‘Thrifty’ Tennessee church participates in Christmastime benevolence
Colby Phelps, 9, and Bailey Phelps, 5, daughters of Farragut Church of Christ Senior Minister Paul Phelps, play on a toy seesaw, part of a…
Archive: Dec 2011
Funding on the decline: Children’s homes still a core church ministry?
A little girl named Ashley can be seen through the window, reading in the Bollin Cottage at Carpenter Place in Wichita, Kan. Carpenter Place began…
‘Historically’ a cappella churches with instrumental services returned to national directory
Since its beginning, each edition of Churches of Christ in the United States, published by 21st Century Christian, has denoted subgroups within the fellowship, including churches…
Crack user snatches woman’s purse during prayer at Sunday night service
Image via www.northescambia.com NorthEscambia.com in Alabama reports: A Flomaton man is charged with stealing a woman’s purse during prayer at a local church because, he…
Kenya notes: Preacher training, drought fighting, gingerbread house building and roadside zebra spotting
Students at Made in the Streets' Malindi center competed in a gingerbread house designing contest, using crackers and icing. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live…
Preach it, brother, but keep it short
Blogging from Terrell, Texas What happens in Vegas ... Apparently, my brain stayed in Vegas.When I ran into Leo G. Gay at the Southwestern Christian…
Video: Florida deputies investigate gang vandalism at Church of Christ
ABC Action News in Tampa, Fla., reports: DOVER, Fla. - Street gangs have repeatedly targeted the Church of Christ in Dover, a church member said.…
Head of the class: Ghanaian student secures scholarship for university
HO, Ghana — Alexander Paa Kwesi Sam, a student at church-supported Sonrise Christian High School in this West African nation, received $500 toward his university…
New and Noteworthy, December 2011
CHRISTIAN FICTION Bruce N. Fisk. A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jesus: Reading the Gospels on the Ground. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic. 320 pages, $22.99. Fisk,…
‘Christ’ in Christmas? Churches of Christ and the holiday season (from the archive)
In a front-page story in December 2005, The Christian Chronicle reported: For many members of Churches of Christ, Christmas once meant decorated trees, colorfully wrapped…
