Spotlight: 20 years of ministry … and a plane crash
FORT PORTAL, Uganda — A missionary family has endured malaria, persecution and even a plane crash during 20 years of service in this East African…
Archive: May 2016
After a decade of perseverance, Madagascar World Voice debuts
More than 10 years of trials and tribulations battered World Christian Broadcasting’s efforts to set up a radio antenna in Madagascar. The list of hindrances to the…
Newsmakers, June 2016
AWARDED Oklahoma Christian University students at the Southwest Model Arab League in Commerce, Texas: Angelica Hickerson and Sean Vandyke, outstanding delegates, Joint Defense Council; Pricilla…
Refugees aren’t in Europe by chance. It’s destiny.
“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return there without saturating the earth and making it germinate and sprout, and…
New & Noteworthy, June 2016
SENIORS MINISTRY Aging Matters R. Paul Stevens. Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdman’s, 2016. 160 pages.…
The Trinity: Not a ‘big deal’ in Churches of Christ?
"One thing I like about your church is that you don’t make a big deal about the deity of Christ.” I was taken aback when…
Does ‘turn the other cheek’ apply to a baseball brawl?
ARLINGTON, Texas — "Turn the other cheek" sounds so simple in Sunday morning Bible class. The concept becomes a little more difficult when you're a…
Spotlight: ElderLink links leaders
INDIANAPOLIS — The inaugural ElderLink Midwest — hosted by the North Central Church of Christ — drew 234 attendees. ElderLink, a ministry of Abilene Christian…
Across the Nation, June 2016
ARIZONA TUCSON — A four-hour drive north to an Apache reservation gave teens from Tucson the opportunity to show Christ’s love in a weekend of…
Transgender issues: How should Christians respond?
As heated opinions about schools, bathrooms and transgender individuals dominate our social media feeds, how should we respond? Or should we? Those questions face Christians…
