A holy cure for ‘post-election stress disorder’
As Christians who voted for Republican Donald Trump see it, America avoided the worst-case scenario in a nasty election featuring two of the most distrusted,…
November 2016
View as PDF(7052 KB) Brothers on the gridiron now brothers in Christ • Giving from the heart — with a click or a tap • In the eye of the storm
• When neighbors aren’t your neighbors • After shooting, Tulsa prays for humility • Deaf leaders in hearing churches
• The spiritual discipline of kung fu • God doesn’t understand retirement • From selfies to selfless living
In this issue:
Why ‘pounding’ the new minister is a good thing
WACO, Texas — My youth minister son, Brady, and his wife, Mary, got a “pounding” when they moved to Texas. Ordinarily, that might alarm me. But…
‘There, but for the grace of God, go I’
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Roswell Church of Christ wouldn’t give up. For years, the inner-city congregation struggled to realize its dream of transforming a one-time…
Giving from the heart — with a click or tap
When the collection plate is passed at the Figueroa Church of Christ in Los Angeles, it’s not unusual for minister James A. Maxwell to see…
When your neighbors aren’t your neighbors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — What happens when your neighbors aren’t your neighbors? That’s the challenge faced by the Lawson Road Church of Christ and other congregations that…
International
Fishers of men, farmers of nuts
TUBUNGU, Swaziland — Joy Lea Brazell came to African Christian College on a mission — to shut it down. The school, then known as Manzini Bible…
In the eye of the storm
It was not the homecoming Harry Hames expected. As he walked off his plane after landing at an Alabama airport, Hames, a member of the…
Good News for good sports
Anna Buhigas walked onto Lipscomb University’s campus with equal amounts of prowess and pain. At age 5, she endured an ugly custody battle as her…
Deaf leaders in hearing churches
YAKIMA, Wash. — We’re grateful when our churches’ shepherds listen closely and hear the needs of their sheep. We appreciate deacons who keep their ears open…
God doesn’t understand retirement
Bailey McBride | Insight ‘There is a time for every everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens,” the writer of Ecclesiastes tells…
From selfies to selfless living
Her triumphant walk across the stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., was just the beginning of Nicole Jia’s journey. Miss America's…