‘Where two or three are gathered …’
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — I Zoom to Bible studies and YouTube church. It’s the longest I’ve gone without attending worship. And every Sunday I think of…
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Lesson of pastor’s COVID-19 death: Faulty Scriptural interpretation can kill you
Bishop Gerald Glenn, pastor of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Va., loudly and proudly disobeyed the warnings of the authorities against gatherings of…
Social distancing does not mean spiritual distancing
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — To me, Terrance Burke was more than the head basketball coach at Northwestern High School in this urban suburb of Washington, D.C. He…
When a community of faith becomes a community in grief
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — On Dec. 29, we watched in terror as the news unfolded about the horrific events at the West Freeway Church of Christ.…
In a pandemic, delivering the bread of life
EDMOND, Okla. — I use the last bit of energy I have to get out of my car, walk into my house and strip off…
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…
For wounding or healing? Words matter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After the worship assembly, four or five older couples from a Church of Christ in the Nashville area met for Sunday lunch…
‘One of God’s top runners in this Christian race’
It is my welcomed honor to have been called upon by the family of my honorable brother and friend to pen a tribute to Jack…
How my drinking became an idol
While some Christians may drink alcohol responsibly, many may be struggling more than you could imagine. What does the face of addiction look like to…
God can heal a broken heart
MONROE, La. — "I just want to go to sleep before Thanksgiving and wake up after Christmas.” That is what my dear elderly friend Elizabeth…
