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”…
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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…
Will Christian universities be forced to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?
A legal battle over federal vaccine mandates could affect employees of larger universities associated with Churches of Christ. Depending on the outcome of pending court…
Covering COVID: Inside an ICU
JUTICALPA, Honduras — “It seems like an unnecessary risk,” one of the doctors told me the night before Erik Tryggestad and I headed to the…
Youth ministries learn to slow down during pandemic
A few years have passed since my time in the youth group at the old Midtown Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas. Still, I…
Leading by example
EDMOND, Okla. — With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway nationwide, many Christians who work in health care are getting inoculated and encouraging others to do…
Most Christians welcome the COVID-19 vaccines, but some are skeptical
Many of the 700 members of the Grace Chapel Church of Christ in Cumming, Ga., north of Atlanta, are excited about the rapid development of…
‘Prayers of perfect strangers’ uplift minister, wife in COVID-19 battle
In full PPE gear, Dr. Brent Dennis entered the home of Mitch and Shannon Wilburn. Mitch Wilburn, minister for the Park Church of Christ in…
Voices only: An incredible mash-up of hymns — and a song about COVID-19
Welcome to Voices only, your weekly dose of awesome a cappella. This week we return to East Africa. (We featured this beautiful rendition of "The…
A long, lonely lockdown
‘Mom, it’s me.” The young woman stood outside Tealridge, an independent living facility in Oklahoma City, and talked to her mother through a window. But…
