Back to school: MLK’s remarks inspire educator to return to Oklahoma Christian
OKLAHOMA CITY — About 51 years ago, Robert Edison was part of a group of black students booted from Oklahoma Christian University in an incident…
Racial reconciliation and the church
A spiritual prize fighter for the Lord
TERRELL, Texas — Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which…
‘Daddy, it’s all right. I’ll see you a little later’
TERRELL, Texas — Jack Evans Jr. rose from his seat on the front row of the Graham-Kennedy-Farmer Auditorium at Southwestern Christian College. Dressed in a…
Editorial: Expose the boils of injustice
Recently, leaders of two universities associated with Churches of Christ apologized for actions — and, in some cases, inaction — during the civil rights era. …
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…
Renowned evangelist, civil rights crusader R.C. Wells dies at 84
Roosevelt "R.C." Wells, known as a barnstorming, globe-trekking preacher among Churches of Christ, has died at age 84, a family member told The Christian Chronicle.…
Preconceptions about race, nationality and income erode our foundation of faith
PORTMORE, Jamaica — Paul writes in Galatians 2 about his confrontation with Peter after Peter and fellow Jewish Christians pulled away from their Gentile brethren. Peter…
Botham Jean’s death shows how implicit bias stains our society and our churches
Iwas devastated to learn of the tragic death of Botham Jean. Many of us from Churches of Christ in the Caribbean knew him from the…
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…
Fifty years after historic meeting, race still divides Churches of Christ
In the summer of tumultuous 1968, more than 40 prominent black and white ministers gathered to discuss ways to improve race relations in Churches of…
