Car wreck claims life of Egyptian minister Francis Habashy
During his lifetime, Francis Habashy was “arrested, harassed, interrogated, threatened and persecuted” for his Christian faith, said his longtime friend Truitt Adair. Through it all,…
Sunset International Bible Institute
‘A voice in the middle of extremes’
LUBBOCK, Texas — ‘Preach the Word!” It’s an oft-heard exhortation at Sunset International Bible Institute, or SIBI. Believers shout it from the pews as preachers and…
Voices only: ‘Ten Thousand Angels’ and a 6-year-old
LUBBOCK, Texas — I couldn't help but chuckle when Benjamin Sisemore, age 6, jumped up to lead one of his favorite hymns — "Ten Thousand…
Teenage sisters, church youth group members, die in Texas car crash
A Wednesday night collision in rural West Texas claimed the lives of two teenage sisters, both members of a Church of Christ. Eighteen-year-old Wendy Ella…
Partners, November 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): Students from Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn., pray during a mission trip to help after Hurricane Florence. Two dozen students and an adult…
Partners, October 2018
FEATURE PHOTO (above): The recent second annual ENGAGE Youth Theology Initiative at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., involved a racially diverse group of 26 high school…
The Gospel in 10,000 boxes
BAGUIO, Philippines — Filipino Christians gasp as Chris Swinford tells them what he found in a box in an African village. Speaking to a packed auditorium…
A seeker finds his voice
MANILA, Philippines — He seems like an unlikely candidate to receive Sunset International Bible Institute’s 10,000th solar player. And his country seems like an unlikely place…
Can Churches of Christ be saved?
KRESS, Texas — "Oh land of rest, for thee I sigh. When will the moment come, when I shall lay my armor by, and dwell in…
