New editor shares vision
With this issue I assume the editorship of The Christian Chronicle. Most things about this publication will not change. For the past 10 years I…
Editorial
‘Da Vinci Code’: Seeing is not believing
We admit it: We never dreamed Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code would make it big when we first heard of it. After all, what could…
Fighting untrue characterizations: a Christian response to Nancy Grace
We were shocked to hear the Church of Christ characterized as “sort of like a cult” to millions of viewers of the Nancy Grace show…
Christian journalism worth supporting
Does it excite you to learn about vibrant congregations from different parts of the nation? Do you thrill to learn about people such as Sherri…
Juggling missions, long and short
Despite our best intentions, short-term mission projects abroad too often make Christians vulnerable to a Disneyland mentality that does not build a stronger, Christian world…
In 2006, let us be good listeners
In this issue, the Chronicle devotes a Page 1 story and the four-page Currents section to events and discussion related to the 2006 centennial of…
The many routes to Churches That Work
Churches that sweat. Churches that avoid divisiveness and pettiness. Churches that draw outsiders. Churches that know Jesus. Churches shaped by the Book. Whatever you call…
Finding inspiration in a year of sorrow
How will you remember 2005? In a year of war, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods, what stories left the biggest impressions on you? What will youremember…
Addiction: Learning to let go
When it comes to addiction, no sin is solitary. A habit so strong it cannot be given up easily may enslave us, often without our…
Perhaps, just perhaps, church is growing again
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Although the listings in Churches of Christ in the United States don’t represent “the lamb’s book of life,” as compiler Mac Lynn…
