Churches embrace hope, change
ABILENE, Texas — ‘The church is in jeopardy, but the kingdom is not in question.” My friend Randy Harris, author and professor emeritus at Abilene…
Restoration movement
New book explores where Churches of Christ fit
Churches of Christ struggle to express our place in Christian heritage. Are we Catholic? No, but we believe in one apostolic church. Are we Protestants?…
Editorial: Reclaiming unity through respect
Democrat. Republican. Conservative. Liberal. Left vs. Right. These are words used every day to categorize people and institutions. The views on politics are varying, the…
Jack Reese offers church a hopeful elegy
If you are looking for a book of hope during troubling times for Churches of Christ, it is understandable if the word “elegy” in a…
Listen: Coffee and Christian unity
Unity starts with a cup of coffee. I’m a big believer in unity — and coffee — so I was honored to be the guest…
Anthology traces 50 years in the life of Restoration Movement
The editors of “The Living Pulpit: Sermons that Illustrate Preaching in the Stone-Campbell Movement, 1968–2018” present this volume as a continuation of anthologies of preaching…
‘Visions of Restoration’ calls reader to study history as part of a spiritual life
To echo Edward J. Robinson in the foreword, John Young has written a clear, concise and instructive account of the history of Churches of Christ…
Exclusive: Trust to distribute $35 million to Churches of Christ in Tennessee, Kentucky
A one-time traveling salesman born in small-town Kentucky before the start of the Civil War moved to Nashville, Tenn., in the early 20th century and…
We can and should remain together
As a lad, I remember Churches of Christ having nearly identical orders of worship. We sang from hymnals and studied from the quarterlies of but…
A decades-long search for who we are
'While not all Christian bodies in the United States are declining, we are one of many that are,” said Doug Foster, professor of church history…
