Five years later, Katrina’s spiritual toll lingers
MANDEVILLE, La. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Tammany Oaks Church of Christ organized a mammoth relief effort that encouraged Christians across the…
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Faith behind bars
HARVEST, Ala. — Robbery. Murder. Child molestation. The six inmates seated in state prison chaplain Charles Baggett’s office on a recent Wednesday earned their lengthy…
To recruit students, Christian colleges casting wider nets
YORK, Neb. — At 9 p.m. each Sunday, York College students gather at the campus prayer chapel — a restored white church built in the…
Pepperdine aims to renew, refresh a cappella singing
MALIBU, Calif. — This sun-drenched city on the Pacific coastline is known for sandy beaches, surfboards and stargazing — Hollywood style. It was singing, though,…
Economy hurts National Lectureship attendance
PHILADELPHIA — For 17 years, Doris Norman has traveled to the National Lectureship of the Churches of Christ — the largest yearly gathering of black…
1.5 million blessings
Let God write the story. Pulpit minister Don McLaughlin made that request of the 1,400-member North Atlanta Church of Christ last fall as he revealed…
Boys from Haiti reunited in Oklahoma
ADA, Okla. — “There’s Ry,” Tommy Paul told Duchaine, his newly adopted son from Haiti, as the two walked down a tunnel at Dallas/Fort Worth…
Trends in freshman enrollment
A decade ago, a majority of freshmen at Rochester College in Michigan, York College in Nebraska and Abilene Christian University in Texas claimed membership in…
Chile quake spurs churches to action
Churches of Christ in the Chilean capital of Santiago are preparing for a massive relief effort after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation.…
‘Each one of us has lost someone in Haiti’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Members of the Central Haitian Church of Christ listened as Joe Worndle told the latest news from the country most still…
