People
Love from the moon
Two friends and brothers in Christ — Brent Hankins and Tracy Lamm — flew to Florida to witness the launch of humanity’s first lunar voyage…
May 2026
View as PDFLove 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
In this issue:
International
Iranians serve Ukrainians
POYSDORF, AUSTRIA — Bags stuffed with candy. Foil-wrapped crepes filled with chicken salad. Children’s Bibles full of colorful illustrations. Members of a Church of Christ…
Inside Story
‘Bobby, you know how I am. I’m going to say a prayer’
NEW CARROLLTON, MD. — “Come on in, brother! Come on!” I heard the welcoming voice of my friend and colleague Hamil R. Harris as soon…
National
A ‘divine name’?
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Sectarian label or divine ownership? What does it mean to be called Churches of Christ? “That divine name identifies that sacred relationship…
National
Lights out at Texas summer camps
ABILENE, TEXAS — Running a youth camp in Texas has never been easy. And it’s getting harder, thanks in part to well-intended legislation passed in the…
Top Stories
Letter cites ‘grave spiritual danger facing all Christians’
DALLAS — A coalition dubbed Salt & Light Resistance has collected nearly 1,000 signatures on an open letter warning of “a great spiritual danger facing all…
National
‘Thriving through the Spirit, not just surviving’
YORK, NEB. — As an undergraduate student at York University and a graduate student at Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, two institutions associated with…
Top Stories
Across the Nation: A distinguished preacher, ChatCYC and The Way
Across the Nation is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ across the U.S. Got an idea for this…
International
A church of new beginnings communes in four languages
VIENNA — The Lord’s Supper isn’t just a time of remembrance, says Arshia, age 18, as he delivers a communion devotional for the Danube Church…
Around the World: Spiritual leadership in Bolivia, spring camp in Croatia 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…
Insight
Studying Joshua, judging Ruth
DALLAS — Bible Bowl was tough this year! My wife, Jeanie, coaches the kids from our congregation, the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Oklahoma…
National
An update on print vs. digital, mailing addresses and big words of thanks
God has been good to The Christian Chronicle over the past year. Despite multiple, ongoing challenges this publication faces as it moves to independent nonprofit…
Views
The harm we were never taught to see
One of the most sobering realizations I’ve had in recent years is this: It’s possible for someone to cause deep, ongoing harm and still be…
Reviews
‘A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice’
God is a God who moves with his people. This is the central idea of Isaac Samuel Villegas’ book, “Migrant God: A Christian Vision for…
Editorial
Thank you, Victor Glover
Welcome home, Victor Glover! We know you must be tired, but you energized us. You and your Artemis II crewmates traveled 252,756 miles from Earth…