June 15, 2023

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In The Christian Chronicle’s new episode:

• For generations, churches in Texas passed down the tradition of Juneteenth, sometimes called “America’s Second Independence Day.” In this episode, Karl Berry and Curtis Phillips, elders of the Cedar Hill Church of Christ in Texas, talk about how their congregation is keeping and sharing the Juneteenth tradition.

• Our globetrotting CEO Erik Tryggestad interviews Douglas Boateng, a church elder in Angola, in central Africa.

• David Heflin, minister for the Woodward Church of Christ in Oklahoma, shares the story of Broken & Mended, the ministry he started to help and support those who live with chronic pain. Related story.

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Our Top Stories

A lifeline for people who hurt — all the time

Broken & Mended provides support, connection and prayer for those who suffer from chronic pain.

Bobby Ross Jr. reports from Woodward, Okla.

Inside Story

What it means to live in pain

A husband reflects on his wife’s battle with autoimmune diseases.

Read Bobby Ross Jr.’s Inside Story column.

People

‘Somebody has to die for me to live’

Faith helped a COVID-19 patient and his family survive life support, a double lung transplant and nearly a year in the hospital.

Calvin Cockrell reports from Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Dialogue

‘There are no atheists … on top of rockets’

NASA’s Victor Glover explains his role as an ambassador of both faith and science.

Read (or listen to) the interview by B.T. Irwin.

National

Arkansas Tech campus ministry influences generations of students

Over 250 alumni and their families attend Renew College Ministry reunion.

Tiane Davis reports.

Views

The Museum of the Bible: A ‘unifying experience’

An Oklahoma City preacher reflects on his church’s trip to the nation’s capital.

Read Phil Brookman’s guest column from Washington.

Voices Only

Voices only: ‘Doxology’

“We pray for a hunger to praise God in the morning and a thirst to proclaim his goodness at night.”

Watch the latest a cappella video discovered by Daniela Neves.

How a Russian immigrant came to serve Ukrainian refugees

A Houston church develops a thriving outreach to families fleeing the war.

Bobby Ross Jr. reports from Houston.

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