14 January, 2025

News

Iowa Minister Guides Small Town into Scripture Study

Iowa Minister Guides Small Town into Scripture Study

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Mike Cooper, pastor of Primghar Church of Christ has launched a community-wide, Bible-focused study that has brought together the churches in his small Iowa town. The study uses Mark E. Moore’s book “Core 52” to help people become familiar with the big ideas of the Bible.

Gunman Accepts Plea Deal (Plus News Briefs)

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A gunman who shot his estranged wife and killed her male acquaintance at a Carthage, Mo., motel on Aug. 1, 2020, before being arrested the next day—a Sunday morning—at First Christian Church in Lamar, Mo., has pleaded guilty to two felonies. Plus briefs about Fred Gray, First Christian Church (Johnson City, Tenn.), and more.

Noninstrumental Churches of Christ Facing Uncertain Future

Noninstrumental Churches of Christ Facing Uncertain Future

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Jack R. Reese’s book “At the Blue Hole: Elegy for a Church on the Edge” chronicles the rise and fall of the noninstrumental Churches of Christ. The book includes several startling facts and concerning predictions from leading researchers in the Church of Christ fellowship.