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…
Race
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.…
Letter of concern by ministers, leaders of Churches of Christ decries racial hatred
In an interview with The Christian Chronicle today, three black ministers discussed a letter of concern written in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis…
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…
‘We are not screaming when God is screaming’
'We lose connection with the heart of God, and we stop screaming at the stuff God screams at, and that’s a problem,” said Rigel J.…
Launched during segregation, National Lectureship celebrates 75 years
ST. LOUIS — For 75 years, the National Lectureship of Churches of Christ has brought together Christians from across the U.S. for preaching, singing and…
Understanding racial oppression and the church
One great joy I find in reading is the connections I discover in seemingly unrelated books. Last year I read “The Gospel Comes with a…
Racial concerns prompt renaming of Christian university’s auditorium
OKLAHOMA CITY — After a half-century as Hardeman Auditorium, Oklahoma Christian University's main assembly hall has a new name — a change spurred by concerns over…
Praising God and promoting unity
FORT WORTH, Texas — A poignant moment at the recent third annual “Unity” areawide worship gathering came when a combined chorus sang. The Lubbock Christian…
Once-segregated Christian university targets racism with launch of new research center
ABILENE, Texas — In 1960, a professor named Carl Spain delivered an explosive Bible Lectureship sermon that reverberated far beyond what was known then as Abilene…
