Students finalizing semester with ‘uncertainty and no goodbyes’
The remainder of the spring semester at the numerous colleges and universities associated with Churches of Christ looks a little different these days, due to…
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Forgiving Carla’s killers
Easter Sunday 1995 was a beautiful day for Roy and Jeanie Willmon. Blue sky. Temperatures in the 70s. Their daughter, Carla, home for the weekend.…
A church of Christs
Around the world, coronavirus has forced churches to shutter their buildings. If you’re a believer, that means Sunday worship is confined to your kitchen table…
Survivors of COVID-19 urge fellow Christians to take the virus seriously
It was the worst, Tim Pyles said, he has ever felt. After at least two weeks of misery, the 57-year-old minister for the Broken Arrow…
As thousands die from the coronavirus, does Jesus care?
OKLAHOMA CITY — I'm not the best daily Bible reader. I become distracted and neglect to open God’s word for a few days. Or after…
Social distancing does not mean spiritual distancing
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — To me, Terrance Burke was more than the head basketball coach at Northwestern High School in this urban suburb of Washington, D.C. He…
Killing Grandma and other religion questions during COVID-19 crisis
I bring this column to you, once again, from my news organization’s hastily configured satellite bureau. That’s correct: I’m writing from home, where I’m properly…
Partners, April 2020
HIGHER EDUCATION ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ABILENE, Texas — “Too Small to Fail,” a partnership involving Abilene Christian and the Clinton Foundation, began recently. The early…
When our children fall away, do we wear our sackcloth on the inside?
OKLAHOMA CITY — “If my children don’t live up to their raising, I can identify with God, the one person who’s had more ‘failure’ at…
Across the Nation: Kids Khorus, Walk in the Word, bar church 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…
