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Amid relentless missile strikes and power outages in Ukraine, the Chronicle spoke with Andrii Bilokonnyi, a minister who serves orphans and at-risk children in his war-torn homeland.

He was more than a kilometer underground — working as a rescuer in a coal mine — when a coworker told him about Jesus.

“There were lots of miners who died,” he said. “When the coal was burning, that looked like hell. That was the time to hear the Gospel.”

Read Erik Tryggestad’s report.

Thirteen women walked across the gymnasium stage at Nashville’s Debra Johnson Rehabilitation Center to receive a Master of Arts in Christian ministry, the first graduate degree Lipscomb University has bestowed behind the chain-link and razor wire of the correctional facility formerly called the Tennessee Prison for Women.

Ted Parks reports from the graduation ceremony.

Two years after his debut in the pages of The Christian Chronicle, “Brenton” wants a new title.

And he’s still getting as little respect as he got when he joined us.

See a special, Chronicle-focused edition of our cartoon, based on the wisdom and witticisms of minister W. Keith Brenton.

In his latest book, historian Richard Hughes invites readers in Churches of Christ to honestly consider how the church began, where their allegiance as Christians lies and how they treat their neighbors.

Read Ted Parks’ review.

Journalists for The Christian Chronicle traveled across the United States — and around the world — to cover important news during 2022.

Read Bobby Ross Jr.’s list.