Reptiles, refugees and baptisms
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia — Christians tossed rocks in the river to scare away crocodiles as they prepared for baptisms in an East African refugee camp in…
News
Across the Nation, July 2015
ARKANSAS ASHDOWN — Record-breaking floods in the central U.S. claimed the life of Dugan Ward, 28, a member of the Ashdown Church of Christ. Ward…
Partners, July 2015
SENIOR CARE Linda Arndt and dog Shealyn are Michigan’s Volunteers of the Year. (PHOTO PROVIDED BY DOUG EDWARDS) CHURCH OF CHRIST CARE CENTER CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.…
Spotlight: Jones retiring
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Jones Jr., minister for the Schrader Lane Church of Christ, is retiring after 53 years of service. Jones helped build the…
Loy Stanley Mitchell, Memorial
Loy Mitchell was born Nov. 20, 1932, in Lawrence, Kan. His parents, Owen and Maude Mitchell, had three daughters and seven sons. All sons became…
Around the World, July 2015
COLOMBIA SANTA MARTA — This city on the northern coast of South America was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia and is the oldest surviving…
Out of prison, into hope
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Patience. It’s not always my virtue. I struggle to wait on God’s timing. Enter my brothers and sisters at the Roswell…
Painting for Jesus
WICHITA, Kan. — Teens from Churches of Christ sure know how to paint the town. From West Virginia to Texas, dozens of annual summer work…
Walking (with God) in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a room at the Midtown Church of Christ, a dozen men bow to pray each weekday morning. Then they drop to…
‘Excited and grateful for new role’
Lester Holt’s anchor gig with NBC's "Nightly News" is no longer temporary. When the network suspended anchor Brian Williams in February for making misleading statements, Holt…
