God and guns
TULSA, Okla. — God and guns. After a string of mass shootings nationwide, conversations with people of faith inevitably turn to that subject. Ken Factor…
Opinion
What Christians can do in response to the opioid crisis
The evening song service began. A deacon approached me and whispered that he had put “a drunk man” (let’s call him Tom) in my office.…
In Europe, border crossings and blessings abound
SIRET, Romania — Border crossings bother me. It all started in 2004 when I was traveling from Guatemala to El Salvador. The border guard grilled…
What the Supreme Court’s abortion leak means
Within hours after Politico published a draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito purporting to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision, demonstrators…
Organizations offer struggling churches resources for the future
LA MESA, Calif. — When The Christian Chronicle staff met in March to talk about the “Where have all the churches gone?” project, I told…
Editorial: In Buffalo’s wake, we must speak out
Add Buffalo, N.Y., to the long and growing list of locations that have become synonymous with tragedy and racism. On May 14, 10 innocent people…
The Christian Chronicle welcomes two new staff members
Dear Readers: We’re excited to introduce two new Christian Chronicle team members — one for the long haul and the other for the summer. Christi…
Why children’s homes matter to this editor
ORLANDO, Fla. — Children’s homes hold a special place in my heart. Credit my late grandparents Lloyd and Margaret Ross and my parents, Bob and…
From a president and a cucumber, some perspectives on growing up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Call it the second-most-surreal conversation I had during my visit to my alma mater. Lipscomb University’s new president, Candice McQueen, carved out…
This political reporter says journalism has made him a better Christian — he’s not alone
Say what? Jon Ward, chief national correspondent for Yahoo! News, writes in an essay for Christianity Today that his profession has made him a better…
