Issues Archive - The Christian Chronicle

June 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:14:23 +0000

Inside Story: ‘There’s nothing Calvin can’t do’ • Artificial intelligence, authentic faith • Together again — decades after split • Old walls, new life • Across the Nation: An Alabama tent revival, a Missouri ‘Golden Graduation’ and more quick takes • Iranians, Americans worship in a united kingdom • Is there a Church of Christ in Iran • Finding refuge in a city of change • Around the World: Church growth in Haiti, women’s fellowship in Nicaragua and more quick takes • Insight: Evangelical press goes a cappella • Grace in a capsule the size of a minivan • A forgotten purse, a memorable lesson • A new role in a familiar place • Finding connection in sharing the Word • Review: Exploring the 1963 murder of a Harding teacher • Editorial: What Restoration means to us

May 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:51:49 +0000

Love from the moon • Iranians serve Ukrainians • Inside Story: ‘Bobby, you know how I am. I’m going to say a prayer’ • A ‘divine name’? • Lights out at Texas summer camps • Letter cites ‘grave spiritual danger facing all Christians’ • Thriving through the Spirit, not just surviving’ • Across the Nation: A distinguished preacher, ChatCYC and The Way • A church of new beginnings communes in four languages • Around the World: Spiritual leadership in Bolivia, spring camp in Croatia and more quick takes • Insight: Studying Joshua, judging Ruth • An update on print vs. digital mailing addresses and big words of thanks • Views: The harm we were never taught to see • Review: “A Christian vision for immigrant justice’ • Editorial: Thank you, Victor Glover

April 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:38:12 +0000

Inside Story: Wind and Worship • Small churches find right fit at Equip • Prisoners of hope • Building Bible knowledge and slamming buzzers •Freed-Hardeman wins second men’s basketball national title in three years • Amid crisis, Cubans’ faith remains strong • Faith sustains Cuban farmer • ‘Cuban people love the American people’ • New freedoms, new challenges • Insight: What my Iranian Uber driver taught me about Jesus • Mission president wants America to read the Bible • Review: “The Spiritual Discipline of Confession” • Editorial: Choosing the prophet’s role • Bible for Iran? Be ready, ministry urges Christians • More than a family • ‘Deeper and Wider’ inner city ministry

March 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:17:56 +0000

A new kidney and a Super Bowl trophy • ‘We lost our mission’ • Inside Story: The road to ReMission • Growing in spirit, through a layer of ice • Preserving Alabama’s oldest Church of Christ • The battle for Vukovar • Peace requires sunflower seed faith and a good Gospel • Building homes and hope • Insight: She led us closer to God, amen? • Views: Can America change its course before it’s too late? The answer is up to us • Review: Three good reads for your kids’ bookshelf • Editorial: Random acts of kindness

February 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:48:51 +0000

The power of Marshall Keeble’s brown paper lunch sack • Venezuelan’s ‘have brought revival’ to U.S. churches • Why counting the sheep is so difficult • National title game renews an epic friendship • Inside story: Finding stories off the beaten path • ‘God found him’ • Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith — and humor • Holy ground’ in Middle Tennessee • In North Korea, the Gospel’s in the air • Insight: Three churches, two iguanas, one Sunday • 5 needs and 5 opportunities for urban churches • Review: Marshall Keeble’s ‘Faithful Defiance’ • Editorial: Why counting the sheep matters

January 2026

Calvin Cockrell — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:44:14 +0000

‘We don’t have to settle for divide’ • Inside Story: Roadblocks and roller bags • 110-year-old church shares the Gospel one last time • It’s ‘not about a building’ at this 100-year celebration • He bought a book for 50 cents: It turned out to be a ‘crown jewel’ • Warning: Baptisms, funerals and giant fish can be hazardous to preachers’ health • Longtime missionary arrested on solicitation of prostitution charge • Fire destroys Nashville church building • A dream for Christian higher education in Europe • ‘Shabby chic’ French castle welcomes missionaries for rest and restoration • A lifetime commitment’ • Insight: Should we keep printing this paper? • 5 values and practices of fruitful church elderships •Review: ‘Parenting Faithfully in the Digital Age’ • Editorial: The spirit of restoration

