‘Chap’-ions again: Lubbock Christian wins third NCAA crown
Lubbock Christian University continued its remarkable run of dominance in NCAA Division II women’s basketball on Friday night, beating Drury (Mo.) 69-59 in the national…
Christian education
Oklahoma Christian mourns death of Stafford North
OKLAHOMA CITY — Stafford North, a longtime preacher, educator and tireless promoter of Oklahoma Christian University, died Saturday night. He was 90. He began working…
Do our churches still benefit from our universities?
Churches of Christ enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with colleges and universities associated with the fellowship during the 20th century. A substantial number of alumni…
Why attend a Christian university? Here’s an answer you weren’t expecting.
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Far too many of us think that “Christian education” means you have to sacrifice some of your education to get the Christian element.…
Cliff Ganus, former Harding president, longtime preacher and globe trekker, dies at 97
His passport looked like a pocket-size New Testament, thick with additional, sewn-in pages filled with stamps from around the globe. “I’ve been to 115 countries.…
Newsmakers, May 2019
HONORED Ross Harrod, Stuart McKinney and James Summers, elders of the Athens Church of Christ in Tennessee, with an appreciation dinner organized by the Ladies…
‘Queen Mother’ of Southwestern Christian College Patricia Evans dies at 77
Patricia Officer Evans, longtime matriarch of Southwestern Christian College, died Sunday morning. She was 77. "Sister Evans has been and forever will be an integral…
Christian universities face ‘extremely difficult’ recruiting outlook
OKLAHOMA CITY — Brynn Walker always thought she’d attend a large state university. But this fall, the 18-year-old from Fort Smith, Ark., packed up and…
Keeping Christian education on mission
David R. Shannon remembers the day when E. Claude Gardner walked into the sawmill near Centerville, Tenn., where Shannon was working and asked him to…
