‘Worship is our protest’
FERGUSON, Mo. — Brian Owens feels a need to protest. But his protest doesn’t involve waving a “hands up, don’t shoot” sign, staging a “die-in”…
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Tortured for Christ
MBALE, Uganda — His own father had him chained, poisoned and left for dead — all for the crime of professing Christ. But Dennis Okoth survived…
Walking dead: After surviving his father’s attempt to kill him, Dennis Okoth became a powerful witness for Christ in Africa.
MBALE, Uganda — "That’s Okoth’s son that is dead.” Dennis Okoth remembers the gasps and whispers of disbelief, the voices of his home village. Because…
What is persecution?
Religious persecution is hard to define, said Terry Seufferlein, a professor of Bible at York College in Nebraska, a college associated with Churches of Christ.…
How is persecution like Ebola?
Bruce Einhorn said he’s “disgusted” by the atrocities committed in the Middle East against Christians — and with what he sees as a lack of…
Modern-day Job preaching again
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Les Ferguson Jr. couldn’t help but scream at God. Why — the longtime minister demanded to know — didn’t the Almighty protect…
A ‘bus ministry kid’ gives back
NORCROSS, Ga. — Terry Davis found Jesus on a “JOY bus.” Growing up in a housing project on Atlanta’s south side, Davis slept on the ground…
‘This is not about me’
Dr. Kent Brantly had a message for all those inclined to panic about a possible Ebola outbreak in the U.S. Don’t. “There has been a…
At the border, a crisis of faith
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the November 2014 issue of The Christian Chronicle. McALLEN, Texas — “Shoes!” A woman yelled the word, emphatically,…
The Obstinate Faith of France
LYON, France — Here, people of faith gave their lives to — and lost their lives for — the cause of Christ. This city of…
