COVID-19 hits churches hard
Vanessa Hawkins was worried. It was early March, and her sister, Crystaline Kuykendall, had been ill with a variety of symptoms. When Hawkins called to…
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A tense, stressful time for police
When protesters filled the streets in Fort Smith, Ark., Police Chief Danny Baker didn't feel it was necessary to approach them with pepper balls and tear…
Camp is canceled, but 2020 isn’t
When I was in second or third grade, I attended Iron Springs Christian Camp in Whitney, Texas. I missed my mom so much, I made…
I am allowed to be angry, but …
I remember this exact photo. My emotions are almost palpable as I stare at this photo again. The immense grief that was within me as I…
Hope in an unlikely place: Israel’s ‘Hotel Corona’
Protests. Pandemic. Injustice. Enraged. Outraged. Just ... rage. And masks. In 2020, the last place I expected to find any kind of model for “how…
A church like a bus
LISBON, Portugal — “Church is like a bus,” Diana Neves said. “People come in; people go out. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve…
York College names new president
York College has announced that Samuel A. Smith, a 1995 alumnus, will serve as its 21st president. The Nebraska college is associated with Churches of Christ.…
Socially distanced summer camp?
Nothing about the year 2020 has been easy. From a worldwide pandemic to racial tensions, many Christians wish they could step away and recharge at…
Editorial: Racism is a sin
We all have a shared history imbued with division, tarnished by separation and bloodshed based on the premise of racial superiority. That heritage has been…
Virtual visit: Tamarack Road Church of Christ, Altus, Okla.
ALTUS Okla. – For me, this wasn’t so much a “virtual” visit as it was an actual visit. I was part of an in-person worship…
