‘God allowed us to make it through’
NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after Hurricane Katrina waged war on the Gulf Coast, Christians in hard-hit New Orleans are looking back — and ahead.…
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Same-sex marriage legalized — now what?
“If Caesar gives it, he can take it away.” So warns minister and lawyer Melvin Otey in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark…
Fighting injustice with shared silence
Chris Dowdy of Paul Quinn College in Dallas addresses participants at the Racial Unity Leadership Summit in Abilene, Texas. (PHOTO BY TED PARKS) ABILENE, Texas…
Bringing Christ to a Muslim world
BATAM, Indonesia — The sun rises over the minarets of massive, ornate mosques on a Sunday morning. Light cuts through the steamy, Southeast Asian haze. •…
The broken soul of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Derrick Lindsey takes an Amtrak train to work in Washington, D.C. The federal employee — a member of the Central Church of Christ…
Churches of Christ in decline: U.S. culture to blame?
TULSA, Okla. — In 21st century America, who might attract Jesus’ attention? Muslims? Drug addicts? Religious “nones.” The recent Tulsa Workshop — the free annual…
Forgiving a racist chant
OKLAHOMA CITY — State Sen. Anastasia Pittman chose forgiveness over bitterness. Pittman — the only African-American female among Oklahoma’s 149 legislators — made national headlines…
A heart for Hawaii
HONOLULU — “Aloha!” Mark Young stretches out each syllable of the traditional Hawaiian greeting as 150-plus church members and visitors fill the blue-gray wooden pews…
Preacher, lay your debt burden down
First in a series FLORENCE, Ala. — Lucas Suddreth thought he’d rely on federal student loans to pay for his ministry education. Instead, Heritage Christian…
A child molester’s son shines a light
SOMERSET, Pa. — Jimmy Hinton grew up at the feet of the wolf. For 27 years, his father, John Wayne Hinton, proclaimed the Gospel to…
