Life after Laura
As Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles, La., in the early hours of Aug. 27, Dr. Lauren Jacoby kept watch over her patients at the…
Churches of Christ
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…
A place of quiet Rescue
PRICEVILLE, Ala. — The motionless reflection of the trees in Project Rescue’s two ponds mirrors the quiet of the Alabama countryside. “Everything you look at just…
Seeking justice, mercy with God’s love
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Over the past three months, I’ve covered protests in Lafayette Square in front of the White House. I’ve prayed with family by the…
Cutting through COVID-19 confusion
When it comes to COVID-19, it’s easy to feel uncertain, confused, even angry. Information from the news, social media and family and friends doesn’t always…
Understanding COVID-19, experts weigh in
Since early this year, researchers have learned a lot about COVID-19, but that research is ongoing. I sat down with two scientists who are also…
Baptist studies at Abilene Christian?
'Baptist ministry classes find home at Abilene Christian University,” read a recent headline in the Abilene Reporter-News, drawing notice by Christian Chronicle readers. Here, a…
Higher ed plans not written in stone
Almost everything printed here could change tomorrow. Or today. Pandemics are complicated like that. And few organizations must wrestle with as many of the complications…
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…
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…
