God blessed Texas — and North Carolina
NEDERLAND, Texas — This town of about 18,000 souls, 90 minutes east of Houston, didn’t receive the media attention bigger cities got after Hurricane Harvey dumped…
Hurricane Harvey
After the flood, cups of cold water
“And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you,…
After Harvey, ‘churches have done far more than the government’
BEAUMONT, Texas — Tony Williams is tired. However, he insists he’s not burned out. Two months after Hurricane Harvey, the Westgate Church of Christ — where…
18 vans, 150 volunteers, 465 miles, one goal: to help Harvey victims
HOUSTON — The homeowner was shirtless and sweating. He was still angry — he admitted that much — over the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey two months…
Partners, October 2017
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS MIDLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL MIDLAND, Texas — Eddie Lee, superintendent of Midland Christian School for 32 years, will retire at the end of this…
Sifting through my family’s flood of blessings
PEARLAND, Texas — I know what it’s like to wake up to a rearranged landscape. Growing up in the Houston area, I have lived through many tropical…
After Harvey, hope for heroes and victims
HOUSTON — This one was personal. When I traveled to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast to cover Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the churches…
After Harvey, love and compassion overflow in battered Lone Star State
HOUSTON — From organizing a "Hurricane Bucket Challenge" to feeding 5,000 — hot dogs, not fish — Churches of Christ are finding creative ways to serve after Hurricane Harvey. The…
In a small Texas town, a Church of Christ becomes a hub for Harvey relief
LA GRANGE, Texas — Days after Hurricane Harvey, La Grange Church of Christ volunteers dressed in lime green disaster relief T-shirts fill pickup beds with…
Texas faithful mobilize shelters for Hurricane Harvey flooding victims
BELTON, Texas — In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, strangers became like family. Christians motivated by their love for Jesus opened their hearts — and…
