A redefined ‘church’ will emerge from pandemic
This pandemic will end. Ben Pickett is sure of it. “It’s going to take longer than we thought,” said the executive minister for the West…
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The virus hit us where we ain’t
My father was one of the many muddy dog faces who appreciated Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s military strategy of “hit ‘em where they ain’t.” Instead…
In Canada, churches balance in-person worship with COVID-19 restrictions
When police officers knocked on the door, Stephane Maillet was preaching at a recent Sunday assembly of the Riverview Church of Christ in Moncton, New…
Survey: COVID-19 deaths among members of Churches of Christ
We know there are many within Churches of Christ who have lost loved ones as a result of COVID-19. The Christian Chronicle is looking for…
Distance learning
A mission trip? To Europe? Now? James and Becki Nored could think of only one reason not to go. But it was a big one.…
Our pandemic view may be all wrong, says N.T. Wright
Over the last year, I have wrestled and struggled with the appropriate response to the challenges of the day. I have prayed and lamented, been…
Leading by example
EDMOND, Okla. — With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway nationwide, many Christians who work in health care are getting inoculated and encouraging others to do…
Pandemic reveals a global fellowship
In Canada, where a new wave of COVID-19 is straining hospital capacity, Christians still meet for worship online — as they have since March. In…
ACU alums help build Guatemalan hospital
John Epperly and Shea Freeland fell in love putting in long hours in Abilene Christian University’s Brown Library, where they’d meet to study for the…
Feeding the 350
Seven children were not enough. And for Terry and Marty Groves, 350 isn’t too many. When the pandemic forced a public school transition to online…
