At age 70, he’s P-H done
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Elkanah Young Owukiabo earned a doctorate in theology — and patience. The longtime church member turned 70 years old as he received…
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Around the world: At age 70, he’s P-H-Done
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Elkanah Young Owukiabo earned a doctorate in theology — and patience. The longtime church member turned 70 years old as he received the…
Year of disasters brought good, bad to medical missions
DALLAS, TX — Contributions may be down, but the rosters are full as medical missions prepare to send teams around the globe in 2006. From…
Singles: A love-hate relationship with online dating
INTERNET MATCHMAKING IS POSSIBLE, church members say, and Christian sites are helping. But the stigma of cyberspace relationships can be hard to overcome. They met…
Spotlight: Faith in God and in each other
LUBBOCK, TX — After 70 years of marriage, Lewis and Lola Ritchey remain “soul mates” who share a deep faith in God and a desire…
Some churches replace services with service
Do Wednesday nights count? From a productivity standpoint, Drew Battistelli wasn't sure. As worship leader of the Storefront Church, Pineville, La., he said he grew…
Across the nation: Faith in God, and each other
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — After 70 years of marriage, Lewis and Lola Ritchey remain "soul mates" who share a deep faith in God and a desire…
Approach to Sunday nights, Wednesdays changes as some focus on service projects
Steve Sandifer, pastoral care minister at the Southwest Central church in Houston, refers to Sundays as class time.Wednesdays, he says, are lab."It's a time to…
Hundreds of teens fan out across Gulf Coast to help Katrina victims
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Twenty-seven young volunteers from Memphis, Tenn., assembeld recently at Hattiesburg resident Edith Owens' home. Using a small handsaw, the volunteers took aim…
Hundreds of teenagers fan across Gulf Coast to help Katrina victims
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Twenty-seven young volunteers from Memphis, Tenn., assembled recently at Hattiesburg resident Edith Owens' home.Using a small handsaw, the volunteers took aim at…
