Churches of Christ CAN offer meaningful, spirit-filled services online
The rules are simple: Work from home. Eat at home. Stay at home. The reality is harder: Is it time to change out of pajamas?…
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Pandemic could deal a calamitous financial blow to many congregations
'Don’t waste time. Do it now.” That’s Jason Thompson’s advice to Churches of Christ contemplating online giving amid the COVID-19 quarantines that have driven congregations…
Loneliness is a COVID-19 side effect, especially for youths
Schools and restaurants closed. Sporting events canceled. Play dates with friends curtailed. And for weeks or months to come, the church youth group can’t gather.…
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…
As thousands die from the coronavirus, does Jesus care?
OKLAHOMA CITY — I'm not the best daily Bible reader. I become distracted and neglect to open God’s word for a few days. Or after…
Social distancing does not mean spiritual distancing
HYATTSVILLE, Md. — To me, Terrance Burke was more than the head basketball coach at Northwestern High School in this urban suburb of Washington, D.C. He…
Killing Grandma and other religion questions during COVID-19 crisis
I bring this column to you, once again, from my news organization’s hastily configured satellite bureau. That’s correct: I’m writing from home, where I’m properly…
COVID-19: Healing Hands donates thousands of masks and gloves to hospitals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an effort to help equip hospitals and healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Healing Hands International donated…
In a pandemic, delivering the bread of life
EDMOND, Okla. — I use the last bit of energy I have to get out of my car, walk into my house and strip off…
Kentucky church urged to self-quarantine after attendee tests positive for COVID-19
The University Church of Christ in Murray, Ky., is urging 150 people who showed up for last Sunday's worship to self-quarantine after an attendee tested…
