‘This is one of us coming back home’
SEARCY, Ark. — For 31 years Mike Cope had not been invited to speak at his alma mater. Harding University’s new president changed that. Mike…
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Doing good in a divided world
HENDERSON, Tenn. — As story after story of White law enforcement officers killing Blacks flashed across screens in the midst of a global pandemic, “society…
White, Black churches merge in Michigan
A beautiful day. That’s how leaders of the “Bristol Road Church of Christ — A Family of Faith” in Flint, Mich., describe a recent Lord’s…
A mission of menus: Meals promote unity
ANDERSON, S.C. — After the Sunday morning service at the Upstate Church of Christ, everyone pours into the fellowship hall to share a meal. The…
Open hearts for racial healing
Sarah Baugh couldn’t sleep. It was late spring 2020. The nation had erupted into protests and unrest after George Floyd’s killing on May 25. Baugh,…
Editorial: Laws have changed, but have our hearts?
A year has passed since the shock of seeing a man die under the knee of another man on national television. For a year we…
Editorial: A reminder to ‘weep with those who weep’
For months now, our hearts have felt troubled. We’ve watched as Christians on social media have erupted in angry, hateful, hurtful words time and time…
One nation under God, divided
An acrimonious joint session of Congress was just beginning with the dark promise of 24 combined hours of debate over objections to electoral votes from…
We have already won this battle
I love the song “God’s Family.” The chorus goes: And sometimes we laugh together Sometimes we cry Sometimes we share together Heartaches and sighs Sometimes…
Houston-area Churches of Christ unite to feed the hungry
HOUSTON — A sea of blue washed over America’s largest food bank this past weekend. That was the color of matching T-shirts worn by 1,200…
