Not praying for Texas Rangers’ wins, but thanking God for them anyway
MATANZAS, Cuba — I crouched in anticipation, sweat dripping down my face in a dark, sweltering room. With a 3-2 count and two outs in…
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Across the Nation: Helping neighbors across state lines and church building vandalism
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…
How a grassroots ministry to Afghan refugees ‘snowballed’ into something big
SAN ANTONIO — Dan and Mary Huber were stuffed. They couldn’t eat any more. Or so they told their friends — an Afghan refugee family that…
Have we had enough?
ALLEN, Texas — I was home in Oklahoma City watching a Texas Rangers game Saturday night when I saw an update on the death toll…
War at home: Former Army officer aids Texas massacre victims, seeks God’s healing
ALLEN, Texas — A female in the bushes still felt warm, but she had no pulse. “There was no face,” Steven Spainhouer told The Christian…
Prayer and protest: Nation’s latest mass shooting highlights competing messages
ALLEN, Texas — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” That passage from Psalm 34:18 was offered…
‘God, we come with broken hearts’
ALLEN, Texas — In America, mass shootings keep happening. The bloodshed has ravaged churches, schools, homes, offices and — just this weekend — a crowded…
In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’
COZUMEL, Mexico — Scott Eller steered a rented Nissan March through this Caribbean city as his wife, Andrea, talked about their “home away from home.”…
A big league education
It’s education time in Texas. A year ago, Abilene Christian University signed a contract with the Texas Rangers to become the Major League Baseball team’s…
Bible conferences, Love’s Travel Stops and time on the road with Dad
HENDERSON, Tenn. — I love road trips. Except for all the driving. And the long days on the highway. And the would-be NASCAR stars weaving…
