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Holy imagination: Churches seek to reverse decline
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Spiritual earthquake, meet holy imagination. That’s one way to characterize the cultural and societal forces that brought together about 140 leaders…
February 2025
View as PDFHoly 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
In this issue:
National
Talk about (church) life and death
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — People live and die. So do congregations. Heritage21 works to normalize conversations about church life cycles. “We want to encourage and also…
Inside Story
Mourning a tiny church’s closing
GREENWOOD, TEXAS — After 128 years of faithful service to the Lord, the end came suddenly for the Greenwood Church of Christ. I’d worship at…
National
Blessing immigrants in New England
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — An Iraqi woman said she first learned about Jesus when a man came to her village twice a week to teach the…
National
‘Beauty … in the ashes’
‘One of the windstorms blew, and it was like a fireball, and it blew straight toward me. All I could do was just back up,…
News
Giants of faith
Andrew Hairston and James O. Maxwell both died Jan. 14, just as The Christian Chronicle was going to press. For those looking for the online…
National
Christian school graduate among dead in New Orleans attack
A graduate of a school associated with Churches of Christ is among those killed in a New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. Drew…
National
York University names new president
YORK, NEB. — York University has named Tim Westbrook to serve as its 22nd president, board chairman R. Wayne White announced this week. Westbrook has…
National
Pepperdine awarded $7.5 million grant to support rural ministry
MALIBU, CALIF. — Pepperdine University has received a $7.5 million grant through the Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative. The…
National
Across the Nation: A cappella awards, a fundraiser for Haiti 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
Christians, Muslims serve children orphaned by terror
POTUKI, NIGERIA — Boys and girls clambered around a white van. They clung to the windows and crowded the open doors as Hope Springs International…
International
Missionaries from Latin America, to Latin America
MARIANO ROQUE ALONSO, PARAGUAY — Winning souls for Christ in Nicaragua was tough, César Gadea said. “But it’s tougher here,” he added. The 45-year-old minister…
International
Around the World: Knife attack in Croatia, a Gospel Chariot in Mexico 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
East, West and the miracles in between
OKLAHOMA CITY — When Sawmi Sektak walks down the hall, you know it. She moves with determined purpose, the chunky heels on her shoes making…
Opinion
Please set me up
TIGARD, ORE. — It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single Christian of good character must be in want of a spouse. As a…
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32-year-old leader of ‘the next bilingual generation’ killed in Texas car wreck
ABILENE, TEXAS — J.R. Rubio died wearing a Jóvenes for Christ T-shirt. The 32-year-old architect served as president of the organization, which sponsors annual summer camps…
Reviews
Christian heroes empower racial justice in the church
Writings on historical racial justice figures are accessible, but in “The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance,” Jemar Tisby provides a survey…
Editorial
Editorial: Serving immigrants in the name of Jesus
Christians’ response to immigration — more specifically to immigrants — grows out of the biblical injunction to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, protect the…