Bible in one hand, newspaper in the other
'You preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” That’s what an Ohio pastor said in a recent front-page feature…
Abilene Christian University
Partners, February 2021
EVENTS NATIONAL LECTURESHIP ORLANDO, Fla. — The 76th annual National Lectureship of Churches of Christ, originally planned for May 22-27 in Orlando, has been canceled…
Baptist studies at Abilene Christian?
'Baptist ministry classes find home at Abilene Christian University,” read a recent headline in the Abilene Reporter-News, drawing notice by Christian Chronicle readers. Here, a…
At 84, retired major-leaguer Lindy McDaniel still ‘Pitching for the Master’
When Joe Chesser was 9 years old, his family attended church with Lindy McDaniel, a young pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. One Sunday, Chesser…
More universities taking measures to prevent spread of COVID-19
Wednesday, Pepperdine Univerity, in Malibu, Cali., became the first of the schools associated with Churches of Christ to announce they were sending students home, in…
Scott McDowell named president of Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock Christian University in Texas has appointed Scott McDowell, a veteran Christian higher education administrator and preacher, as its next president. “I am fully committed…
The voice of Keeble
Oh, what it would have been like to hear the voice of Marshall Keeble. The famous traveling evangelist died in 1968, so most Christians alive…
Carl Brecheen, longtime ACU Bible professor and half of marriage seminar duo, dies at 90
Writing for ACU Today at Abilene Christian University in Texas, Cheryl Mann Bacon reports on the death of Carl Brecheen, a longtime Bible professor best…
Adapt or die?
Adapt to the culture you’re serving, but not in a way that compromises the truth of the Gospel. For centuries, that was the challenge for…
Five facts about Jim Gash, Pepperdine University’s new president
MALIBU, Calif. — Jim Gash was inaugurated this fall as Pepperdine University's eighth president. Here are five facts about him: 1. He grew up in…