December 2025

Calvin Cockrell — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:06:54 +0000

In secular France, church brings new life to old monastery • Making a difference for Jesus in France • Love in many languages: Diverse Christians connect • Nashville church celebrates legacy of generosity • Christians SNAP into action to feed hungry people during shutdown • Keith Harris chosen as next president of FHU • The gospel of Vietnam • Bricks and blessings • Churches of Christ respond after hurricane and back-to-back typhoons • Did Jesus come to bring division • A ‘sermon of faith’ in a life cut short • Bearing one another’s (mental health) burdens • Creating community with college-age adults

November 2025

Calvin Cockrell — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:25:42 +0000

Forever His welcomes all of God’s children to enjoy a special day • 144-year-old Idaho church survives and thrives • Young believers commit to Christ at SonQuest • A journey to St. Lucia, Botham Jean’s Island • ‘The Chosen’ films the Crucifixion • Alliance serves those facing homelessness • Settlement requires sale of historic Nashville church building • Faith meets machine gun nationalism • ‘One man with God is everything’

September 2025

Calvin Cockrell — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:21:10 +0000

Mission: Evangelize Spanish America • Ministers discuss challenges for Gen Z • Christian announcer enters A’s Hall of Fame • In Search of Shalom: Christians pursue peace in the midst of conflict • We’ll take your questions now • A Spanglish church where all are welcome • Thousands Crusade for Christ in Detroit • Among outcasts, a church moves in

August 2025

Calvin Cockrell — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:39:50 +0000

In the land of ‘The Savior,’ Bibles are welcomed • Texas flooding deaths bring grief and guilt • Tiny houses, big mission: Churches work across lines • The devil went down to Georgia — for an interview • ‘We were safe the whole time’ • Creek by Texas camp floods • Christians organize emergency food and supplies after flooding • ‘We’re all on the same side as Jesus’ • Preacher, educator Cecil May Jr. dies at 93 • Table Talk brings intergenerational women together • Justices uphold law limiting child sex-transition surgeries • T-shirt evangelism uses ‘cymbalism’ • Say goodbye to this byline • Trauma-informed coach brings the world together • Editorial: Weeping for all of Rachel’s children

July 2025

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:03:28 +0000

Historic Nashville church building languishes amid lawsuit • Pass the trays? This congregation prefers gathering around the table • ‘I stand on my faith’ • Duck Commander Phil Robertson ‘has gone to be with Jesus’ • A church’s guide to becoming a grandparent • Shining Christ’s light in the community • Serving the other side of paradise • Confessions of a Jesus Freak • Editorial: Sharing the body and blood of Jesus

June 2025

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 30 May 2025 14:50:32 +0000

Bailey McBride, beloved educator, Christian Chronicle editor and friend, dies at 91 • Making disciples, not members • An empty tomb — and a packed convention center • Samaritans and Sith Lords clash at LTC • Church celebrates its 200-year part in the 2,000-year Gospel • Christians care for children in ‘Jesus Village’ • ‘If you become a Christian, you will travel’ • Grad season: Advice for the advice givers

May 2025

Audrey Jackson — Mon, 05 May 2025 17:08:06 +0000

Christian at center of big case has ‘this sweet spirit’ • Venezuelan family waits, prays and fights its fear • ‘Most severely injured’ OKC bombing survivor overcomes evil with good • ‘We Will Never Forget’ • ‘A place to call home’ • Burned-out missionaries plant a garden of refuge • Bibles in schools should be a choice • Editorial: Why the number in the pews matters

April 2025

Audrey Jackson — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:08:37 +0000

A miracle in my family — it’s time to tell the story • At an uncertain time, federal workers and ministers keep the faith • Lessons amid pandemic loss • Leaders forum draws crowd to Sin City • Reunited: Two 1980s gospel groups return to the stage • Healing bodies — and souls — in a Buddhist nation • Why go back to Ukraine? • Church-supported nonprofit loses, then regains, USAID funding after reprieve from Elon Musk • The changing face of urban ministry • Editorial: There is one body, so let’s act like it

