Editorial: The value of a Christian education
My wife is a Pepperdine University graduate, and I graduated from Southwestern Christian College. Four of our five children attended universities associated with Churches of…
Opinion
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…
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…
After Mayfield tornado, some stories inspire
MAYFIELD, Ky. — Teresa Herndon could’ve focused on what was lost. Her home. Her neighborhood. Her sense of normalcy. Instead, Herndon, 52, praised God for…
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…
Editorial: It’s time to resume the Lord’s work
We are all tired of this pandemic. The summer of 2021 started with optimism and progress, rising vaccination rates and declining infection rates. Then came…
On the menu: bivocational ministry talk
NEWNAN, Ga. — I do some of my best journalism with a fork in my hand. Or maybe I just love eating. For my front-page…
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…
A key to evangelizing French-speaking Africa
Bill Morgan, a retired brigadier general for the U.S. Air Force, and Ed Jones, a retired educator and basketball coach, could not have imagined how…
Is there anything to be thankful for?
“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:18, New King James Version What…
