The Apostles’ Creed — which President Trump chose not to recite at George H.W. Bush’s state funeral — is not a part of worship for Churches of Christ. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle The Apostles’ what? America’s roughly 1.4 million adherents of Churches of Christ generally proclaim “no creed but Christ, no book but the Bible.” As a result, many are unfamiliar with the Apostles’ … Continue reading ‘No creed but Christ, no book but the Bible’

Fast-moving blaze that ravaged Northern California town destroyed the Church of Christ’s building and most members’ homes. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle On Thursday morning, minister Joe Glenn got a call at his Paradise Church of Christ office. A friend in the 50-member Northern California congregation, which Glenn has served for nearly 15 years, warned the preacher, “We’ve been ordered to evacuate.” A fast-moving … Continue reading ‘Paradise is lost,’ but minister and wife escaped deadly wildfire ‘with the clothes on our back’

Freshman Alaina Housley died in Wednesday night’s mass shooting at a country music venue. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle “To Pepperdine: You are not alone in this tragedy.” That’s the headline on a staff editorial in The Optimist, the student newspaper at Abilene Christian University in Texas. As Pepperdine University grieves the death of freshman Alaina Housley in Wednesday night’s mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., its sister universities across the U.S. are … Continue reading After California massacre, sister universities show support for Pepperdine