Evangelical press goes a cappella
FRANKLIN, TENN. — I went to a journalism conference, and a church service broke out. Given that this particular conference was for the Evangelical Press…
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Around the World: House to House in American Samoa, 51 baptisms in Cuba and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
‘Just a passing thru’
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — I blame Jim Henson! After all, he’s the one who fashioned those sardonic Muppets I started morphing into several years ago. You…
After COVID-19, new opportunities for fellowship
What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms.…
After leading 20 tours since 1985, Jerry Rushford retires from Hymns and Heritage
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Although Jerry Rushford insists he “can’t sing a lick,” the last verse of one of his favorite songs, “When I Survey the…
Voices Only: ‘When I Go Home’ and more songs about heaven
When the pandemic began and worship services went online, the elders of the Brown Street Church of Christ in Waxahachie, Texas, looked for ways to…
They are not my songs; they are the church’s
Konstantin Zhigulin wrote his first two hymns within the first week after he and his wife, Lina, were baptized in the Siberian city of Barnaul.…
