Reporting on controversies

We strive — with a lot of prayer — to cover real news in a manner that honors God.

By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle

Iknow a little about Churches of Christ.

I was two weeks old when I first attended.

Except for the crazy COVID-19 period, I’ve spent most every Lord’s Day in the pews.


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In two decades with The Christian Chronicle, I’ve reported from all 50 states and 18 countries (I’m only 74 countries behind Erik Tryggestad).

Given what I know, I have a pretty good idea when certain articles are going to be controversial.

Such is the case with our profile of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s state superintendent of public instruction. Walters, a member of the North MacArthur Church of Christ in Oklahoma City, has been on the Chronicle’s radar for a while. But we had not written about him until now.

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This editorial appears in the September print edition of The Christian Chronicle.

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