Former minister sentenced to 45 years for sexual abuse
Joshua Burton Henley, a 34-year-old former minister for Churches of Christ in Kansas, Texas, Tennessee and Indiana, must serve 45 years in federal prison for…
Churches of Christ and sexual abuse
Across the Nation: A 75th anniversary, Ukrainian refugee welcome party 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…
Book offers surprisingly suspenseful church history
Believe it or not, the Land Run of 1889, celebrated and recreated yearly by school children across Oklahoma, had a negative impact on Churches of…
Christian Chronicle’s No. 1 news story of 2019: Brandt Jean’s viral hug of forgiveness
As we reflect back on 2019, certain news stories stand out. At the top of our list: the viral hug of forgiveness offered by Brandt…
It’s time to talk about predators in the church
SEARCY, Ark. — The predator repented. Or so he claimed. He’d done his time and confessed his sins. He was a changed man. Or so he…
Roundup: Sex abuse in the church, justice for Botham Jean, Ukraine meeting and more
Our end-of-the-week review of important and/or simply interesting headlines from the world of religion. Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr.…
To Botham Jean’s parents, fatal shooting still feels ‘as if it just happened’
DALLAS — The nightmare never goes away. Almost nine months have passed since Amber Guyger, an off-duty Dallas police officer still in uniform, entered Botham…
Stunning reversal: Judge vacates former youth minister’s sex convictions
A highly publicized Pennsylvania grand jury report last year identified more than 300 predator Catholic priests who had sexually abused more than 1,000 children going…
Rewrite the script
I am convinced that church leaders want to shepherd the broken and bleeding souls around them. However, in my experience, many are unknowingly doing the…
