Editorial: Viewing ministry not as a career but as a calling
Churches of Christ face a serious shortage of ministers. Congregations looking to hire hear crickets. The number stepping away from ministry increases. This is not…
Opinion
A Memorial Day journey ‘in Flanders fields’
WAREGEM, Belgium — Tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers are buried in American military cemeteries across Europe. I spent the afternoon before Memorial Day at…
The story that started with a ride to church
FAIRFAX, Va. — Readers often ask where The Christian Chronicle gets its story ideas. The totally honest answer: All over the place. Ideas arrive via text…
Have we had enough?
ALLEN, Texas — I was home in Oklahoma City watching a Texas Rangers game Saturday night when I saw an update on the death toll…
In Tanzania, fellowship comes with a discount safari
LONGIDO, Tanzania — I’ve traveled to Africa more than a dozen times and enjoyed a grand total of one safari. That adventure occurred in Victoria…
Editorial: Mental illness is real, and Christians must help
One in five adults lives with a mental illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure does not change based on…
‘God’s clinic’ cares for thousands
LONGMONT, Colo. — Something big is happening at the Longmont Church of Christ. I didn’t realize just how big until I arrived at the church, 40…
Looking for helpers, catalyzing hope
'When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You…
Editorial: What do young people think about revivals?
Younger Americans are far less interested in traditional religion than their forebears. Survey after survey confirms what we’ve all suspected. Generation Z possesses more skepticism…
Readers offer mixed responses to column on libraries, openness
Like Cheryl Mann Bacon, I am a Christian, a parent and a librarian, in that order (“Why libraries are important to an open society”). I…
