Across the Nation: A first century VBS, gold in the men’s triple jump and more quick takes
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
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FHU men’s basketball wins NAIA national championship — again
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Using their stout defense, Freed-Hardeman University’s Lions held off the Langston Lions to bring home the Maude Naismith Trophy and the…
Super Bowl betting frenzy
If a modern-day Rip Van Winkle woke up this weekend, imagine his shock at the ease and prevalence of online sports gambling. Keith Stanglin, pulpit…
All A’s in life
If veteran broadcaster Monte Moore is doing the telling, stories swapped at the Athletics Hall of Fame induction on Sept. 13 will include baseball, family…
Why the Thunder’s first NBA title means so much to Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s the juxtaposition. The juxtaposition between then and now. The juxtaposition between Oklahoma City’s darkest day and its brightest. I couldn’t figure out…
‘I stand on my faith’
HOUSTON — DeMeco Ryans required no introduction as he stepped to the pulpit on a recent Sunday night. Neither fellow members of the Fifth Ward…
Reporting on baseball and faith: A religion writer combines two loves
DETROIT — Cecil Cooper. Bobby Murcer. Rod Carew. Frank Tanana. As a boy growing up in the 1970s, I scoured the stats on the backs of…
Super Bowl champion baptized at 80
FARRIS, OKLA. — Winning the Super Bowl couldn’t be any better than what Carl McAdams experienced this weekend. McAdams can attest to that. He played defensive…
Faith and baseball: Why these fans feel a special connection to MLB’s playoff teams
Minister D.J. Iverson’s love for the San Diego Padres runs deep. Soul deep. Baseball is not a religion to Iverson, an Oklahoma Christian University graduate…
Don’t skip the Pleasant-ries
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — When a legend invites you to the Big House, you go. That’s how I came to join 110,250 fans at Michigan Stadium…
