Planes, trains and automobiles (and even motorcycles)
OKLAHOMA CITY — I’ve helicoptered across Israel and cruised past “Moose Crossing” signs on an Alaskan highway. Jetlagged, I’ve dozed on a passenger train from…
Inside Story
Faith and baseball: Why these fans feel a special connection to MLB’s playoff teams
Minister D.J. Iverson’s love for the San Diego Padres runs deep. Soul deep. Baseball is not a religion to Iverson, an Oklahoma Christian University graduate…
With chainsaws and supply runs, ‘faith-based FEMA’ responds to Hurricane Helene
I don’t even know where to start. The stories and pictures of Hurricane Helene’s aftermath — particularly in western North Carolina — are unreal. As I…
Don’t skip the Pleasant-ries
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — When a legend invites you to the Big House, you go. That’s how I came to join 110,250 fans at Michigan Stadium…
‘O Why Not Tonight?’
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. — Softly and tenderly, Jesus called this sinner home. On March 13, 1977, I made my way to the front of the church…
Reporting on controversies
I know a little about Churches of Christ. I was two weeks old when I first attended. Except for the crazy COVID-19 period, I’ve spent…
Culture wars turn classrooms into battlefields
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before I got my start in religion reporting 25 years ago, I covered education news for The Oklahoman, the daily newspaper in Oklahoma…
Polishing the Pulpit puts the focus on preaching
BRANSON, MO. — I was 6 when my family packed a U-Haul truck and moved to Louisiana so my father, Bob, could attend the White’s…
60th anniversary tribute: Two people fell in love and share a legacy of faith
PORTAGEVILLE, MO. — Just three days after she turned 17, the bride wore a simple white gown that her mother made. She was so nervous…
Christians use AI to share Jesus
Missionary Leslie Taylor preaches in English and Japanese each Sunday at the bilingual Matsudo Church of Christ in the Tokyo area. A military brat who…
