A trip to Home Depot leads to a baptism — and hope for Venezuela
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ‘Go Dawgs!” That wasn’t a phrase I expected to hear in the heart of Tennessee Vols country. (Actually, it’s more like Commodore country…
Insight
Warm hearts, warm dogs and a not-so-warm hug in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile — Dogs in sweaters. I have never seen as many dogs wearing sweaters as I saw in this South American capital. And it wasn’t…
Seeing the Lights of Paris
PARIS — Returning from Africa is a surreal experience. You say goodbye to brothers and sisters of the humblest means, the kindest people in the world, and…
‘A journalism of hope’
LUBBOCK, Texas — I don’t like “Christian journalism.” I don’t think it even should exist. Putting the word “Christian” in front of things — “Christian music,” “Christian…
A force for goodwill, encouragement, unity
How can I be anything but grateful for the 23 years I’ve had with The Christian Chronicle? From the beginning, I have prayerfully sought to…
Honoring Lynn and Joy McMillon
OKLAHOMA CITY — If you don’t know, Lynn and Joy McMillon don’t enjoy being in the spotlight. In fact, Lynn (as he’s told me to call…
The Green Book and the Good Book
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — As soon as Sunday night service ended at the University Park Church of Christ, I rushed to find a kind soul with…
Modern-day ‘sticks and stones’
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” I remember as a child running around the playground and using that…
Does it bring you joy?
I’m the type of person who enjoys being busy. What I’ve learned, however, is that when I overfill my schedule with places to be and…
Remembering Bush: A charge for 2019
WASHINGTON — The military brass snapped to attention as the honor guard carrying the flag-draped casket of President George Herbert Walker Bush passed by. As…
