Amid coronavirus pandemic, a theology for not ‘assembling’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Well, this is awkward. We are used to arguing about the importance of the church “assembling together.” We’ve debated the importance of…
Opinion
The humble faith of Jerry Mitchell, an American hero
Jerry Mitchell is an American hero — a humble one at that. The Mississippi newspaperman’s courageous journalism helped send four Ku Klux Klan members to…
How Churches of Christ responded when the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ killed millions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville saw its first case of the “Spanish flu” in late September 1918. By November, 1,300 had died — 1 percent of…
Editorial: Don’t panic, don’t scoff, and look for blessings in the pandemic
Don’t panic. And don’t scoff. We can’t stress that enough. The only thing more virulent than COVID-19 is misinformation about the virus. No, this is…
Tennessee tornado stories
Tennessee is Church of Christ country. The Volunteer State has roughly 200,000 adherents of the fellowship, according to a national directory published by 21st Century…
On Sunday after tornadoes, sadness gives way to gladness
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — I don’t know if God or guilt prompted me to take the Interstate 40 exit to Mt. Juliet. Maybe both? Just…
Cedric Sunray: Response to recruitment incident at Harding Charter Preparatory High School
Cedric Sunray, former admissions counselor at Oklahoma Christian University, sent the following statement to The Christian Chronicle in response to a Feb. 24, 2020, incident…
Democrats talk faith ahead of South Carolina and Super Tuesday voting
Americans don’t consider Democratic presidential candidates to be particularly religious, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. But at the end of Tuesday night’s…
Brexit raises the question: What is our true nationality?
EAST KILBRIDE, Scotland — It is almost unbelievable. We are finally out. (Well, at least we’re out in name and no longer have seats in the…
Review: The Emotionally Healthy Leader
I confess I did not expect to like “The Emotionally Healthy Leader.” Having been a marriage and family therapist for the better part of two decades,…
