Joy and hope in October
October baseball did not disappoint, especially for diehard Texas Rangers fans. The action was great. So were the back stories. A Cuban asylum seeker. A…
Perspective
Beautiful is the floor for those who sing good news
When I saw Ted Parks’ photos from the West End Silver Point Church of Christ story, I probably spent more time staring at the floor…
‘Grace chased me’
KASSAPUE, Ghana ‘I never had the experience of looking for God,” C.S. Lewis once wrote. “It was the other way round; He was the hunter…
Resist the impulse
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When our preacher began his sermon Sunday morning, he wanted to say something about the Israel-Hamas war but was not sure what…
Can we visit? Not if we don’t know what time
We spent recent months traveling through the eastern U.S., visiting various congregations along the way, which proved exhilarating and interesting. In all, we worshiped God…
A blessed visit to a Ghanaian immigrant church
NEW YORK — I didn’t understand the words as the North Bronx Church of Christ sang in Twi, the native dialect of the Ghanaian immigrant…
‘Peace, peace, be still’
MALIBU, Calif. — Maybe it was the hurricane. Maybe it was the church name: Waves Church. Whatever the reason, for the three days I spent…
After COVID-19, new opportunities for fellowship
What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.…
The soundtrack of my life
NORTHAMPTON, England — “Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name…
Sunday worship in Jesus’ hometown
NAZARETH, Israel — Jerusalem. Galilee. Pisgah. Like a kid on his first trip to Disney, I was excited to see the places that I’ve read…