March 2025

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:34:20 +0000

‘I want kids to know Christ’ • A youth rally for generations • While mourning fire losses, California church helps neighbors and trusts God • Andrew Hairston is ‘the strength that runs through our veins’ • James O. Maxwell’s ‘profound imprint’ • Indonesia’s Christian island • The God of DEI • Life lessons and laughter from 80 years of marriage • Super Bowl champion baptized at 80 • Editorial: Keeping the faith amid the flames

February 2025

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:38:16 +0000

Holy imagination: Churches seek to reverse decline • Talk about (church) life and death • ‘Beauty … in the ashes’ • Christian school graduate among dead in New Orleans attack • Blessing immigrants in New England • Christians, Muslims serve children orphaned by terror • Missionaries from Latin America, to Latin America • 32-year-old leader of ‘the next bilingual generation’ killed in Texas car wreck • Please set me up • Editorial: Serving immigrants in the name of Jesus

January 2025

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:58:03 +0000

From Minco to the Muppets, he’s living a green dream • Will there be hound dogs in heaven? • A protest of bears • Ukrainian refugees prepare a special Thanksgiving feast to show gratitude to Texas Christians • God in the (homeschooling) classroom • Why did so many Christian voters support Donald Trump? • In presidential election, many Christian voters split along racial lines • California wildfire endangers Pepperdine campus • A medical mission to ‘the hub of Boko Haram’ • Editorial: A salute to caregivers

December 2024

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:48:14 +0000

A pro-life — and pro-love — ministry • ‘Blessed people bless people’ • Florida churches offer respite and relief after Hurricane Milton • A winner, on and off the field • A pair of decades in Paraguay • A London congregation seeks to become ‘all things for all men’ • A ‘poor hater’ in D.C. • Editorial: Now what?

November 2024

Bobby Ross Jr. — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:21:54 +0000

Christians debate using public funds for private schools • Two New England churches become one body • Hurricanes hit Southeast: Relief ministries deliver aid • Baltic Christians worry about the war in Ukraine • Don’t skip the Pleasant-ries • ‘A little island of Ukrainians’ prays in the Tennessee woods • How religion and politics mix • A football coach’s life and mission to ‘Do Right’

October 2024

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:37:52 +0000

Talk about sexual trauma? Why these Christians feel compelled to do so • Persecuted Christians pour out their hearts • Nigerian quadruplets return to their birthplace to be born again • Christian educator teaches displaced Israeli children • ‘Living hope’ in a Muslim land • ‘Coreology’ helps Christians stay on the straight and narrow • Honor to whom honor is due

September 2024

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:03:46 +0000

‘God doesn’t live here anymore’ • Culture warrior, MAGA champion, Church of Christ member: Who is Ryan Walters? • Church Research Council formed to renew Churches of Christ directory • Kingdom over country • Is this church plant innovative or unscriptural? • ‘The home gave me my faith’ • A broken leg brings forth angels in Southeast Asia • Embracing the zeroes: When age has its privileges — and when it doesn’t • Editorial: Reporting on controversies

August 2024

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:36:53 +0000

Where is God in a war zone? • Christians pray for Trump — and the divided nation — after assassination attempt • ‘Every tribe and every nation’ gather in unity despite worldly conflicts • ‘That embryo was created by God’ • Bread and Bibles lead souls to Jesus • Polishing the Pulpit puts the focus on preaching • Antonio Cardona joins Christian Chronicle’s board • New endowment honors legacy of Howard Norton • A guide to avert demise for declining churches • Editorial: What do we do now?

