Christians work to feed hungry people amid government shutdown
ABILENE, TEXAS — In big cities and tiny towns across the U.S., Christians are working to feed hungry people — including seniors, families and the…
Archive: Oct 2025
5 needs and 5 opportunities for urban churches today
What do church leaders in urban areas wrestle with? What do they hope for? What do they dream of? And how can Christian institutions walk…
A ‘sermon of faith’ in a life cut short
ANTHONY, KAN. — Kevin Patterson stepped through a door when he began preaching in August 1995. An accounting graduate from Abilene Christian University in Texas,…
Jamaica braces for Melissa
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — It was a partly cloudy but calm day on this island in the eastern Caribbean. But minister Carlton Graham’s attention and prayers…
Around the World: Evangelizing refugees in Austria and English students in the Ivory Coast, 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…
Editorial: Looking for neighbors
Christians in Trinidad, Colo., are feeding the hungry. Christians in Knoxville, Tenn., are providing a Bible camp for kids with severe disabilities. Christians in Glenmora,…
Christians pray for kidnapped missionary pilot
Lee Hodges traveled more than 6,500 miles from his home in Middle Tennessee to West Africa. When he arrived in Niger, he learned that his…
Faith meets machine gun nationalism
ZAGREB, CROATIA — A machine gun brought this Central European capital to a standstill on a recent Saturday. Fans flooded into Zagreb’s Hippodrome to see…
Warning: Baptisms, funerals and giant fish can be hazardous to preachers’ health
EDMOND, OKLA. — A glitch washing away a tall man’s sins. A mishap at a military veteran’s graveside service. An accident inside the huge fish…
Nashville church settles second lawsuit, will repay lost mission fund
The Nashville Church of Christ in Tennessee, formerly known as the Central Church of Christ, must restore a trust fund set up by a former…
