A Converstion with Gabe Lyons
‘Seven years ago, I was 27 years old and embarrassed to call myself Christian.” Those are the opening words of Gabe Lyons’ 2010 bestseller “The…
Archive: Sep 2013
Church of Christ members pray, respond after Scottish tabloid calls congregation an extremist cult
Christians in Scotland and the U.S. are praying as they respond to a newspaper story that refers to Churches of Christ as an "extremist religious…
Rich, in name and spirit, in rural Ohio
BEALLSVILLE, Ohio — Just after 9 a.m. on a recent Sunday, the well-worn tires on Jeff Rich’s 2003 minivan crunch over a gravel road full of…
In French-speaking Africa, God rains
ZINVIE, Benin — He walked through a waterfall to get his degree. Rain cascaded from the tents above Socrates Djonwe’s head as he crossed from…
Delaware church inspired to feed hungry families
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Cedars Church of Christ found an interesting way to revive itself. Canned goods. Oh, frozen meats and fresh fruits and vegetables…
Church-supported nonprofit collecting blankets, winter clothes for Syrian refugees
The Abilene Reporter-News in Texas reports: Global Samaritan Resources announced Wednesday that it will collect blankets and winter clothing through Sept. 11 to assist the…
Delaware church inspired to feed hungry families
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Cedars Church of Christ found an interesting way to revive itself. Canned goods. Oh, frozen meats and fresh fruits and vegetables…
Bread for a Hungry World merges with Christian Relief Fund
Two nonprofits with connections to Churches of Christ — Bread for a Hungry World and the Christian Relief Fund — have merged. The organizations,…
Baseball fan’s orange T-shirt is for the Birds
BALTIMORE — Steve Mahoney, who preaches for the Newark Church of Christ in Delaware, loves baseball. More specifically, he loves the Baltimore Orioles. Ask him…
From communism to Christ
OKLAHOMA CITY — “I never liked church. ... It was a symbol of the system that oppressed us.” That was Machona Monyamane’s view during the…
