Author: Bobby Ross Jr.

Bobby Ross Jr. is an award-winning journalist who has reported from all 50 states and 20 countries.
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Christian Chronicle

Minnesota churches pray for peace after fatal ICE shootings

Deaths in immigration crackdown exacerbate tensions and spark widespread debate. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle Patrick Doherty’s wife, Corinne, texted him with the news Friday: Agents with ICE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — had converged on the family’s suburban Minnesota neighborhood. Doherty preaches for the Woodbury Church of Christ in a growing community east of St. Paul. “The street we live on is … Continue reading Minnesota churches pray for peace after fatal ICE shootings

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Religion Unplugged

✍️ After 61 years, this legend still hasn’t missed a beat on the Godbeat 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged “Why not keep busy?” That’s Richard Ostling’s quick reply when asked why — at age 85 — he’s still churning out insightful religion news content. “Our beat is … Continue reading ✍️ After 61 years, this legend still hasn’t missed a beat on the Godbeat 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

📰 How a career choice by my wife led me to the Godbeat 25 years ago 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged OKLAHOMA CITY — Twenty-five years ago this week, I watched as two-time killer Wanda Jean Allen was strapped to a gurney and injected with lethal drugs at … Continue reading 📰 How a career choice by my wife led me to the Godbeat 25 years ago 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

✝️ Preacher and ‘Pop’: Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith and his humor 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged NASHVILLE, Tenn. — To Gwen Cummings, the late Marshall Keeble was more than a famous traveling evangelist. He was her “Pop.” Keeble was born in 1878, 13 years … Continue reading ✝️ Preacher and ‘Pop’: Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith and his humor 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

The power of Marshall Keeble’s brown paper lunch sack

A new exhibit honors the renowned evangelist, who ‘touched tens of thousands of lives.’ By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For Marshall Keeble, traveling all over the South — and beyond — to preach during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation brought challenges. For one, the renowned evangelist needed to make sure he had food and water to sustain him at a time of Whites-only public … Continue reading The power of Marshall Keeble’s brown paper lunch sack

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The Ross News

2025 year in review: Bobby Ross Jr.’s most memorable stories and columns

By Bobby Ross Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY — In 2025, I celebrated my 35th anniversary in full-time journalism. The best part: I still love what I do. I serve as editor-in-chief of The Christian Chronicle and write the Weekend Plug-in column for Religion Unplugged. Besides my regular work, I freelanced in 2025 for The Associated Press and the Washington Post. This fall I flew 5,000 miles to … Continue reading 2025 year in review: Bobby Ross Jr.’s most memorable stories and columns

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Religion Unplugged

🏆 Weekend Plug-in year in review: The best religion journalism of 2025 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged It’s time for my favorite Weekend Plug-in column of the year! For this special year-end edition, I asked some of the nation’s top religion journalists to share … Continue reading 🏆 Weekend Plug-in year in review: The best religion journalism of 2025 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

🍿 Question of ‘Eternity’: Which heaven is right for me? 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged You die and go to … well, it’s complicated. You wake up on a train. At the station, you follow the crowd. You connect with your afterlife … Continue reading 🍿 Question of ‘Eternity’: Which heaven is right for me? 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

A dream for Christian higher education in Europe

Jerry and Zoobi Jones have big plans for an old convent school in France. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL, France — When nuns listed a vacant Catholic girls’ school for sale in this sleepy French village in 2017, American Jerry Jones saw an opportunity to expand Christian influence and higher education in Europe. But his British wife, Zoobi Jones, gave … Continue reading A dream for Christian higher education in Europe

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