May 19, 2026
Obesity in the Church
Tyler McKenzie explores obesity, body insecurity, and Christian stewardship, calling believers to recover a biblical theology of the body rooted in creation, self-control, and resurrection hope.
Articles for tag: Kentucky
April 6, 2026
Uncommon Men’s Conference Shelbyville
Uncommon Men’s Conference is a men’s event hosted locally by participating churches across the country. Each conference is designed to encourage men through biblical teaching, fellowship, and practical challenge for faithful Christian living. Registration is managed directly through the local host site.
April 6, 2026
Cane Ridge Revival 225th Anniversary
On Saturday, August 8, 2026, we will gather at Cane Ridge to mark the 225th anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival—one of the most significant moments in American religious history and a birthplace for the Stone-Campbell movement. Sign up to receive updates here.
March 13, 2026
Debating Differently: In a Time When People Can’t Talk About Hard Things Anymore, How Can Christians Be Different?
In a time when people can’t talk about hard things anymore, how can Christians be different?
January 1, 2026
How Do You Retire When Your Successor Ain’t Ready?
If you’ve spent your career walking with Jesus, your last days should be your best days, not your worst. Jesus’ last moments before his death were spent pouring himself completely out for us.
November 18, 2025
What Should We Make of All the Revival Talk Among the Youth?
Many indicators suggest that there is an encouraging surge of curiosity in the supernatural, spiritual hunger, commitment to Jesus, and church attendance.
July 1, 2023
What the Restoration Movement Should Learn from Bud Light
By Jerry Harris Earlier this year, it seemed the whole country was caught up in the cancellation of Bud Light, America’s best-selling beer. The turmoil resulted from a promotion that connected the brand to Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender TikTok influencer; Bud Light sent personalized beer cans to Mulvaney celebrating both March Madness and Mulvaney’s yearlong transition to identify as a woman. Mulvaney’s videos on social media triggered a backlash that caused many Bud Light beer drinkers to reject the iconic brand. In just a few weeks, Anheuser-Busch lost $5 billion in market value, 17 percent in sales, and 21 percent
February 26, 2023
Asbury Student Talks of Gen Z’s Desperation for God in Fox News Interview
Hayley Anderson, who grew up at Northeast Christian Church in Louisville and is now a student at Asbury University, was interviewed by Fox News last week and spoke of Generation Z's desperation for God. “I think what’s so special about this [revival],” Hayley said in the interview, “is that it’s a story about how God has met students where they’re at . . ."
May 1, 2021
We Were Made for This
How your church can build on your pandemic compassion with both spiritual justice and social justice.
January 17, 2021
Elliott Library ‘Cornerstone’ Laid
Three Bibles of historical significance to Cincinnati Christian University were the first books place on the shelves during relocation of the George Mark Elliott Library.
August 11, 2020
My Memories of Marshall Leggett
By Ben Merold As I think about Marshall Leggett, who passed away on March 2 at age 90, two personal experiences keep coming to my mind . . .
June 3, 2020
Northeast Organizes 200-plus ‘Campuses’ as Restrictions Ease
By Chris Moon Louisville’s Northeast Christian Church seized the opportunity. With Kentucky loosening pandemic restrictions slightly, the church quickly organized more than 200 “watch parties”—some would call them 200 new “campuses”—to tune into the church’s worship services this past Sunday. Church members gathered groups of no more than 10 people in homes to worship, pray, and listen to the Sunday sermon. And it certainly was a fitting occasion, since Sunday was Pentecost. “We were just trying to help people look at weekend services a little differently given the state we were in,” said David McKinley, director of marketing and communications
February 22, 2020
Can Online Churches Create Offline Connections?
