The first step forward: Letting go of the past
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — A few years ago, a Church of Christ in this South American capital made the agonizing decision to sell its historic building…
Archive: Apr 2024
‘Peace for my city’
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — “Welcome to the best-kept secret in South America.” That’s how Eduardo Vásquez described his adopted home — Uruguay, a teardrop-shaped nation sandwiched between…
‘What a fellowship, what a joy divine’
BALTIMORE — The main sanctuary and two overflow rooms of the East Baltimore Church of Christ were packed during the monthly song service that recently…
Amid rubble, Turkish churches build foundations
ANTAKYA, TURKEY — A bone stuck out of the rubble. It might not be human, one of the Turkish drivers reassured the One Kingdom disaster relief…
New look, same great journalism
The latest episode of The Christian Chronicle Podcast goes behind the scenes of the international newspaper’s new look. Hear from the Chronicle's journalists, Metaleap Creative's…
Name, trademark litigation embroils two universities associated with Churches of Christ
'What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo…
Bible Bowl’s real competition: youth sports
DALLAS — All that time I spent pounding Pi Hahiroth into the kids’ heads was for naught. There wasn’t a single question about the location…
The bright present — and future — of the church
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Twenty-two years ago, my young family loaded a U-Haul truck and trekked east on Interstate 40 so I could chase a big…
Chapel speakers bring ‘Extra’ special message
ABILENE, Texas — “God sees my perfection,” Hope Martin told the audience, then stepped to the side of the podium and took a deep, sweeping…
Teens mix radio show’s good ole boy humor with Bible’s bold message of faith
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Make listeners snicker? That’s what Rick Burgess and Bill “Bubba” Bussey do on their nationally syndicated radio comedy show. Evoke that same…
