After two hurricanes batter Central America, churches plan relief
The damage is catastrophic, and it's not over yet. That's the message from Christians in the Central American nation of Honduras who have endured two…
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Board replaces Bruce McLarty as president of Harding University
Amid declining enrollment and budgetary concerns that prompted recent cutbacks, Harding University in Searcy, Ark., is replacing Bruce McLarty as its president, effective Nov. 30.…
COVID-19 blamed for closing of Christian school in Idaho
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — After 40 years of operation, Coeur d’Alene Christian School has closed — a victim of COVID-19. The K-8 school, accredited by…
A long, lonely lockdown
‘Mom, it’s me.” The young woman stood outside Tealridge, an independent living facility in Oklahoma City, and talked to her mother through a window. But…
Five universities break records
Despite the financial and instructional challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, five universities associated with Churches of Christ celebrated record enrollments this fall. Headcounts hit…
An eternal difference
I remember the pink JOY buses that brought all the little children — “red and yellow, black and white” — to worship. I remember the…
50 years: White’s Ferry Road School of Preaching
The White's Ferry Road School of Preaching in West Monroe, La. — featured in a special Inside Story column — opened in 1970 and graduated 875…
Car wreck claims life of Egyptian minister Francis Habashy
During his lifetime, Francis Habashy was “arrested, harassed, interrogated, threatened and persecuted” for his Christian faith, said his longtime friend Truitt Adair. Through it all,…
Partners, September 2020
BIBLE CAMPS MID-SOUTH YOUTH CAMP HENDERSON, Tenn. — Mid-South Youth Camp held a groundbreaking ceremony in August to celebrate the building of a new dining…
Tom Olbricht, a ‘Renaissance man’ for Churches of Christ, dies at 90
Tom Olbricht, whose academic work shaped generations of Christian scholars, ministers and church leaders, died today at age 90. Olbricht "significantly contributed to theological education…
