Youth ministries learn to slow down during pandemic
A few years have passed since my time in the youth group at the old Midtown Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Still, I…
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In this crazy year, giving thanks for my mother
FORT WORTH, Texas — For decades, my mother, Judy Ross, has made the best Thanksgiving feast on the planet. I’m talking about a mammoth spread…
COVID-19 claims Lindy McDaniel, retired major-league pitcher and longtime preacher
Lindy McDaniel, who remained active in teaching and preaching the Gospel nearly a half-century after his 21-season major-league pitching career, died Sunday, Nov. 15, from…
An emotional return
Visible scars were gone — the bullet holes, the bloodstained carpet — as the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, made an emotional…
At 84, retired major-leaguer Lindy McDaniel still ‘Pitching for the Master’
When Joe Chesser was 9 years old, his family attended church with Lindy McDaniel, a young pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. One Sunday, Chesser…
Virtual visit: Southwest Church of Christ, Amarillo, Texas
Recently I sent a thank you note to a wonderful Christian couple in Amarillo, Texas, who faithfully support The Christian Chronicle. (Here's how you can…
Forgiving Carla’s killers
Easter Sunday 1995 was a beautiful day for Roy and Jeanie Willmon. Blue sky. Temperatures in the 70s. Their daughter, Carla, home for the weekend.…
Across the Nation: Kids Khorus, Walk in the Word, bar church 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…
When a community of faith becomes a community in grief
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — On Dec. 29, we watched in terror as the news unfolded about the horrific events at the West Freeway Church of Christ.…
Scott McDowell named president of Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock Christian University in Texas has appointed Scott McDowell, a veteran Christian higher education administrator and preacher, as its next president. “I am fully committed…
