Reviews
Review: ‘An Interview with God’
If you could ask God one question, what would it be? That's the intriguing notion posed by "An Interview with God." The faith-based film, written…
October 2018
View as PDFSeeking justice for Botham Jean • Smoky Mountains milestone • What churches can do when a hurricane strikes • 22 baptized in Papua New Guinea mission • A Bible for every tribe, every tongue • The Gospel in 10,000 boxes • A seeker finds his voice • Young vocal group hopes to revive interest in a cappella • Beautiful, shrapnel-stopping words of life • Editorial: As the world watches, may we point to the Light • F. LaGard Smith takes on ‘the queen of evolutionary problems’ • Smith’s critique of Darwin: a unique perspective — fraught with flaws • A college drop-off, a Carr and a car, prayers for the President and a call to love everybody
In this issue:
Top Stories
After Botham Jean’s shooting death, his Dallas church intent on seeking justice
DALLAS — The preacher stood wearily on stage, wiping tears from his eyes. The mayor, working to bring healing to a city of 1.3 million,…
Inside Story
Advice for churches in the path of Hurricane Florence — from those who’ve been there
'We need God’s help.” As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the southeastern U.S. coast, that sign was spotted not far from where a Bible lay abandoned…
National
East Coast Christians prepare for Hurricane Florence
As Hurricane Florence roars toward the East Coast, Christians are preparing for the worst. With a storm surge of up to 12 feet expected in…
Partners
Young vocal group hopes to revive interest in a cappella
Rejuvenating a cappella music, reviving its appeal to a younger generation, that’s the goal of the newest project by The Acappella Company. ReGenHarmony, a singing…
National
In the Great Smoky Mountains, feeding the spiritual needs of 5,000
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — “Bring a Friend Night” at the Polishing the Pulpit conference gave the thousands of attendees an opportunity to introduce people to “the church…
International
22 baptized in Papua New Guinea mission
Amid breathtaking mountain scenery, thick jungle brush and raging rivers, 22 souls gave their lives to Christ through baptism in Papua New Guinea. The baptisms…
International
The Gospel in 10,000 boxes
BAGUIO, Philippines — Filipino Christians gasp as Chris Swinford tells them what he found in a box in an African village. Speaking to a packed auditorium…
International
A seeker finds his voice
MANILA, Philippines — He seems like an unlikely candidate to receive Sunset International Bible Institute’s 10,000th solar player. And his country seems like an unlikely place…
Dialogue
A Bible for every tribe, every tongue
For Rett Parker, Mum’s the word. It’s many words, actually — an entire language of them, spoken by villagers in the Madang province of Papua…
Editorial
Editorial: As the world watches, may we point to the Light
'Let the spirit of the Lord, just let it rise among us. Let the praises of our king ...” That snippet of the contemporary hymn…
Partners
Partners, October 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): The recent second annual ENGAGE Youth Theology Initiative at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., involved a racially diverse group of 26 high school…
International
Around the World: Medical missions team serves at world’s tallest mountain
AUSTRALIA HOBART — On the island of Tasmania, Christians gathered to discuss “Defending Gender: Affirming God’s Role for the Sexes” during the 24th Eastern Short…
People
Beautiful, shrapnel-stopping words of life
LEBANON, Tenn.— A century-old, khaki-covered paperback New Testament with a hole torn through its pages makes a mighty case for the power of prayer and divine…
People
Newsmakers, October 2018
RETIRING Hugh Fulford officially retired in 2000 after 42 years of full-time ministry with congregations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Texas. Now, at age 80,…
Milestones
Milestones, October 2018
Special Request Bryan Perrin #1 on Mayo’s heart transplant list — Bryan Perrin! Thank you for praying specifically for the Lord to meet the Perrins’…
Views
Scripture should guide our decisions on fellowship
I am concerned about Wayne Newland’s editorial in the September 2018 issue of the Chronicle. I appreciate the spirit of the article in which he urged…
National
Across the Nation: God’s Girls, walk to feed hungry, prayer enrichment and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
In the Word
When an Angel needs gas
I met an angel today. She called the church about an hour before it was time to start worship. (For preachers, that’s a really important…
Views
Christian ministries can cooperate
Should Christian ministries view each other as competition for a limited pool of donations and volunteers? We know they shouldn’t. But they do. A lot.…
Reviews
Chinese artist, activist offers provocative view of ‘Humanity’
I became interested in the work of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei after I visited an exposition of his work in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
Insight
‘It is critical that all of us get along, especially in the church.’
SEARCY, Ark. — ‘If I can help somebody, as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody, with a word or song. If I can show…
Reviews
Smith’s critique of Darwin: a unique perspective — fraught with flaws
The thesis of “Darwin’s Secret Sex Problem: Exposing Evolution’s Fatal Flaw — The Origin of Sex” is that the very nature of sexual reproduction in…
Reviews
F. LaGard Smith takes on ‘the queen of evolutionary problems’
Charles Darwin threw down a challenge that Christians — with varying degrees of success — have tried to address. “If it could be demonstrated that…