International
In the land of ‘The Savior,’ Bibles are welcomed
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR — In between class periods, children gathered to chat and play in a school’s open-air hallway. Nearby, older students worked on…
August 2025
View as PDFIn 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
In this issue:
Inside Story
Grief and guilt over Texas flooding deaths
The grief. The guilt. The giant fog. Matt Collins can’t help but experience the catastrophic Texas flooding — especially the deaths of children in a…
National
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.…
National
The devil went down to Georgia
ATLANTA — Christians at the Bouldercrest Church of Christ invited the devil into their midst. This time, he went down to Georgia not for a…
National
‘We were safe the whole time’
Staff whooped and hollered as a skid steer moved a tree blocking Camp Bandina’s front entrance, clearing the way for campers to return home this…
National
Creek by Texas camp floods after campers leave
Bruce Beaver drove across Cow Creek Bridge around 4 p.m. on Friday, July 4, after a week at Hensel Christian Youth Camp in Marble Falls,…
Top Stories
Christians organize emergency food and supplies after catastrophic flooding in Texas
KERRVILLE, TEXAS — Christians in this central Texas community are working to help after catastrophic flooding claimed more than 100 lives and left an unknown…
National
‘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.…
Obituaries
Preacher and Bible educator Cecil May Jr. dies at 93
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Cecil May Jr., dean emeritus of the Faulkner University Bible college, died June 22 — nine days after his 93rd birthday —…
National
Table Talk brings intergenerational women together
Kelley Rose ate and listened to the five other women at her table share their emotional struggles, prayers and praises. “We talked about different aspects…
National
Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law limiting use of sex-transition surgeries and hormones for minors
Tennessee’s restrictions on the use of drugs and surgeries to alter children’s sex characteristics are valid and do not violate the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause,…
National
Across the Nation: A student center in Alabama, a ‘stronger sense of identity’ in Texas and more quick takes
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…
National
Oklahoma campers enjoy fishing and spiritual growth
MADILL, OKLA. — Breaking apart a patio wasn’t exactly how Justin Bishop thought he’d spend his evening — but when is running a summer camp predictable?…
International
Around the World: VBS in Albania, prison ministry in Zimbabwe 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
T-shirt evangelism uses ‘cymbalism’
OKLAHOMA CITY — What’s your most evangelistic T-shirt? I’ve got a bunch from my church — youth camps where I was a counselor, mission trips,…
News
Three new trustees join board of The Christian Chronicle
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a legendary journalism career that stretches back 50 years to his high school days, Jerry Mitchell has earned dozens of the…
Opinion
Say goodbye to this byline
OKLAHOMA CITY — For most of you, I’m just a byline. But, if you’re interested, I’d like to give you a little insight into this…
Features
Trauma-informed coach brings the world together
In 2006, Gigi Khonyongwa-Fernandez gave birth to her son, Alejandro Fernandez Khonyongwa, born prematurely at 24 weeks. He was the size of Gigi’s hand, not…
Editorial
Editorial: Weeping for all of Rachel’s children
‘A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”…