Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us
As Black History Month concludes, we take a moment and pay homage to the most recent crop of evangelists who have made their transition from…
Marshall Keeble
‘A giant among giants’
Franklin Florence moved to Rochester, N.Y., in 1959 to serve as full-time minister for the Reynolds Street Church of Christ. More than 60 years later…
Richard Rose, a preacher, gospel singer and protege of Marshall Keeble, dies at 76
Richard A. Rose Sr., one of the “boy preachers” who studied under Marshall Keeble at the Nashville Christian Institute in Tennessee, died Dec. 25, 2022.…
Across the Nation: A benefit dinner, a historic Christian school and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
Nashville Christian Institute’s final reunion pays tribute to Fred Gray
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The two men were boys when they met. One, a preacher, would minister to churches for seven decades. The other, a preacher…
The voice of Keeble
Oh, what it would have been like to hear the voice of Marshall Keeble. The famous traveling evangelist died in 1968, so most Christians alive…
A bedside prayer with brother Keeble
He was 83, and I was 20. Meeting him was the opportunity of a lifetime — one that I would not fully understand for many…
Marshall Keeble’s ‘boy preachers’ still baptizing and saving souls
LOS ANGELES — In 1963, an 11-year-old named Dewayne Winrow gave a sermon during Southwestern Christian College’s annual Bible lectures in Terrell, Texas. The boy’s…
‘Sister Keeble’ stayed strong in mind, faith
I never got to meet Marshall Keeble or hear him preach. I was a baby when Keeble, the famous traveling evangelist who started hundreds of Churches…
Marshall Keeble fought racism by melting hearts
While Marshall Keeble didn’t preach about racial reconciliation, his very life was racial reconciliation. In the early 1900s, African-Americans were losing their lives at the hands…