July 2024

Bobby Ross Jr. — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:58:26 +0000

Christians establish a boarding school for girls in Ghana • Church food pantries meet needs amid migrant surge • Little money, few benefits: Retiring ministers struggle • After two years of war, why Ukraine still matters • Christians use AI to share Jesus • Demand for food ministries rises with grocery prices • ‘Divine power’ saves minister after fire • Arkansas church ‘stepped up’ after EF2 tornado • Creating a safe haven for foster children • Black Christians call for permanent ceasefire • Meet Nic Fraraccio, our summer news intern • Travel guide offers tools for visiting Bible lands • Sun and blessings: God is working

June 2024

Nic Fraraccio — Tue, 21 May 2024 21:15:12 +0000

‘God doesn’t see the borders’• ‘A great, joyful sense of closure’ • A new vision for urban ministry training in Memphis • Surfing for souls in Madagascar • The Christian Chronicle appoints Audrey Jackson as managing editor • Sharing a Great Supper with a great servant • Sooners to leaders • Around the World: Fire sticks in Malawi, Lads to Leaders in Romania and more quick takes • Across the Nation: Christian fills top medical role, university commemorates terrorist attacks and more quick takes • Editorial: Faith, politics and the true Kingdom of God

May 2024

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:25:00 +0000

Amid rubble, Turkish churches build foundations • ‘Midland Christian Five’ say wrongful arrests devastated their lives and careers • Name, trademark litigation embroils two universities associated with Churches of Christ • Teens mix radio show’s good ole boy humor with Bible’s bold message of faith • Freed-Hardeman men’s basketball wins NAIA National Championship • ‘Peace for my city’ • ‘How can we bless these churches?’ • The first step forward: Letting go of the past

April 2024

Bobby Ross Jr. — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:22:31 +0000

Trusting God in the fire • A new face, an old name • Christians love the Chiefs, hate the violence • Team building, outreach and a side of rice • ‘It’s not the amount … it’s the heart’ • Unity service in Texas draws 1,000 • A stripped-down sermon at Affirming the Faith • Hearing a call, seeking a voice • Tipton Children’s Home celebrates 100 years

March 2024

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:00:47 +0000

‘Momma, I can see Jesus’ • They live to tell the story • Planting churches, two by two • ACU reaffirms sexual stewardship policy • A maroon hood to go with his red coat • A new Sunday night tradition • Kentucky preacher killed in Sunday night accident

February 2024

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:01:09 +0000

No phones allowed, but machetes OK: Global program aims to build teens’ faith • Imperfect storms • ‘Great cloud of witnesses’ helped propel Harding football to national title • Volunteers needed to read the Bible • In a post-Christian landscape, school chaplain nurtures young faith • Medicine as mission • Why I love my mom, Steve Irwin — and all of God’s creatures • Editorial: Why, and how, we will talk about 2024 politics

January 2024

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:10:14 +0000

Why parsonages are loved and loathed • Church member named president of El Salvador • Churches form largest food pantry in Texas county • A skeptic and a convict discover the King of Kings in Princes Town • Tornadoes in Tennessee claim Christians’ homes • Tennessee church celebrates 200 years • Peace on Earth and goodwill to men: Christian Santa professes Christ • Editorial: Why the restoration plea is still valid

December 2023

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 19:55:51 +0000

For Cuba, a time of stress — and salvation • Michigan church gives itself away — every week • Christian apologist and prominent atheist debate God’s existence • The Lord ‘led us to Darwin’ • COVID-19 left her blind. Then it took her father. But this young mom refuses to ‘give up on God’ • Lipscomb says, ‘Hello, Dolly!’ • Heartbeat’s Landon Saunders put ‘Jesus in the center of everything’ • The faithful ‘Forged in Fire’ • Editorial: In 2024, we won’t be silent

November 2023

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:11:34 +0000

‘This is Israel’s 9/11’ • Days apart, Nortons enter eternal home • The pen and the Sword • Ghana’s empty fields have become ‘Kingdom Road’ • Four Pepperdine seniors hit, killed by driver • For Arab Israeli Christians, a ‘love your enemies’ test • ‘There’s so much to carry forward’ • Meet our guest editor: Howard Norton

October 2023

Audrey Jackson — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:02:06 +0000

Upper West Side Story • From the field house to the house of God • A blessed visit to a Ghanaian immigrant church • One hurricane, two churches • Dwindling Church of Christ seeks new future as community church campus • Nevada preacher ‘still excited about ministry’ • Two lives lost in Ukraine • A diverse church full of conversion stories • The journey: Reporting the news of our fellowship

