‘Courage in the Sheer Silence’
‘Courage in the Sheer Silence: Challenging Racism in the 20th-Century Churches of Christ” addresses the impact that silence concerning racism and related matters during the…
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‘Holy ground’ in Middle Tennessee
SILVER POINT, TENN. — There’s no burning bush, just a red-brick church building and tall trees casting shadows over a cemetery. Still, it’s sacred ground.…
Marshall Keeble’s ‘Faithful Defiance’
In “Faithful Defiance: Marshall Keeble's Life and Legacy,” Leonard Allen presents a moving and thoughtful portrait of brother Marshall Keeble, a man whose unwavering faith,…
Work in the community, works of faith
Christians from predominantly Hispanic and Black Churches of Christ often draw a distinction between work in the community and works of faith. Daniel Rodriguez, professor…
Crusade for Christ a blessing in person and online
More than 2,000 packed in the Southfield Pavilion during the opening night of the 2025 Crusade for Christ in the suburbs of Detroit. The theme…
Thousands Crusade for Christ in Detroit
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — About 1,700 Christians knocked on 3,100 doors, made 2,000 phone calls and had 300 personal interactions around this community in northwest Detroit.…
Stuck in the middle with Jesus
SEATTLE — Black Christians in America often find themselves in a unique kind of exile — not from God but from cultural and political tribes…
Christian heroes empower racial justice in the church
Writings on historical racial justice figures are accessible, but in “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance,” Jemar Tisby provides a survey…
Representation matters
When I first saw the photograph of 8-year-old Amara Ajagu — sitting up tall and straight, hair parted down the middle into two braided ponytails…
Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us
As Black History Month concludes, we take a moment and pay homage to the most recent crop of evangelists who have made their transition from…
