An easel and a cross
BENTON, Ky. — Every disaster area offers a blend of devastation and healing, of heartbreak and hope. Every day, God presents the volunteer with a…
Insight
Love for the Dawgs goes beyond football, y’all
Third down. Up by eight. But Alabama was almost in the red zone. With a touchdown and a two-point conversion they’d tie and send it…
A password into God’s presence: In Spanish, it’s ‘acción de gracias’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The great — and sometimes terrifying — thing about this job is that I’m constantly running into people I’ve written about. But…
Big Tex has nothing on this church
KERENS, Texas — Big Tex was born here. The 55-foot icon of the Texas State Fair got his start in this small town — south…
Listen: Can our churches be houses of healing?
In the midst of a global pandemic, I found a story of hope in modern-day Israel. I talk about it on the "Common Grounds Unity…
Handyman has a heart for Honduras
CAMPAMENTO, Honduras — I met Donnie Anderson at a garbage dump. Sort of. I was in Honduras in 2012 covering an effort by missionaries to…
‘9/11 taught me to seek out the light’
Twenty years ago I was driving to work on the Tuesday before my first Friday deadline as a reporter for The Christian Chronicle. The song…
Do we really need a Lord’s Supper devotional on Sunday night?
When Tim Tannich passed the seven-minute mark in his communion devotional, I squirmed in my pew. I mean, this was the 5 p.m. Sunday service…
After a year without camp, lyrics are hard to remember. God’s presence isn’t.
NORMAN, Okla. — I forgot the words to “Days of Elijah.” “It’s something like ‘these are the days of the harvest,’ right?” my brain asked itself…
Angels get the burned rice
NEYBA, Dominican Republic — Burned rice is a delicacy here. Or not. I’m still a little foggy on the stuff they call concon. It’s the rice…
