Editor’s weekly roundup: June 14, 2019
Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr. at [email protected] From the editor It turns out those experts in Israel were on…
Texas
New mayor of Dallas puts faith in ‘good Lord above’ and voters
On the morning after his election as the next mayor of Dallas, Eric Johnson returned to his roots — the Dallas West Church of Christ.…
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…
How to keep LGBTQ people from becoming ‘spiritual orphans’
DALLAS — Carrie Underwood’s “Love Wins” video played on the big screens as the E3 Conference opened at the Highland Oaks Church of Christ. “I…
In Dallas, Houston and elsewhere, Christians ask God to bring #Justice4Botham
DALLAS — “Praise as protest,” declared the bold letters on the T-shirt that Ashley Hawthorne sported at the Dallas County courts building this weekend. On…
‘This world has lost a light in the dark’
DALLAS — Botham Shem Jean’s shooting death has brought a huge outpouring of condolences. Jean, 26, grew up on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia…
After Botham Jean’s shooting death, his Dallas church intent on seeking justice
DALLAS — The preacher stood wearily on stage, wiping tears from his eyes. The mayor, working to bring healing to a city of 1.3 million,…
Fatal mistake: Harding graduate known for his ‘beautiful’ singing voice killed
By all accounts, Botham Shem Jean was a man of deep faith with a "beautiful" and "powerful" singing voice. Relatives, friends and fellow Christians from…
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…
At the border, a prayer for ‘forgotten people’
REYNOSA, Mexico — Virginia Chaves knows what people think of her. “We have a bad reputation,” says the 51-year-old Mexico City native, who worked for…
