A camp where everyone belongs
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Autism. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Spina bifida. Blindness. These are some of the disabilities represented by about 40 children — and a…
Archive: Sep 2025
‘Doing good in Jesus’ name’
The Laurel Church of Christ’s front door opens to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tennessee, and at its back door lies one of the…
Forgiving Charlie Kirk’s killer
PARIS — “I forgive him.” Erika Kirk’s emotional words Sunday concerning her 31-year-old husband’s assassin reached all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. I heard…
Editorial: When politics divide us
This is what it looks like for politics to divide us. A 31-year-old husband and father was brutally and senselessly murdered in front of the…
Connecting through prayer
When people ask Reg Cox how to begin a ministerial alliance, his answer is straightforward, but surprising to some: “Pray and call me back in…
A Christian guide to ‘Navigating Motherhood’
Becky Brooks is something of a 21st century Church of Christ version of Erma Bombeck. I heard her speak at a women’s conference this spring…
‘My faith is in everything I do’
As he took the bench, Jerry Crosby II told the court that he was serving as the circuit court judge. Crosby intentionally used the word…
Christians grapple with the complex legacy of Charlie Kirk
When co-workers told him that Charlie Kirk had been shot on a college campus just 12 miles to his north, Andrew Wheeler thought it was…
Alliances serve those facing homelessness, addiction
In Trinidad, Colo., 200 miles south of Denver, Clay Mason leads a 12-member ministerial alliance. But his move from Texas to Trinidad, a city of…
More than ‘the least of these’
OKLAHOMA CITY — “Uncle Tim’s gonna fight for you, buddy. I’m going to do what I can to make a place for everybody.” That was…
