Minnesota churches pray for peace after fatal ICE shootings
Patrick Doherty’s wife, Corinne, texted him with the news Friday: Agents with ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — had converged on the family’s…
Bobby Ross Jr.
Editor-in-Chief
Bobby Ross Jr. hates flying but loves on-the-ground reporting, so he spends plenty of time in the air.
Since joining The Christian Chronicle in 2005, he has reported from all 50 states and 20 countries. As editor-in-chief, he oversees all news and editorial functions while serving as the Chronicle’s lead national writer.
Bobby Ross Jr. conducts an interview during a 2018 reporting trip to Haiti.
A former religion editor for The Oklahoman and religion writer for The Associated Press, Ross is a 1990 journalism graduate of Oklahoma Christian University. He has covered religion news since 1999.
Each Friday, his “Weekend Plug-in” column for Religion Unplugged meets readers around the world at the intersection of faith and news.
His stories have earned numerous awards from secular and religious press associations, including the Religion News Association’s 2024 Supple Award for Feature Writing and the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2025 Diamond Journalist of the Year honor.
He and his wife, Tamie, are longtime members of the Edmond Church of Christ in Oklahoma, where Bobby serves as a deacon for communications and helps teach the kindergarten class. The Rosses thank God for two sons and daughters-in-law, a daughter and two absolutely perfect grandchildren. Oh, and Frannie, the sweetest basset hound in the world.
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Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith — and his humor
NASHVILLE, TENN. — To Gwen Cummings, the late Marshall Keeble was more than a famous traveling evangelist. He was her “Pop.” Keeble was born in…
The power of Marshall Keeble’s brown paper lunch sack
NASHVILLE, TENN. — For Marshall Keeble, traveling all over the South — and beyond — to preach during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation brought…
10 Sundays to remember
OKLAHOMA CITY — In 2025, I celebrated my 35th anniversary in full-time journalism. I've spent the last 20 of those with The Christian Chronicle. The best part:…
Check out Christian Chronicle journalists’ favorite stories of 2025
Besides serving as editor-in-chief of The Christian Chronicle, I write a Friday column for Religion Unplugged. For the past six years, I’ve enjoyed asking some of the…
Christian journalism means truth-seeking
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jerry Mitchell is a Christian and a journalist. To some readers in a hyperpartisan age, that description may sound like an oxymoron.…
Question of ‘Eternity’
You die and go to … well, it’s complicated. You wake up on a train. At the station, you follow the crowd. You connect with…
Roadblocks and roller bags
CHARTRES, FRANCE — It’s 4:45 a.m. It’s still dark outside in this medieval French city, famous for its Gothic cathedral. In fact, I’m exploring the sidewalks…
‘Shabby chic’ French castle welcomes missionaries for rest and restoration
PARIS — Sherry Pogue bought a castle to serve the Lord. It’s a small castle, the American Christian emphasizes. In 2016, Pogue and her late…
‘A lifetime commitment’
Arlin Hendrix is celebrating 50 years as a missionary to France. Hendrix, 78, and his wife, Judy, moved to Lyon, about 250 miles southeast of…
