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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Religion Unplugged

✡️ ‘In My Father’s Words’: New film recounts Holocaust survivor’s testimony 🔌

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 DALLAS — “How’s your dad doing?” My friend Anna Salton Eisen, executive producer of the new documentary “In My Father’s … Continue reading ✡️ ‘In My Father’s Words’: New film recounts Holocaust survivor’s testimony 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

🗳️ 5 religion questions to watch in the midterm election 🔌

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 — I have vivid memories of voting in my first presidential election in 1988, when Republican George H.W. Bush … Continue reading 🗳️ 5 religion questions to watch in the midterm election 🔌

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Christian Chronicle, Religion Unplugged

Oklahoma SPJ honors Bobby Ross Jr. with four awards

By Bobby Ross Jr. OKLAHOMA CITY — I was pleased to win first place for outstanding column/commentary in the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists’ 2026 annual contest. The SPJ honored my April 19, 2025, column for Religion Unplugged on the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. In the Best of the Best competition, I earned second place for Reporter of the Year for a … Continue reading Oklahoma SPJ honors Bobby Ross Jr. with four awards

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Christian Chronicle

Millions for ministry

For 70 years, the Bell Trust has provided funds to make an eternal difference. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle DALLAS — In 1941, businessman Robert S. Bell became a partner with Earle Wyatt, an entrepreneur who founded Wyatt Food Stores Inc., which emerged as the largest grocery chain in Dallas. By 1956, Wyatt Cafeterias Inc. was spun off as a separate company, eventually … Continue reading Millions for ministry

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Religion Unplugged

🤖 Is AI going to kill us? A cybermissionary weighs in 🔌

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 I caught up via Zoom this week with Wes Woodell, a Tennessee-based ministry technology strategist who founded Connect My Church. … Continue reading 🤖 Is AI going to kill us? A cybermissionary weighs in 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

Shout to the Lord — and splash on the water slides

Lodging? Meals? Entertainment? A grant foots the bill for Spanish-speaking ministers and their families to recharge at a Texas resort. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle GRAPEVINE, Texas — For a family with children, a vacation at the Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park resort can cost thousands of dollars. That’s a luxury the Rojos — father Alonzo, mother Megan, 9-year-old Alex, 7-year-old Ana … Continue reading Shout to the Lord — and splash on the water slides

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Christianity Today

🗒️ Does old-fashioned reporting still matter to Christianity Today? 🔌

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 Peers in both the faith-based and mainstream press recognized Andy Olsen’s journalistic excellence earlier this year. The Evangelical Press Association … Continue reading 🗒️ Does old-fashioned reporting still matter to Christianity Today? 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

‘Oh no, that’s never happening’

Years ago, a South Dakota church broke into two. A reunion seemed highly unlikely. But then leaders started talking — and praying. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two brothers-in-law. Two ministers of the Gospel. Two split congregations. The story behind the Sioux Falls Church of Christ — a thriving body of believers in southeastern South Dakota, near the Iowa and … Continue reading ‘Oh no, that’s never happening’

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Christian Chronicle

We traveled to three states to report on church mergers: Here’s what we learned

Five takeaways from The Christian Chronicle’s ‘Reunited’ series. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Pennsylvania. Oklahoma. And now, South Dakota. In the “Reunited” series, The Christian Chronicle traveled to three locations — a 3,400-mile triangle on a U.S. map — to report on Churches of Christ that split apart but later came back together. Christians like to talk about unity, the kind … Continue reading We traveled to three states to report on church mergers: Here’s what we learned

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