homeland…
She led us closer to God, amen?
OKLAHOMA CITY — Weddings and funerals hosted by my home congregation tend to underwhelm. The Memorial Road Church of Christ’s huge auditorium seats up to…
The battle for Vukovar
VUKOVAR, CROATIA — The water tower in this Central European city took more than 600 direct hits during Croatia’s War of Independence but remained standing.…
Sunflower seed faith
OSIJEK, CROATIA — The sunflowers here hide a deadly secret. I didn’t realize it at the time. As part of my visit to the Balkans…
Preserving Alabama’s oldest Church of Christ
MOORESVILLE, ALA. — For one Lord’s Day, a small white-clapboard church building became a refuge of peace and unity amid the Civil War. Union and…
Around the World: ‘Living Water’ in Ecuador, gospel tracts in St. Vincent and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
