Bricks and blessings
SINGAPORE — What was supposed to be a surprise going-away party for Dave Hogan turned out to be neither. He found out about the surprise.…
COVID-19
Pass the trays? This congregation prefers gathering around the table
ARLINGTON, VA. — It’s warm and personal. It’s close-knit like a real family. That’s how Ernestine Jones, 77, a longtime member of the Arlington Church…
‘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.”…
Leaders forum draws crowd to Sin City
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Just 9 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Christians gathered at the North Las Vegas Church of Christ to tackle…
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…
A new Sunday night tradition
DICKSON, TENN. — An NFL game played on the TV as about a dozen people arrived at Chris and Libby McCurley’s house on a recent…
A Heritage for generations to come
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — In its next two decades, the Heritage Church of Christ should strive to be “a living translation of the life of Jesus…
