Preserving Alabama’s oldest Church of Christ
MOORESVILLE, ALA. — For one Lord’s Day, a small white-clapboard church building became a refuge of peace and unity amid the Civil War. Union and…
Christian unity
Editorial: The spirit of restoration
The heartbeat of the American Restoration Movement is propelled by two core beliefs: First, that Jesus is serious about unity; and second, that true unity…
‘We don’t have to settle for divide’
ATLANTA — Hundreds of Christians came to Atlanta seeking true unity — not through platitudes but deep discussions about who belongs to the body of…
5 needs and 5 opportunities for urban churches today
What do church leaders in urban areas wrestle with? What do they hope for? What do they dream of? And how can Christian institutions walk…
‘Doing good in Jesus’ name’
The Laurel Church of Christ’s front door opens to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tennessee, and at its back door lies one of the…
Editorial: When politics divide us
This is what it looks like for politics to divide us. A 31-year-old husband and father was brutally and senselessly murdered in front of the…
Connecting through prayer
When people ask Reg Cox how to begin a ministerial alliance, his answer is straightforward, but surprising to some: “Pray and call me back in…
‘We’re all on the same side as Jesus’
Ministerial alliances look different in different places. Sometimes they’re shaped by a city’s needs. Sometimes by churches’ needs. And always because ministers need each other.…
Tiny houses, big mission
ABILENE, TEXAS — Twenty tiny gray houses cluster on opposite sides of Hickory Street, a mile and a half north of the sprawling Hendrick Medical Center.…
Editorial: There is one body, so let’s act like it
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — A motto commonly associated with the Restoration Movement goes like this: “In essentials, unity. In nonessentials, liberty. In all things,…
