In virus-stricken Native America, church shares food and light
Three months after they were baptized, Evan and Crystal Todachine endured terrible suffering. Their 18-month-old son, Chase, contracted bacterial meningitis and died within a week.…
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Ministers struggle under weight of pandemic stress
Many ministers are stressed and exhausted. The profession may be divine, but it takes a toll. “It’s all consuming,” said Celeste Smith, a licensed marriage…
Drive-in fellowship
BALTIMORE — When Eric Lorick bought an old apple-green Plymouth in 1973, he couldn’t wait to take his high school sweetheart, Andrea, to the Carlin Drive-In…
Park Linscomb returns to his Texas roots
Park Linscomb, a Texas native who became one of New England’s longest-tenured ministers, recently returned to his roots. After serving the Manchester Church of Christ…
Banking on Black churches
From 500 miles away, Leslie Topps’ heart broke for the Lewis Street Church of Christ. “Of all the churches, why would that happen to them?”…
Four ways to encourage your young minister
As I reflect on the many blessings, challenges and learning experiences I have had during my first several months of full-time ministry, I would be…
Christians in Belarus are jailed, children threatened amid protests
After Christians in the Eastern European nation of Belarus protested in the wake of a controversial election, they said that government authorities threatened to take…
You are what you tweet
Conspiracy theories, fake news, memes — sometimes it can be hard to decipher what is real and what isn’t when it comes to social media. …
Partners, September 2020
BIBLE CAMPS MID-SOUTH YOUTH CAMP HENDERSON, Tenn. — Mid-South Youth Camp held a groundbreaking ceremony in August to celebrate the building of a new dining…
The Brotherhood Express
Huntersville, N.C. — The days of the Pony Express may be long gone, but the “Brotherhood Express” is alive and well. I know this because of…
