Ministers experience disaster, tragic loss — and now a pandemic
I first met John Dobbs and Les Ferguson Jr. as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Through the years, these brothers in Christ have become more…
disaster relief
A Katrina story: The time I saw Jesus come alive in Pascagoula, Miss.
In my experience with Hurricane Katrina, I considered many heroes — but none more than David and Elaine Kilbern. I was the minister for the…
After Beirut blast, Christians urged to ‘rise up and build’
They’ve endured decades of wars and countless bombs, but Christ-followers in Lebanon said they have never experienced anything like the explosion that devastated their capital…
Serving amid COVID-19, husband and wife try to balance safety and compassion
Hours after Easter Sunday tornadoes walloped the twin cities of Monroe and West Monroe in northeastern Louisiana, Ryan Lee came home from working with a…
COVID-19 challenges Christian relief ministries’ response to spring tornadoes
After an EF3 tornado slammed into Jonesboro, Ark., on March 28, the Nettleton Church of Christ could have used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse…
Volunteer State
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Luke wore a bright orange “Disaster Assistance Church of Christ” T-shirt as he steered a four-wheel vehicle carrying food and supplies…
After tornado, a teen grieves her 4-year-old friend
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Just three nights before the unimaginable happened, Izzy Stevens, 17, laughed with her 4-year-old friend, Hattie Jo Collins, across a table at…
Tennessee tornado stories
Tennessee is Church of Christ country. The Volunteer State has roughly 200,000 adherents of the fellowship, according to a national directory published by 21st Century…
Singing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ in memory of 2-year-old Sawyer
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Two-year-old Sawyer Kimberlin had a podium, a pitch pipe, a microphone and a songbook. “His passion was leading others in songs of…
On Sunday after tornadoes, sadness gives way to gladness
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — I don’t know if God or guilt prompted me to take the Interstate 40 exit to Mt. Juliet. Maybe both? Just…
