Personal: Oklahoma SPJ honors Philip Patterson
Me, Steve Lackmeyer, Tamie, Linda Patterson, Murray Evans and Philip Patterson at Saturday night’s Oklahoma SPJ awards banquet. • • • By Bobby Ross Jr. The Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists honored my friend and mentor Philip Patterson as Teacher of the Year at its annual awards banquet Saturday night. My friend and fellow Oklahoma Christian alumnus Christy Watson, an editorial writer for The Oklahoman, … Continue reading Personal: Oklahoma SPJ honors Philip Patterson
More precious than gold
More precious than gold (reporting from Vancouver, British Columbia). Currents. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle VANCOUVER, British Columbia – For two weeks, the world’s spotlight will shine on this coastal metropolis as athletes from more than 80 nations compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Long after the Games end in late February, however, the Pacific Northwest city will retain its international flavor, as … Continue reading More precious than gold
Less aid for AIDS?
Less aid for AIDS? Groups fear impact of Obama administration’s PEPFAR stance. February issue. Leaders of Christian organizations that fight AIDS in Africa are expressing fears that the U.S. government is slowing its fight against the disease. The Obama administration is shifting its global health emphasis from putting more people on AIDS drugs to combating less-costly diseases. “There seems to be an AIDS funding fatigue … Continue reading Less aid for AIDS?
Orphans on deck
Orphans on Deck Adoption steps to the front lines of the culture wars. January issue. Adoption is arguably one of the Christian social ministries most central to evangelical theology. It has—to a greater extent than church positions on issues such as abortion and marriage—avoided becoming entangled in politics. Until now. A foster dad’s court challenge to a Florida law banning adoption by gays and lesbians … Continue reading Orphans on deck
Three languages, one church
Three languages, one church (reporting from Chicago). Churches That Work. CHICAGO – It’s the Bible class hour on Sunday morning. A half-mile off busy Interstate 94, in a working-class neighborhood lined with bungalows, a woman walks her dog. A teenager rides his skateboard. Inside the Northwest Church of Christ, a two-story brick building with red carpeting and wooden pews, deacon Rene Torres Jr. teaches Spanish-speaking adults … Continue reading Three languages, one church
The 2000s in review: My top 10 stories of the decade
By Bobby Ross Jr., Dec. 31, 2009 Ten years ago, I spent the last night of the millennium on Y2K duty at The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City’s major metropolitan daily. For the next day’s front page, I wrote: As the planet Earth’s calendars rolled, hour by hour around the globe, to a neatly even Jan. 1, 2000, a computer bug known as Y2K was supposed to wreak havoc … Continue reading The 2000s in review: My top 10 stories of the decade
Modern-day lepers
Modern-Day Lepers Churches try to balance grace and accountability toward sex offenders. December issue. Continue reading Modern-day lepers
Special needs, special children
Special needs, special children (reporting from Raleigh, N.C.). Page 1 lead. Fort Hood chaplain ministers to victims of shooting spree. Inside Story. A special call to serve children. Editorial. Continue reading Special needs, special children
Washington Times: Death among homeless inspires soul-searching
Page 1-A. Published Oct. 29, 2009. By Bobby Ross Jr. | For The Washington Times EDMOND, Okla. | Sunlight through a tall stained-glass window reflected off a donated casket as 350 people came to pay tribute to Dwite Morgan’s 54 years on earth. To hear First Christian Church senior pastor Chris Shorow tell it, Mr. Morgan was a fixture in this affluent Oklahoma City suburb — … Continue reading Washington Times: Death among homeless inspires soul-searching
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 