National
‘I want kids to know Christ’
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — A small hotel ballroom. A few hundred teens. In sheer size, Winterfest Way Out West — a new teen event launched this…
March 2025
View as PDF‘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
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National
A youth rally for generations
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — There weren’t nearly enough visitor cards for all of the guests at the Waterview Church of Christ on a recent Sunday. “I…
People
A preacher and a stand-up comedian walk into Winterfest …
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Hoss Ridgeway flashed a mischievous smile as he stepped onstage at a Christian youth conference. An urgent tone to his voice, the…
National
Andrew Hairston is ‘the strength that runs through our veins’
ATLANTA — At age 21, Willie A. Watkins found himself “on the other end of the stick.” He didn’t say what that meant exactly —…
National
James O. Maxwell’s ‘profound imprint’
TERRELL, TEXAS — In 1957, a young man named James O. Maxwell enrolled at Southwestern Christian College, about 30 miles east of Dallas. Maxwell’s time…
National
‘Thank you for praying … from wherever you are’
MT. JULIET, TENN. — Ezekiel Evans hadn’t even broken in the new sled he described as “one of those rubbery ones” when it disappeared with…
Top Stories
While mourning fire losses, California church helps neighbors and trusts God
PASADENA, CALIF. — The pain is still raw. The sobs are still hard to control. Nearly a month after wildfires broke out that killed at least…
National
Oklahoma church moves into new building five years after fire
In 2019, a fire devastated the meeting place of the Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa, Okla. It may have started in an electrical…
National
Across the Nation: A youth rally in Oregon, honoring a World Bible School helper 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…
International
Indonesia’s Christian island
GUNUNGSITOLI, INDONESIA — A mangled, rusty bicycle stands as a memorial outside the Nias Heritage Museum. Behind it, two colorful concrete signs bear two terrible…
International
Around the World: Wheels for Ghanan preachers, a journey from the streets to college 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
The God of DEI
ATLANTA — Our God is a God of diversity, equity and inclusion. That was Orpheus Heyward’s message to the Renaissance Church of Christ. The sermon…
National
Super Bowl champion baptized at 80
FARRIS, OKLA. — Winning the Super Bowl couldn’t be any better than what Carl McAdams experienced this weekend. McAdams can attest to that. He played defensive…
National
Life lessons and laughter from 80 years of marriage
COLUMBIA, TENN. — It's a love story marked by humor, shared challenges and commitment. There's also a honky-tonk in the tale. At an assisted-living home…
Reviews
‘Churchianity’ is a problem: In search of Christianity
‘I like Jesus, but I don’t like the church.” Numerous faithful Christians have heard this statement poured from the lips of family, friends and colleagues.…
Editorial
Keeping the faith amid the flames
ALTADENA, CALIF. — “A faith that isn’t tested can’t be a faith at all.” That’s what minister Rodney Davis told us as we viewed the aftermath…