‘A clash of fear and faith’
Christians in West Africa are fighting the Ebola virus with prayer, radio waves and bleach. In Guinea, one member of a Church of Christ died…
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The inside story of Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly’s decision to serve in Liberia
Krista Brantly couldn’t be prouder of her youngest brother. “But I’ve always been proud of him,” she told The Christian Chronicle in a telephone interview…
Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly released from hospital
Just a few weeks ago, the prognosis for Dr. Kent Brantly — a Church of Christ member who contracted the often-deady Ebola virus while serving…
In Kentucky, a dispute over church, state and taxpayer-funded foster care
MELBER, Ky. — Surrounded by pastureland and soybean, corn and tobacco fields, a rural children’s home associated with Churches of Christ cared for abused and…
Love thy city
Michelle Wicks, a youth outreach specialist with Agape, reads to six of the children in the summer program in the Raleigh/Frayser neighborhood of Memphis. (PHOTO…
An emergency landing — and a chance to preach
“I don’t want to scare you, but we need to realize that this is serious,” Brent Missildine told his wife, Lisa, and his daughter, Sarah.…
In English, Spanish, ‘a church for all people’
Enoch Rinks, of Great Cities Missions, leads “Alabanzas Dad a Cristo” (“When We All Get to Heaven”) during the bilingual service. (Leer este…
Family mission trips on the rise
LOGAN, Utah — Asked what excited her about going on a mission trip to Utah, 5-year-old Lainey Foster smiled. “I might go swimming today or…
Their World Cup overflows: Former missionaries are fans for life
RELATED STORY: Soccer and souls: Around the world Christians show Jesus through sport Visit the Houston home of David and Barbara Duncan during the World…
After the disaster: Family that survived killer tornado gives advice — and Bibles
After a weekly devotional, participants depart from the rebuilt home of Jason and Kala Leger and their four children. (PHOTO BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD) NEWCASTLE,…