September 2023

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:16:02 +0000

Sharing love — and Christ — with refugees • How a grassroots ministry to Afghan refugees ‘snowballed’ into something big • They were the foreigners • Single preachers: An underutilized resource? • ‘Bailey McBride means the world to us’ • Maui church houses evacuees, helps with relief after deadly wildfires • Harding School of Theology set to leave Memphis • Africa needs disciples, not converts • ‘When we read the Lord’s Prayer, they were freaking out’ • Editorial: Why we need to ‘excel in this grace of giving’

August 2023

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:50:52 +0000

‘You feel like you’re in heaven’ • Racial healing bus tour touts peace, unity • The Kerusso Experience trains boys to fill pulpits • • Bicultural teens enjoy unity at camp • Conference brings youths together • No ‘big city entertainment’ required • A Caribbean jubilee • Fifty years of fellowship — and a nude beach • Editorial:Is it worth it? The value of summer ministry

July 2023

Bobby Ross Jr. — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:18:57 +0000

Finding hope in the midst of war • A Russian immigrant serves Ukrainian refugees in Texas • Faith helped a COVID-19 patient survive nearly a year in the hospital • Disciples making disciples making disciples • What it means to live in pain • Summertime means Vacation Bible School • Sowing (and sewing) the Gospel in Africa • A memorial journey in Flanders Field • A lifeline for people who hurt • ‘There are no atheists … on top of rockets’ • Scholars ask: ‘What will be our future?’ • 20 tours since 1985: A new era for Hymns and Heritage

June 2023

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:38:06 +0000

Making Jesus more accessible • Faith through hearing — and signing — the Word • ‘God, we come with broken hearts’ • Why fewer students are training to be preachers • Is secularism good for Christianity? • How Dave Hawley became a coaching legend • Meet The Christian Chronicle’s new trustees • Catching up on 80 years of Christian news • Editorial: Viewing ministry not as a career but as a calling

May 2023

Erik Tryggestad — Fri, 05 May 2023 16:19:30 +0000

Church Planting Sunday • ‘God’s clinic’ cares for thousands • Storms in Arkansas • Nashville church helps after school shooting • Christian astronaut headed for moon • Montana church practices ‘creation care’ • Lads to Leaders, Leadership Training for Christ conventions draw thousands • Tanzanian preachers pray for drought relief as congregation harvests water • Texas Bible Bowl • Honor Roll of Churches • Remembering Ruth Wyrick • Editorial: Mental illness is real • Faith-based podcast recommendations • Giraffes in Tanzania

April 2023

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 20:09:58 +0000

‘The hour has come’ for revival • Former minister sentenced to 45 years for sexual abuse • Christian family inspired new movie ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’ • Nearly 12,000 ‘awesome’ people gather for CYC in Tennessee • In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’ • A big league education • ‘Jesus Revolution’: Strong on feeling, light on facts • Editorial: What do young people think about revivals?

March 2023

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:50:28 +0000

‘God is crying with us’ • ‘Very humble’ Christian named head coach of NFL’s Texans • Small churches: a mission field? • For Christians in Memphis, Tyre Nichols’ death a cause for concern, action • ‘The God who sees me’ • Addressing church decline one child at a time • Faulkner University’s ninth president ‘doubling down’ on Christian mission • Editorial: What Black giants of our faith can teach us

February 2023

Audrey Jackson — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:43:19 +0000

‘It’s the same Jesus’ • ‘If they go into full-time ministry, they’ll go back to poverty’ • On a mission to fill empty pulpits • Pepperdine University receives $1 million grant for preacher training • Women earn unique master’s in ministry behind Tennessee prison bars • Fired professor sues Oklahoma Christian University • Religious scholar argues for better understanding of church and state • Editorial: Who’s to blame for the preacher shortage in Churches of Christ? We are

January 2023

Audrey Jackson — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:39:36 +0000

