An emotional return
Visible scars were gone — the bullet holes, the bloodstained carpet — as the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, made an emotional…
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Christians respond to police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.
The case of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis., was the focus of a Christian…
A tense, stressful time for police
When protesters filled the streets in Fort Smith, Ark., Police Chief Danny Baker didn't feel it was necessary to approach them with pepper balls and tear…
On topic of race, there’s so much that I don’t know
When I was in grade school, my mother said my best friend, Tyra, could come over and play. Mom was surprised, though, when I stepped…
Christians react to minister’s claim of ‘crocodile tears’ and ‘phony outrage’ over George Floyd’s death
OKLAHOMA CITY — When I first heard about the sermon preached at an Oklahoma City-area Church of Christ on a recent Sunday, I was shocked.…
George Floyd: Links to Christian Chronicle videos and stories
The Christian Chronicle has produced in-depth coverage of the response of Christians across the nation to the killing of George Floyd. That coverage has featured…
Protests and prayers
Warren G. Blakney Sr.’s long fight for racial equality stretches back to 1961. At age 9, Blakney met civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.…
History repeats: Civil rights hero’s great-grandson shows courage
In 1957, the White mayor of Little Rock, Ark., showed courage by standing up for nine Black students trying to integrate Central High School. Defying…
As violence jolts Minneapolis, George Floyd recalled as man of peace
George Floyd has become the latest symbol of injustice in America. Since video footage captured the black man’s death in police custody Monday, violent protests…
‘I can’t breathe’: A Christian response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis
'As a person, I'm outraged. As a city, we're trying to grieve," Russell Pointer Sr., minister for the Minneapolis Central Church of Christ, said regarding…
