Bombs and baptisms
It was just another Tuesday in Ukraine. As Russian missile strikes rained down across the besieged nation in Eastern Europe, Churches of Christ kept preaching,…
Conflict in Ukraine
Pope Francis yearned to be with ‘the least of these’
KOŠICE, SLOVAKIA — I’ve traveled to a few places that made me uncomfortable, even scared, in my 20-plus years with The Christian Chronicle. The community…
Why go back to Ukraine?
KYIV, UKRAINE — “Church and family.” Marina Noyes said it over and over when asked why she and her husband, Jim, came back to Ukraine.…
Betrayed by a nation, grateful to the church
He didn’t criticize President Donald Trump, who said that Ukraine started the war and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections.” He didn’t…
‘God Bless Latvia’
RIGA, LATVIA — With tears in their eyes, Latvians sang their national anthem, “God Bless Latvia,” on June 16, 1940 — the last day of…
Stay or go? Ukrainian Christians face an agonizing dilemma
For Ukrainian Christians, each day brings a terrible mix of hope, loss and uncertainty. Last month, the Ukrainian army launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk…
Sending the light, even when it’s dark
IRPIN, UKRAINE — The graduates sat expectantly, their diplomas in a neat stack on a nearby table. Their director, Brandon Price, took his place behind…
Where is God in a war zone?
IRPIN, UKRAINE — More than two years after Russia began a full-scale invasion of his homeland, Alexander Kolosha is tired. Not tired from the war…
Why Ukraine still matters
ZOSIN, POLAND — “Can I ask you a stupid question?” the border guard said. “Where are you going?” He had just asked me if I…
Church food pantries respond to increased need amid migrant surge
CHICAGO — He traveled more than 5,000 miles, dodging human traffickers and drug cartels for six months, to reach the United States, all while caring…
