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‘There’s nothing Calvin can’t do’
DALLAS — We have a saying at The Christian Chronicle: “There’s nothing Calvin can’t do.” In fact, we must resist the temptation to pile more…
June 2026
View as PDFInside Story: ‘There’s nothing Calvin can’t do’ • Artificial intelligence, authentic faith • Together again — decades after split • Old walls, new life • Across the Nation: An Alabama tent revival, a Missouri ‘Golden Graduation’ and more quick takes • Iranians, Americans worship in a united kingdom • Is there a Church of Christ in Iran • Finding refuge in a city of change • Around the World: Church growth in Haiti, women’s fellowship in Nicaragua and more quick takes • Insight: Evangelical press goes a cappella • Grace in a capsule the size of a minivan • A forgotten purse, a memorable lesson • A new role in a familiar place • Finding connection in sharing the Word • Review: Exploring the 1963 murder of a Harding teacher • Editorial: What Restoration means to us
In this issue:
National
Artificial intelligence, authentic faith
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — From theological research to Scripture translation to Bible trading cards, Christians — like most Americans — are embracing artificial intelligence. More than…
National
Together again — decades after split
POTTSTOWN, PA. — A match made in heaven. In God’s timing. That’s how members and leaders alike characterize the merger of the Coventry Hills Church…
National
Old walls, new life
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — For more than 160 years, the Owen Chapel Church of Christ stood as a monument to tradition, its identity shaped by early…
National
Across the Nation: An Alabama tent revival, a Missouri ‘Golden Graduation’ 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
Iranians, Americans worship in a united kingdom
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND — “What if the regime wasn’t there? What if we were still in Iran?” The questions seem to hang in the air, creating…
International
Is there a Church of Christ in Iran? There was, once
Officially, fewer than 150,000 of Iran’s 93 million people claim Christianity as their faith, most of them from Armenian and Assyrian backgrounds, according to a…
International
Finding refuge in a city of change
ATHENS, GREECE — Jesus told his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:10). But in this modern European capital with biblical…
International
Around the World: Church growth in Haiti, women’s fellowship in Nicaragua 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
Evangelical press goes a cappella
FRANKLIN, TENN. — I went to a journalism conference, and a church service broke out. Given that this particular conference was for the Evangelical Press…
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Grace in a capsule the size of a minivan
Back on Earth after looping around the moon on NASA’s first lunar mission in 53 years, Artemis II pilot Victor Glover talked to The Christian…
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A forgotten purse, a memorable lesson
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees, and Bobby Ross Jr. and I had met in Arlington to see it happen.…
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A new role in a familiar place
OKLAHOMA CITY — To begin the summer, I traveled from Harding University in Arkansas to my home in Florida, then to Oklahoma to begin my…
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Finding connection in sharing the Word
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans…
Reviews
Exploring the 1963 murder of a Harding teacher
SEARCY, ARK. — Deana Hamby Nall and Mike S. Allen tell the comprehensive story of a Harding University professor’s disappearance in October 1963 in “The…
Editorial
Editorial: What Restoration means to us
Churches of Christ are not meant to be a denomination — and “Church of Christ” isn’t meant to be a sectarian name, as ministers noted…