What three churches taught me about loving in times of need
My mother is a Christian. My father was not. Because of my parents' situation, I feel sympathy for the women that come to church without…
Opinion
How bloody was the death of Christ?
Thoughts on the graphic details of the scourging and death of Jesus By Bruce Green For the Christian Chronicle April 15, 2004 When we touch…
Ministry training and medicine, hand-in-hand
CATACAMAS, HONDURAS — Predisan's Doris Clark on medical missions and programs that train preachers By Doris Clark For the Christian Chronicle February 18, 2004 Predisan's…
‘HAVING’ to go to church
They warned us again and again about turning in those library books or we wouldn’t graduate. So, when Janice Cates pulled me out of the…
The Heart of a Doctor: Mission worker recounts a day in the life of a Malawi hospital ministry
LUMBADZI, MALAWI — The morning in the countryside near Lumbadzi, Malawi in Central Africa was crisp and clearer than any during the past week. I…
Sometimes cancer is the greatest teacher of a father’s love
Every time my cell phone rings these days, I cringe, especially if I see that it’s my sister calling from Nashville. I was on my…
HIV/AIDS – the view from Zimbabwe
While requesting information for a story on HIV/AIDS that appeared in the Christian Chronicle before the war in Iraq began (April 2003, page 1) Paul…
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…
Reflections of 2001 evoke images of joy, pain and God’s mysteries
The first official year of the third millennium has almost run its course. This time last year, Joyce and I were just returning from nearly…
