Author: Bobby Ross Jr.

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

Personal: Mother-in-law’s faith-filled life leaves a legacy

Mother-in-law’s faith-filled life leaves a legacy: ‘Our parents made sure our foundation of faith and family was ingrained in us, and I am so very thankful for that’ (column from Harrah, Okla.). HARRAH, Okla. — Bobby and Patricia Dillard raised their daughter, Tamie, on a strong foundation of Christian faith. I am blessed beyond measure that they did. My future wife — the mother of our three … Continue reading Personal: Mother-in-law’s faith-filled life leaves a legacy

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Religion Unplugged

October 2013: GetReligion

A more graceful Ross joins GetReligion crew. Published Oct. 1. * Kleenex alert: Tale of tragedy, irony and Christianity. Published Oct. 2. * #RNA2013: Best in religion reporting honored. Published Oct. 3. When religious liberty clashes with gay rights. Published Oct. 5. Mormons softening opposition to homosexuality … or not. Published Oct. 8. Warming the chair? WSJ laments the loss of the pew. Published Oct. … Continue reading October 2013: GetReligion

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The Ross News

Personal: Ross family cemetery vandalized in Tennessee

By Bobby Ross Jr. In 2011, I wrote a Christian Chronicle column (also published by The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis) on the Tennessee cemetery where my Papa and Grandma Ross are buried: CEDAR GROVE, Tenn. — “Danial Ross. Born: 1791. Died: 1842.” The name and the dates on the tombstone jump out at me immediately. My grandfather, father, brother and I have driven out to … Continue reading Personal: Ross family cemetery vandalized in Tennessee

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Christian Chronicle

Rich, in name and spirit, in rural Ohio

Rich, in name and spirit, in rural Ohio: Despite sacrifices, minister reaps a harvest of blessings with a 200-year-old congregation (reporting from Beallsville, Ohio). Page 1 lead. Third part of “Rural Redemption” series. BEALLSVILLE, Ohio — Just after 9 a.m. on a recent Sunday, the well-worn tires on Jeff Rich’s 2003 minivan crunch over a gravel road full of twists, hills and narrow lanes. Already … Continue reading Rich, in name and spirit, in rural Ohio

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Religion Unplugged

September 2013: GetReligion

Gay rights in San Antonio: simple quote, complex subject. Published Sept. 6. Pod people: ‘Conservative’ Baptists spark a conversation. Published Sept. 7. Et tu, Tim? Townsend latest to leave the Godbeat. Published Sept. 10. Hey, guess what, all Baptists are Calvinists. Published Sept. 12. Assessing the state of the Godbeat. Published Sept. 14. Faith and ghosts in Navy Yard victim story. Published Sept. 18. Jackpot! … Continue reading September 2013: GetReligion

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Christian Chronicle

For a Nicaraguan church, a revival

For a Nicaraguan church, a revival: Once-struggling congregation finds new life through the work of native missionaries and their American supporters (reporting from Masaya, Nicaragua). Currents. MASAYA, Nicaragua — The front door of the Sacuanjoche Church of Christ swings open, and children — 260 of them — stream out of a cramped concrete building with a tin roof. The boys and girls sport freshly painted T-shirts … Continue reading For a Nicaraguan church, a revival

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Religion Unplugged

August 2013: GetReligion

WPost: Virginia law highlights stupidity of home-schooling. Published Aug. 2. Yay! Dallas paper examines heart and soul. Published Aug. 6. Not that there’s anything wrong with that … . Published Aug. 8. Pod people: A little GetEducation for GetReligion. Published Aug. 10. A Messiah was born … in Tennessee. Published Aug. 13. A front-page puff piece on same-sex marriage. Published Aug. 16. Godbeat losing one … Continue reading August 2013: GetReligion

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Christian Chronicle

Oh, Brothers! For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling

Oh, Brothers! For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling (reporting from Los Angeles). Page 1. LOS ANGELES – Rex Brothers portrays himself as “just a normal dude.” Except that he’s standing in the visitors’ clubhouse at Dodger Stadium as he makes this claim — a few hours before pitching yet another scoreless inning for the Colorado Rockies. “People look at me as an … Continue reading Oh, Brothers! For Rockies pitcher with 0.28 ERA, there’s a higher calling

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Religion Unplugged

July 2013: GetReligion

Nolan Ryan’s son and the F-word. Published July 2. Porn: crack cocaine for Christian men? Published July 8. In Kentucky, ‘Shiite Baptists’ and the crazy old uncle. Published July 10. Pod people: The thin line between insight and hearsay. Published July 12. A top-notch profile of Baptist ethicist, with a few caveats. Published July 17. A hot car, a forgotten baby and a faith angle. … Continue reading July 2013: GetReligion

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