Honoring Lynn and Joy McMillon
OKLAHOMA CITY — If you don’t know, Lynn and Joy McMillon don’t enjoy being in the spotlight. In fact, Lynn (as he’s told me to call…
Opinion
The Lynn and Joy McMillon Endowment
The Christian Chronicle has been faithfully serving the fellowship of the Churches of Christ since June 2, 1943 – over 75 years. In a fellowship…
The Green Book and the Good Book
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — As soon as Sunday night service ended at the University Park Church of Christ, I rushed to find a kind soul with…
Editorial: Expose the boils of injustice
Recently, leaders of two universities associated with Churches of Christ apologized for actions — and, in some cases, inaction — during the civil rights era. …
‘I know we’ll see her again’
How does a fully formed, healthy baby just slip away, back into the arms of Jesus, and her vigilant mother not know it? I had…
Rewrite the script
I am convinced that church leaders want to shepherd the broken and bleeding souls around them. However, in my experience, many are unknowingly doing the…
When the roll is called up yonder, Alexa answers
In 17 years with The Christian Chronicle I’ve been blessed to report amazing stories of faith from 70 countries and territories around the globe. (I…
Modern-day ‘sticks and stones’
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” I remember as a child running around the playground and using that…
Understanding racial oppression and the church
One great joy I find in reading is the connections I discover in seemingly unrelated books. Last year I read “The Gospel Comes with a…
More than a typical marriage book
Highly happy couples believe the best about each other. They “boss their feelings.” They believe they have hit the jackpot. And they keep score —…
