Newsmakers, June 2019
AWARDED Minerva Rosa-Gonzalez (pictured above with Steve Leddy, national chairma of Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting), and her son Daniel Johnson, for jumping…
Burnette Chapel
‘We do not go to church anymore’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — ‘I don’t know how they can ever fire me now,” Joey Spann said of his church. “I mean, how could they tell me I…
Across the Nation: Kentucky singing tradition, hero Cub Scout 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…
Commentary: A response to ‘White Lives Matter’
The Tennessean reports that a number of white nationalist groups — including the League of the South, Traditionalist Workers Party, and the National Socialist Movement…
‘We are not giving up’
ANTIOCH, Tenn. — It’s just before 9 a.m. on a Sunday in early October as a handful of church members gather for Bible class in…
For survivors of Tennessee church shooting, healing will take time and patience
The gunman took the love of Mavy Stoddard’s life. She refused to let him take her hope. “God’s been good to me,” said Stoddard, whose…
Praying for Coach Spann
They sat in silence, watching as the man they know as Coach Spann spoke to the media live Tuesday morning. Students and staff at Nashville…
‘God, I’m sorry for things I didn’t do right’
The Tennessean interviewed Joey Spann, minister for the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tenn., from his hospital room after the mass shooting that…
‘Very sad, but proud’
The day after a masked man walked into a Church of Christ and opened fire, killing one church member and injuring eight more, the people…
Voices only: ‘Peace in the Valley’ — a tribute to Nashville
Welcome to Voices only, our weekly offering of the best a cappella videos we can find online. To be honest, we wondered if we should…
