Sharing love — and Christ — with refugees
OKLAHOMA CITY — The chaos at the end of a long war. The frenzy to leave a troubled homeland. The challenge of a new and different…
Oklahoma
A lifeline for people who hurt — all the time
WOODWARD, Okla. — Their elbows, knees and ankles throb. Fatigue wrecks their ability to move at times. Like around one-fifth of U.S. adults, these Christians —…
In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’
COZUMEL, Mexico — Scott Eller steered a rented Nissan March through this Caribbean city as his wife, Andrea, talked about their “home away from home.”…
Timber Hill Church of Christ: A dot on the timeline of many Christians today
Rudy Taylor, who attended Oklahoma Christian College — now Oklahoma Christian University — in 1964-65, recently wrote a small book about a congregation that was…
VBS is one big drama
EDMOND, Okla. — For the Edmond Church of Christ, VBS stands for Very Busy Summer. Actually, preparations for the 1,100-member congregation’s Vacation Bible School begin…
God and guns
TULSA, Okla. — God and guns. After a string of mass shootings nationwide, conversations with people of faith inevitably turn to that subject. Ken Factor…
After yet another mass shooting, Tulsa church prays, reflects: Is there a solution?
TULSA, Okla. — Shock. Tears. Prayers. Talk about guns. All ripple through The Park Church of Christ, a 2,000-member congregation that is a microcosm of…
Voices Only: ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’
OKLAHOMA CITY — An a cappella worship service broke out in a place I least expected it — a room full of politicians. I was…
The truth of Brown v. Board of Education
OKLAHOMA CITY — You may think you know the story of Oliver Brown, the Black father in Topeka, Kan., who was the lead plaintiff in…
At Tulsa massacre’s centennial, two Oklahoma churches focus on racial unity
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — At the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, two preachers — one Black, one White — stand on stage at…
