‘No Arms, No Shoes … Still Serving’
ORLANDO, Fla. - Chet McDoniel got his first warning for speeding in the sixth grade. That’s when a tattletale neighbor clocked the boy’s wheelchair going…
Archive: Sep 2012
Around the world in one Missions Sunday
EDMOND, Okla. — A Chinese dragon, an Australian didgeridoo and Brazilian bonbons known as “brigadeiros” were among the festivities as the Memorial Road Church of…
Newsmakers, September 2012
NAMED: Brandon Tatum , president of Oklahoma Christian Academy, Edmond, Okla. Kenneth Olree , director of engineering, Abilene Christian University in Texas. HONORED: Rex Farnsworth…
REVIEW: Amid ‘valleys of suffering,’ author calls for contentment
???? Cathy Messecar. A Still & Quiet Soul: Embracing Contentment. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Publishers, 2011. 192 pages, $13.99. In a society that thrives on dissatisfaction and…
Around the World, September 2012
Christians camp in Kazakhstan Minister Alexander Metso, top center, prepares for a devotional during a recent summer camp for teens in the former Soviet republic…
REVIEW: Researcher offers accessible insight into why people leave Churches of Christ
??? 1/2 Flavil R. Yeakley Jr. Why They Left: Listening to Those Who Have Left Churches of Christ. Nashville, Tenn.: Gospel Advocate, 2012. 224 pages,…
REVIEW: Stealing from God? Authors dare Christians to give more
???? Kyle Butt and John Farber. The Truth About Giving: God's Dare to Give Scripturally. Nashville, Tenn.: Gospel Advocate Co., 2012. 93 pages. $8.99. If …
REVIEW: Good grief — scholar draws from own experiences to present ‘theology of lament’
????? Glen Pemberton. Hurting with God: Learning to Lament with the Psalms. Abilene, Texas: ACU Press, 2012. 252 pages, $19.99. Glen Pemberton has written an intelligent and…
Partners, Sept. 2012
Lipscomb's Summer Celebration has record turnout Ro Diaz, a Cuban-born Christian from Texas, created original works during Lipscomb University’s three-day Summer Celebration, which drew 4,000…
Story on race sparks bad, good memories
Thanks for your column, “Race and the church: How far have we come?” (August, 2012) It seems like only yesterday that I sang in the…
