‘The Lord is definitely not done with Mitch’
As Shannon Wilburn sat next to her critically ill husband’s bed, she didn’t think too much when one of his many alarms started beeping. The…
Coronavirus
Going virtual again: Churches return online as COVID-19 cases surge
Amid a nationwide surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, many Churches of Christ that had resumed in-person assemblies have moved worship back online, a Christian…
Justices flip script on COVID-19 worship bans, but health official urges closures
First New York. Now California. With the addition of a fifth, solidly conservative member — new Justice Amy Coney Barrett — the U.S. Supreme Court…
Take our survey: Amid COVID-19, how are you and your congregation doing?
Here at The Christian Chronicle, we've spent much of 2020 reporting on COVID-19's impact on Churches of Christ. As we prepare our year-end coverage, we'd…
I hate masks!
I am tired of facemasks. I hate the way they fog my glasses. I hate how they make it harder to breathe, to speak, to…
Editorial: Seeking hope amid the stress
Stress. So much stress. Can you feel it? No doubt many of us can. Turning the pages of The Christian Chronicle, the stressed-out ministers, stressed-out…
A stressful, challenging ‘new normal’
HENDERSON, Tenn. — When students returned to the Freed-Hardeman University campus in August, the Christian school’s administrators knew balancing safety with “normal” student life would be…
In virus-stricken Native America, church shares food and light
Three months after they were baptized, Evan and Crystal Todachine endured terrible suffering. Their 18-month-old son, Chase, contracted bacterial meningitis and died within a week.…
Ministers struggle under weight of pandemic stress
Many ministers are stressed and exhausted. The profession may be divine, but it takes a toll. “It’s all consuming,” said Celeste Smith, a licensed marriage…
In this crazy year, giving thanks for my mother
FORT WORTH, Texas — For decades, my mother, Judy Ross, has made the best Thanksgiving feast on the planet. I’m talking about a mammoth spread…