Churches strive to reach ‘Next Level Up’ in 2023 • Agape Conference encourages unity • Still the one: Alabama preacher marks 65 years with the same congregation • Connecticut church celebrates its 150th anniversary • After over a century, Lipscomb’s Austin Center to close • Peace on earth in a land of unrest • Detroit minister Dallas Walker dies at 83 • Christian Chronicle mourns, celebrates life of Joy McMillon • Editorial: If you want to preach Jesus, be Jesus

December 2022

Bobby Ross Jr. — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:02:44 +0000

A record Walk4Water • Serving after deadly tornado • CEO leads ministry through bankruptcy and sale • For Christian universities, enrollment outlook is complicated • Churches embrace hope, change • Mid-Atlantic leaders discuss post-pandemic growth possibilities • In Zurich, serving with Swiss precision • Giving thanks despite chaos

November 2022

Bobby Ross Jr. — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:08:15 +0000

‘Does God love Russians?’ • Help floods Florida after Hurricane Ian • Georgia churches seek racial unity • New Harding president seeks to build bridges • ‘The Waltons’ still beloved after 50 years • Loretta Lynn was a believer • Detroit-area churches merge into a unified congregation • In a turbulent Europe, a caring place of refuge • Shame stops as Agape Flows • Editorial: Russia’s Christians are not our enemies

October 2022

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 21:30:25 +0000

Fellow alums honor Gray • ‘We only need one to live’ • For family, a heavenly day at the ballpark • Politics challenge Ohio church • Not-so-simple stewardship • ‘Action on climate change … is an act of love’ • After long lockdowns, South African church appoints its first deacons • Tears at a military church • Editorial: Don’t reduce Scripture to partisan arguments

September 2022

Bobby Ross Jr. — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 15:54:09 +0000

Churches of Christ growing in West Africa • In Nashville, five churches come together • Teaching the Gospel, via Zoom • Music and memories on the road • Better as one: Churches merge • Batmobile-building minister faces ‘trials and tribulations’ • Churches help flood-stricken Appalachia • In Oklahoma, VBS is one big drama • Serving with the ‘Dominican Paul’ • For Latino youths, a reunión • Two adoptions, two differing views • Bed, bath and the Great Beyond • Pray for teachers, and support them • Our ministerial crisis has arrived

August 2022

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:17:03 +0000

Roe overturned: Now what? • Fred Gray receives Medal of Freedom • A camp of a different culture • Another mass shooting, close to home • Christians ponder firearms and faith • New Jersey street named in honor of longtime minister Eugene Lawton • For this Abilene Christian University alum, the stars are singing • Editorial: Care for the children

July 2022

Erik Tryggestad — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 22:01:30 +0000

Christians grieve mass shootings • Good news stories • ‘This is our Exodus’ (Ukrainian refugees in Poland) • ‘Grandmother church’ of Dallas fights for its future • Third Culture Kids find a place to belong • 88-year-old radio program thrives online • What is the ‘Christian’ position on guns? • Daughter finds lessons in the Holocaust • Remembering the ‘best worshiper on the planet’

June 2022

Audrey Jackson — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:11:47 +0000

A band of brothers drives Ukraine • Wanted: loving Christian houseparent • Church collaborates instead of closing • Vegas church hosts Lads to Leaders • HOPE Network Ministries founder dies at 85 • Buffalo church members help save lives during shooting • Serving a church in exile • Editorial: In Buffalo’s wake, we must speak out

May 2022

Bobby Ross Jr. — Wed, 11 May 2022 19:09:01 +0000

Christians check off ‘bucket lists’ to help Ukraine • She’s a mom, Bible teacher and attorney • Church helps Afghan family, reaps blessings • Faith, service and government grants • ‘God does good things here’ — not just for kids • ‘Where did the people go?’ • Ukrainians count the days, pray • ‘Beautiful are the faces’ • Editorial: Christian journalism means truth-seeking

April 2022

Audrey Jackson — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:01:06 +0000

A final song, a familiar end • ‘God, where are you?’ • ‘Gospel Trumpet’ dies at 85 • ‘This is not God’s first pandemic’ • Closing trend began before COVID-19 • ‘Lay down your weapons. Stop shooting.’ • U.S. churches hurt for Ukraine • Editorial: What it means to love our enemies