Tipton Children’s Home celebrates 100 years
TIPTON, Okla. — The road to Tipton is narrow, straight and flat, cutting through emerald green fields of hard red winter wheat. The forlorn little…
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‘How can we bless these churches?’
YORK, NEB. — At 8:30 a.m. on a weekday, exuberant voices praising God filled the historic prayer chapel at York University. About 130 Christians from…
‘Jehovah Nissi’
LUBBOCK, Texas — As the world rallies to its banners — red vs. blue, nation vs. nation, team vs. team — Trey Morgan keeps a…
A maroon hood to go with his red coat
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Frances Johnson hurried home from Alabama Christian College to tell her parents that she and Jack Zorn were getting married. But her…
Hearing a call, seeking a voice
Women are preaching — but seldom in Churches of Christ. And Churches of Christ are not alone in disagreements over interpretation of Scripture regarding women…
‘Momma, I can see Jesus’
COOKEVILLE, TENN. — Not long before the tornado that claimed her life, 4-year-old Hattie Jo Collins asked a question. The blond bundle of energy was riding…
A Revelation (or two) at Freed-Hardeman
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Revelation is a New Testament book that a lot of us try to avoid. But within the apostle John’s visions of lions,…
Medicine as mission
PLANO, Texas — Many a bucket of chicken has graced the fellowship hall of the McDermott Road Church of Christ over the years. But it was…
For ministry training, Haitian makes a perilous journey to Port-au-Prince
It took 13 hours for Bertin Victor to travel from his home in Marigot, Haiti, to his country's troubled capital, Port-au-Prince, about 75 miles away.…
ACU rebuffs the left and the right in reaffirming its sexual stewardship policy
ABILENE, TEXAS — For students at Abilene Christian University, the debate over traditional vs. affirming views on same-sex relationships is not purely theological. It’s personal. Whether they…