Three Churches Share Stories from the “Wild West”of Worship on the World Wide Web By Justin Horey From smartphones to social media, Facebook to FaceTime, the Internet and the tools we use to access it are often advertised as ways to help people relate to one another. Dating apps and websites aim to bring people together in person, while social media platforms and videoconferencing were created to help people stay in touch when they can’t be together in the same room. Technology experts and ordinary people alike love to debate the effectiveness of relating with online tools, but these tools
February 12, 2020
Longtime Kentucky Pastor Makes Leap to Greater NYC Church
By Chris Moon From Keavy, Ky., to Long Island, N.Y. The change in environment and culture—at least within the United States—probably doesn’t get more drastic than that. And that’s exactly the jump that Tommy Lanham made. The longtime Kentucky pastor is now in his fifth month as co-pastor of Glen Cove (N.Y.) Christian Church, a small congregation on Long Island, about 15 miles northeast of Queens. Lanham says the culture shock wasn’t as bad as he thought it would be. “We always had heard that New Yorkers are rude,” he told Christian Standard. “That has not been our experience at
January 22, 2020
Traders Point, Southeast Starting New Campuses This Year
Megachurches in Indiana and Kentucky are starting new campuses this year. The new Midtown Campus of Traders Point Christian Church launched in a temporary space in Indianapolis this past Sunday. TPCC has purchased a former grocery store to house the Midtown Campus, with services likely to begin there in 2021. The church spent $7.6 million to purchase a 57,000-square-foot former Marsh Supermarket that sits on a 6.6-acre parcel, according to the Indianapolis Star. Planned improvements there include creation of an 800-seat auditorium. TPCC also plans to launch its new Northeast Campus in Fishers, Ind., on Feb. 23, also in a
July 11, 2019
Remembering Pioneering Disciple James Challen
James Challen wrote a number of articles for Christian Standard during its first dozen or so years of publication. The articles were good, but the most interesting essay to feature Challen likely was his obituary, written in 1878 by founding editor Isaac Errett, with whom Challen was sharing a pulpit in Cincinnati when Challen was struck ill late that year. As you’ll read, Challen “shared the fellowship and the labors of all the leading spirits of the Reformation” during his lifetime. Also interesting to note, Errett referred to the man, who was 18 years his senior, as “Father” Challen. Here
KCU Recruiting Bass Fishers
By Jim Nieman Bass fishing has been added as a scholarship sport at Kentucky Christian University. That may strike some as odd, but certainly not the new head coach and the school’s associate athletic director. “Bass fishing fits Kentucky Christian University perfectly,” says Brian Slone, who was selected to coach the bass fishing team. “After all, Jesus chose fishers first” when recruiting disciples. “With the abundance of outdoor sporting activities in this region, and the popularity of this new sport on college campuses, this decision was just a natural,” said associate AD Bruce Dixon. Slone said bass fishing is becoming
June 13, 2019
A Profile of ‘Raccoon’ John Smith (Part 1)
When the Stone Movement and the Campbell Movement united in 1832, “Raccoon” John Smith helped seal the deal. Barton W. Stone represented his contingent of churches at those meetings in Kentucky, while Smith represented Alexander Campbell’s interests. Here are Smith’s historic words on that occasion: “Let us, then my brethren, be no longer Campbellites or Stoneites, New Lights or Old Lights, or any other kind of lights, but let us come to the Bible, and to the Bible alone, as the only book in the world that can give us all the light we need.” We start this week with
May 3, 2019
Dahlman Chronicles Long Journey in Search for ‘Home’
By Jim Nieman When S.J. Dahlman hiked the Wilderness Road in 2013, he explored not only his surroundings, but a slice of the nation’s history and the larger meaning of “home.” He also produced a book—a requirement of the Master of Fine Arts degree he was pursuing—which was recently published by the University of Tennessee Press. “I came to see this book as a way to get better acquainted with a region of the country where I had lived for years,” said Dahlman, who is completing his 20th year on faculty at Milligan College in Tennessee. “Even though I had
October 2, 2018
Blessing a Barn Quilt
By Benjamin Stroup The smell of cow was new for me. I grew up in a city, and life is altogether different here in Maysville, Kentucky (population: 10,000 people, 40,000 cows). As a child, on those rare occasions when we would drive by cows, everyone in the car would throw back their heads and “mooooo.” Now cows live in the field across from my house. It’s definitely not Cincinnati! Many days, the essence of cow manure wafts across the road and regales us. It’s not the sound of cows (or humans) mooing that’s unbearable . . . except for those
