Five weeks in Congress: one Christian’s journey
When Brenda Jones took the oath of office for her brief tenure in the U.S. House, her first words related to her faith. “Mr. Speaker,…
politics
In faith and politics, this trio of congressmen shares similar beliefs
In 2005, a freshman congressman named Ted Poe drove his gaudy Jeep with 35-inch tires, six front floodlights and a bumper sticker proclaiming “Texas is…
Remembering Bush: A charge for 2019
WASHINGTON — The military brass snapped to attention as the honor guard carrying the flag-draped casket of President George Herbert Walker Bush passed by. As…
Should we avoid controversies in the Lord’s church?
A person would have to be like the proverbial ostrich with his head in the sand to be unaware of conflicting views among the Lord’s people…
Newsmakers, December 2018
HONORED Josiah Knowles, with the Charles and Judy Siburt Christian Character Award for Christ-like passion and service, and Zach Badon, with the K.C. Moser Student…
Review: Welcoming the Stranger
The first question asked by a human, as recorded in Genesis, is simple: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” We know the answer, but the question…
Editorial: Gather facts before picking up stones
Everybody, it seems, has an opinion about Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker in whose favor the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a 7-2 decision. Sadly,…
Under new Texas law, faith-based adoption agencies win protections
ABILENE, Texas — At age 17, Jennifer Griffith discovered she was pregnant. The daughter of a pro-life advocate, Griffith knew she couldn’t abort her baby.…
They are friends in Congress — and brothers in Christ
When two U.S. congressmen visited a small, English-speaking Church of Christ in Brussels, one of them left Sunday worship with something that didn’t belong to…
A holy cure for ‘post-election stress disorder’
As Christians who voted for Republican Donald Trump see it, America avoided the worst-case scenario in a nasty election featuring two of the most distrusted,…
