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May 5, 2023

 

 

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The Christian Chronicle May 2023 issue


Podcast: Is secularism good for Christians?

“All of this started when they took prayer out of schools.” This is a line that host B.T. Irwin heard many times over the years from Christians trying to explain bad things that seem to be getting worse in the United States. While their opinion has elements of truth about it, is their solution — to restore Christianity to a preferred place of power and privilege at the center of American institutions — truly what is best for America and for Christians in America? In his book, “Religious Freedom in a Secular Age,” New Testament scholar and theologian Michael F. Bird argues that conservative Christians who want to hold onto their traditional Christian practices are better off embracing secularism.

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Our Top Stories

 
Church Planting Sunday: A national call to action
 

Church Planting Sunday: A national call to action

 

With membership shrinking, churches closing and preachers in short supply, how can Churches of Christ grow again?

Calvin Cockrell reports from Tuscaloosa, Ala.

 
 

 
Leadership events draw thousands
 

Leadership events draw thousands

 

See photos and hear stories from the Lads to Leaders conventions in Nashville, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark., and the North Texas Leadership Training for Christ convention in Dallas.

Calvin Cockrell, Erik Tryggestad and Nia Johnson report.

 
Around the World: Baptisms, Bible studies, prison ministry and more quick takes
 

Around the World: Baptisms, Bible studies, prison ministry and more quick takes

 

Read the latest news from the Philippines, Zambia, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras, Mauritius and Thailand.

Daniela Neves and Erik Tryggestad report

 
 

 
Editorial: Mental illness is real, and Christians must help
 

Editorial: Mental illness is real, and Christians must help

 

If we only think about mental illness when we read about mass shootings, we have a badly skewed understanding of what mental illness looks like.

Read Cheryl Mann Bacon’s editorial.

 
Voices only: Hymns that help us through our highs and lows
 

Voices only: Hymns that help us through our highs and lows

 

“Hymns have been my companion from a young age. My dad preached at a small congregation in South Dakota when I was a girl. My favorite at this time was No. 31 in the hymnal, ‘Be With Me Lord.’ The song leader, Bernard, sent a small grin my way whenever he led it, which was often.”

Donna Embray shares her favorite hymns.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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