Why libraries are important to an open society
Two buildings remain important landmarks in my earliest childhood memories: a small stucco Church of Christ on the edge of Fort Morgan, Colo., and a…
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Need a ride to the airport? Let us take you
We here at The Christian Chronicle are giving you a ride to the airport. You may be thinking something like: “I’m not on my way…
‘I hope this brings you comfort’
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — In the fall of 2018, Laura Morris was busy living a joy-filled life. She and her husband had just returned from…
How congregations can rebound
LOS ANGELES — At age 13 in 1983, I moved to the West Coast. Relocating from a rural community in the South to this sprawling…
Editorial: Russia’s Christians are not our enemies
‘Thank you for remembering us.” That was the message we received, over and over, as we reached out to Christians in Russia for this month’s…
Listen ‘with your mouth shut’
GREENSBORO, N.C. — I haven’t been to many elders’ meetings, but I have watched the turmoil, stress and pain of good friends who are elders…
Our ministerial crisis has arrived
My dad is a minister. He has preached for congregations in Oklahoma, California and Texas. He now serves as an elder of the Gray Road…
‘What a Gathering’: Diana Singing returns after three years
CORNERSVILLE, Tenn. — It might have been another victim of the pandemic. For the first time since 1969, the Diana Singing was canceled in 2020…
Hope and concern after Roe
Members of The Christian Chronicle’s Editorial Board responded individually to questions about the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that…
Opinion: Why finding truth in the Jan. 6 hearings matters for Christians
In May 1976, on the day of my graduation from Abilene Christian University, my parents and I made sure we voted in the Texas presidential…
