Graduating early with a mission to fulfill
Staff Sgt. Ramiro Hernandez was due to deploy with the Air Force Reserve to Afghanistan just weeks before graduating from Lubbock Christian University in Texas.…
Archive: Oct 2009
UPDATE: Churches send aid to victims of floods, droughts around the globe
Too much water — and too little — have caused suffering around the globe in recent months. Church-supported relief ministries are inundated with requests…
U.S. churches look south to meet Spanish demand
QUITO, Ecuador — In his short ministry career, Wayler Frances has preached in two hemispheres.A native of Costa Rica, Frances and his wife, Mariana, are…
Ghana goes global
ANTWERP, Belgium — Europeans who walk by a basement apartment here on Saturday nights hear the sounds of laughter and singing in an unfamiliar language…
Small congregation hosts big clothing giveaway
HURON, S.D. — With just 13 members, the Huron church may be small in number. But it’s gigantic in heart. The congregation’s recent two-day winter…
Flu outbreaks strike Christian universities
Students at Christian universities across the nation are learning more than they’d like about seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus.Record numbers of cases at some…
INSIDE STORY: A cappella at the Apollo
NEW YORK — The venue proved spectacular, the crowd enthusiastic. In most ways, organizers of the recent 28th annual Northeastern Lectureship, sponsored by the Harlem…
Youth minister is a ‘Loser’
JENKS, Okla. — One church youth group is passing on the pizza and serving up carrot sticks instead. The menu is in honor of Sean…
For Christian education, a mix of ups, downs
Despite troubled economic times, enrollment is booming at many Christian universities. At least three universities associated with Churches of Christ welcomed record numbers of students…
Christians required to join moral, ethical debate, author writes
Many have pointed to the erosion of American morality, but few have offered a workable — and biblical — solution. Walter Kaiser’s latest book, “What…
