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December 27, 2021

 

 

A note from Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.

Greetings from all of us at The Christian Chronicle! 

Thank you for reading (and supporting) the Chronicle throughout 2021. Your prayers and financial contributions make our ministry of reporting real news that honors God possible. To make a year-end, tax-deductible donation, click here.

In case you’re curious about the most-read articles on our website this year (some are surprising!), I thought I’d count down the Top 10:

10. Lipscomb names Candice McQueen as its next president: Former Tennessee education commissioner makes history as the first female CEO of a university associated with Churches of Christ.

9. Devastation in Kentucky: Killer storms topple church members’ houses, businesses.

8. Flags, faith and fury: Christian nationalism on display in U.S. Capitol riot.

7. Church of Christ minister charged with state, federal sex crimes against minors: Josh Henley, who  entered a “not guilty” plea, worked as a minister in Indiana, Tennessee, Kansas and Texas.

6. As Afghan government collapses, Christians work to help volunteers leave: John and Jan Bradley spent years building schools and trying to improve life in the war-torn country.

5. After struggling for years, OVU forced to close: The Christian university in Vienna, W.Va., had failed for months to meet payroll as bills piled up.

4. Most Christians welcome the COVID-19 vaccines, but some are skeptical: A majority view the coronavirus shots as an answer to prayer, a survey finds.

3. An open letter to fellow Christians: Please get the COVID-19 vaccine: Church elder makes a biblical case for helping to end the pandemic.

2. Church elder Don Williams was country’s ‘Gentle Giant’: Ken Beck reflects on the late star who died in 2017 at age 78.

1. Saints and singers: The surprising ties that bind some of country music’s biggest stars to Churches of Christ.

That’s it for the 2021 list. What will be our most popular story of 2022? Perhaps one that you suggest. Feel free to email ideas to me at [email protected].

 

Our Top Stories

 
Keeping the Sabbath, taking a sabbatical
 

Keeping the Sabbath, taking a sabbatical

 
Churches combat burnout by giving ministers extended leave.
 
 

 
A password into God’s presence: In Spanish, it’s ‘acción de gracias’
 

A password into God’s presence: In Spanish, it’s ‘acción de gracias’

 

For the past 14 years, the Spanish-speaking Grandview Church of Christ in Nashville, Tenn., has hosted a bilingual holiday devotional with the English-speaking Brentwood Hills Church of Christ.

 
Voices Only: A festive chorus of hallelujahs
 

Voices Only: A festive chorus of hallelujahs

 

Part 2 of our Christmas Extravaganza features a blessed request from one of our readers.

 
 

 
Around the World: Gifts for Honduran children, an art show by Kenya’s street kids and more quick takes
 

Around the World: Gifts for Honduran children, an art show by Kenya’s street kids and more quick takes

 

Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for this column? Email Erik Tryggestad at [email protected].

 
Church harvests rain in rural East Africa
 

Church harvests rain in rural East Africa

 
A project brings much-needed clean water to a Tanzanian clinic. Now Christians hope to build a similar system for an elementary school. Find links to help.
 
Across the Nation: Blankets of love, Afghan refugees and more quick takes
 

Across the Nation: Blankets of love, Afghan refugees 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 column? Email Audrey Jackson at [email protected].

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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