11 January, 2025

News

‘Beard Off’ Aims to Raise $50,000 for GLCC Scholarships

‘Beard Off’ Aims to Raise $50,000 for GLCC Scholarships

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More than a dozen men are effectively auctioning away their whiskers to raise scholarship monies for Great Lakes Christian College. “Beard Off” participants include president Frank Weller, GLCC trustee Duke Gray; VP Greg Stauffer; Richard Westerlund, athletic director and men’s basketball coach; and alum/preacher CJ Powell, among others. Contribute funds for participants to either “Shave” or “Keep” their beards.

Two Congregations Join Voices in Spokane

Two Congregations Join Voices in Spokane

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When Henry Holub moved to Spokane, Wash., in early 2020 to minister with Northside Church of Christ, a noninstrumental church, one of his first orders of business was to meet with Troy Burns, pastor of Sunrise Church of Christ, an independent Christian church. That meeting has led to a growing partnership between their churches that transcends their differences.  

News Briefs for September 21

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News briefs about Ozark Christian College’s Preaching-Teaching Convention in February 2023, RENEW.org’s National Gathering on Oct. 4, Beacon Church in New Hampshire, and more.

Class Goes On: A Tribute to the Life and Teaching of Dr. Jack Cottrell

Class Goes On: A Tribute to the Life and Teaching of Dr. Jack Cottrell

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Tom Claibourne writes: “Since Dr. Jack Cottrell’s passing last Friday, I’m sure some have expressed dismay that we have lost not only a good man of God, but a strong, biblical voice still so desperately needed in the Restoration Movement and the wider church world. But is the voice of a truly great teacher ever completely silenced? I think not . . .”

Jack Cottrell and My ‘Macedonian Turning Point’

Jack Cottrell and My ‘Macedonian Turning Point’

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A Christian editor shares how his life changed forever when he attended a once-a-week class on the Holy Spirit that Jack Cottrell offered at his church during a six-week span in the early 1980s. (Dr. Cottrell died Sept. 16 after a long battle with cancer.)

Life in Ukraine Today: A Torturous Reminder of Old Horrors

Life in Ukraine Today: A Torturous Reminder of Old Horrors

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Andrey told me stories of the Nazi occupation of their region during World War II, and how the German army used the building as a prison, and that many prisoners were hanged there. . . . We all assumed it could never happen again . . . and yet Russian occupiers have turned life in the city into a torturous reminder of those old horrors.  

Jack Cottrell and God’s Plan A+

Jack Cottrell and God’s Plan A+

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On Friday evening, after a long battle with cancer, Jack Cottrell, 84, passed from earth to heaven. Dr. Cottrell was professor of theology at Cincinnati Christian University for 48 years. Throughout his life, Dr. Cottrell enjoyed helping others come to a clearer and more specific understanding of biblical and doctrinal issues . . .