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Amy Plummer says the COVID-19 pandemic certainly hasn’t made it easier to reach at-risk families in her community with the love of Christ. Plummer oversees a ministry called Giftmart at Community Christian Church, a multisite congregation in the Chicago metro. Now in its 19th year, Giftmart collects toys for families in need to purchase at a deep discount. . . .
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Tornadoes roared through six states over the weekend, destroying a Disciples of Christ church in Mayfield, Ky., among numerous other structures. (This article includes updates from IDES and Northeast Christian Church in Louisville.)
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mas Day 1863 was not joyful for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. On that day, he was concerned his eldest son would not survive surgery after being shot while serving as a soldier in the Union Army. . . .
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While they were keeping watch over their flocks at night, an angel of the Lord appeared to them . . .
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It started with fear, and it ended in glory. . . . The shepherds had no idea they were role-players in an unfolding drama that would forever change the world.
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Through the rest of the Christmas season, how will you follow the shepherds’ example of spreading “the word concerning what had been told them about this child”?
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Here is a front-page Christmas editorial that appeared two weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II.
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The Christian Village at Mason in Ohio has opened the doors to its new Stone Worship Center and Auditorium, named in honor of former Christian Standard editor Sam E. Stone and his wife, Gwen.
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Johnson University announced via Facebook that “our friend and professor” Lee Richardson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30. Tommy Smith, JU’s president, referred to Richardson as “Johnson’s Renaissance man.” Plus briefs from Racine (Mo.) Christian Church, National Bible Bowl, and more.