‘That escalated quickly’
OKLAHOMA CITY — To quote Will Ferrell’s character in the original “Anchorman” movie, “Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast.”…
Coronavirus
Surviving a pandemic
ABILENE, TEXAS — “Before the pandemic.” “Since the pandemic.” Those phrases mark time for us now the way “before the war” and “after the war”…
Lessons amid pandemic loss
Five years ago, COVID-19 turned the world upside down. On a Sunday in mid-March, numerous Churches of Christ in the U.S. and abroad canceled regular…
A miracle in my family — it’s time to tell the story
ATOKA, OKLA. — To Tod Dillard, COVID-19 was no big deal. Until it nearly killed him. The Air Force veteran and longtime law enforcement officer…
Survey: Five years after COVID-19 pandemic began, what’s changed?
As we approach the five-year anniversary of that week in March 2020 when COVID-19 began shutting down the world, The Christian Chronicle would like to…
‘Somebody has to die for me to live’
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Danny Mills still wears a mask to worship, not so much as a precaution against COVID-19 anymore but as a scar from…
From Ukraine to Uvalde, The Christian Chronicle’s Top 10 news stories of 2022
Journalists for The Christian Chronicle traveled across the United States — and around the world — to cover important news during 2022. Ranking the Top…
Why are some Christians so angry?
Chris McCurley has noticed something. “People are angrier than ever,” he said. That includes many Christians, said McCurley, who preaches for the Oldham Lane Church…
Pandemic and politics exacerbate challenges facing an Ohio church
MARYSVILLE, Ohio — This one-time farm town about 30 miles northwest of Columbus is booming. The century-old Marysville Church of Christ is not. Even before…
When the editor gets COVID-19
ELGIN, Ill. — COVID-19 stinks. That’s not exactly breaking news, right? For 2½ years, I somehow avoided the coronavirus. But during a recent reporting…
