A Conversation with Scott McDowell
Scott McDowell began his new job as president of Lubbock Christian University on April 1. His first day with the Texas university wasn’t exactly what…
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As we wait to rise from the ashes, we remember a God who sings over us
ALTUS, Okla. — Zephaniah isn’t the first book that comes to mind when we think of quotable Scriptures. I only ran across the Old Testament prophet…
50 years of sermons and not a single repeat
Martin Smith has preached nearly 2,500 Sundays behind the same pulpit — and he’s never repeated a sermon. That’s because he starts from scratch every…
Students finalizing semester with ‘uncertainty and no goodbyes’
The remainder of the spring semester at the numerous colleges and universities associated with Churches of Christ looks a little different these days, due to…
A church of Christs
Around the world, the coronavirus has forced churches to shutter their buildings. If you’re a believer, that means Sunday worship is confined to your kitchen…
Survivors of COVID-19 urge fellow Christians to take the virus seriously
It was the worst, Tim Pyles said, he has ever felt. After at least two weeks of misery, the 57-year-old minister for the Broken Arrow…
Review: Beautiful Interference
When one of their sons told them of his same-sex attraction, minister Tim Hall and his wife, Robin, learned to love in spite of tension…
When a community of faith becomes a community in grief
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — On Dec. 29, we watched in terror as the news unfolded about the horrific events at the West Freeway Church of Christ.…
The opioid crisis in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana — This West African capital is in the grip of an opioid crisis like the one that has destroyed countless lives across the United…
Elder focuses on improving church safety
‘We have practiced what we teach.” That’s Rick Arrington’s motto for preparing churches and businesses for safety against all kinds of preventable threats. Arrington is…
