Video: ACU alumnus, successful entrepreneur Shannon Wilburn discusses...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbFZvbh_BZ8 ACU Today reports: In 1997, Shannon (McKnight ’92)Wilburn had a simple idea: Make extra cash by selling “gently used” children’s clothes from the living room of her...
View ArticleRoad notes: Geckos and pythons and bees — oh my! (And don’t forget the Cebu)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPnmdY9TsW8 First of all, let me apologize for my annoying laugh at the 3:15 mark in this video. (Honestly, was I channeling Fran Drescher?) The rest of the video is much less...
View ArticleJohn Tyson named ninth president of Rochester College in Michigan
John Tyson Rochester College in Michigan has named John Tyson, president and CEO of Abilene Christian Schools in Texas, as its ninth president. Tyson will succeed Rubel Shelly, who announced plans...
View ArticleBillie Sol Estes, ‘notorious’ Texas financier and church member, dies at 88
“Notorious,” “flamboyant” and “swindler” are among the terms appearing in headlines across the nation, reporting the May 14 death of Billie Sol Estes. Billie Sol Estes, circa 1983 (Photo provided) The...
View ArticleChurches of Christ assessing needs after deadly tornadoes strike Texas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVlJDu8_fQ All members of the Granbury Church of Christ in Texas survived Wednesday night’s killer storm unscathed. Church leaders were working today to determine how best to...
View ArticleVideo: Christian youths in Madagascar sing, rap and plead for their friend’s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtYMmDvkpMs On the island of Madagascar, a small group of Christian youths want to tell the world about their friend, Andry — a strong-willed believer who needs kidney dialysis...
View ArticlePaul Subhan, leader of ‘Gospel for Muslims’ ministry in India, dies at 75
Women in India's Nallamala forest raise their arms during a visit by evangelist Paul Subhan. (Photo provided) Christians and fellow preachers placed garlands of fragrant, tropical flowers and brightly...
View ArticleChurches of Christ in Oklahoma assess damage, brace for another round of...
Note: Tornado sirens went off as I was getting this post together. I wrote the final paragraphs while waiting out a storm in the same place I was yesterday (see below). A massive tornado has been...
View ArticleChurches of Christ in Oklahoma house victims, prepare for relief work after...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRx9is0HAvQ Churches of Christ and associated disaster relief ministries are mobilizing forces after a massive tornado devastated the south Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, Okla.,...
View ArticleVirginia church mourns FBI elite hostage rescue team member killed in...
One of two agents with the FBI’s elite hostage rescue team killed on a counterterorrism training exercise Friday was a member of the Three Chopt Church of Christ in suburan Richmond, Va.,...
View ArticleVideo: ‘The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away’ says Oklahoma tornado...
Watch More News Videos at ABC Video captured by Jason Leger — before and after a May 20 tornado destroyed his home — has captured international media attention. Leger, a graduate of Oklahoma Christian...
View ArticleChurches of Christ play leading role in Texas tornado relief efforts
Jeff and Jamie Dugger, members of the Westhill Church of Christ in Cleburne, Texas, in their tornado-ravaged home in Cleburne, Texas (Photo by Bobby Ross Jr.) Blogging from Cleburne, Texas I was in...
View ArticleOklahoma tornado relief: How to help
Terry Fischer, community outreach minister for the Memorial Road Church of Christ, leads a prayer before volunteers disperse to aid tornado victims. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from...
View ArticlePhotos: Churches of Christ in Oklahoma begin long task of tornado relief work
Volunteers from Churches of Christ in Texas and Oklahoma help sort through the remains of Jason and Kala Leger's home in Newcastle, Okla. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Today, I’m proud to call myself an...
View ArticleDespite Boy Scouts ending no-gays policy, Church of Christ association urges...
The board of trustees of Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting (MCCS) vehemently opposed this week’s decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay boys into the ranks. However, the...
View Article‘God can use some crazy situations to his glory’ Oklahoma tornado survivor...
Youths at a Thursday night Bible study at the Southwest Church of Christ get a look at their brand new Bibles. (Photo by Erik Tryggestad) Blogging live from Oklahoma City The tornado that destroyed...
View ArticleWorship leaders ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good’ in Brazil
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfn0PCIOq0 Christians from across the South American nation of Brazil got some intense musical training and coaching in worship leading recently, says a cappella “musicianary”...
View ArticleHarding School of Theology names Jim Martin vice president
Jim Martin (Photo via www.harding.edu) Jim Martin, pulpit minister for the Crestview Church of Christ in Waco, Texas, will become vice president of Harding School of Theology in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan...
View Article‘God has blessed this team,’ says coach after Faulkner wins first-ever NAIA...
Faulkner University's baseball team celebrates after winning the 2013 World Series in Idaho. (Photo via www.naia.org) The baseball team from Faulkner University, a Montgomery, Ala., university...
View ArticlePaul Ghee, missionary to the Navajo, dies at 60
Paul Ghee, longtime missionary to Native Americans, died May 29. (Photo by McKenzie Evans) After 26 years, Paul Ghee’s mission trip to the Navajo Nation has ended. The longtime missionary died May 29...
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