100 Churches

Worshiping in Jerusalem Where the Church Began

Worshiping in Jerusalem Where the Church Began

Going to the Bible lands was not something I’d always wanted to do, though I’ve always appreciated that others went, especially other believers who have labored under sweltering heat to...
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Rio Grande Valley Church of Christ

Rio Grande Valley Church of Christ

After kissing his six children goodbye, he was on his way to the airport. On the curb at the airport, after his father led him and another preacher in prayer,...
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From Trilacoochee to Holly Springs to Parris Island to Elmira to Santa Clara: Good Things Are Happening in the Churches of Christ!

From Trilacoochee to Holly Springs to Parris Island to Elmira to Santa Clara: Good Things Are Happening in the Churches of Christ!

In the introduction of this book, as you may recall, I mentioned the stories you would read would not be in chronological order because, at the end of the day,...
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Monterey Peninsula church of Christ in Monterey, CA

Monterey Peninsula church of Christ in Monterey, CA

We were out running errands in the mid-1970s when my mother spotted something by the side of the road that caused her to sigh with affection. “You just can’t help...
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West Main Church of Christ

West Main Church of Christ

“Don’t touch that switch” the pilot warned, pointing to the mysterious little death lever positioned between us.  There had been something about the seriousness of his focus that infused within...
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Kleinwood church of Christ

Kleinwood church of Christ

"My Sword. Sword! I want the Sword. Bring the sword!"  The inner battle the conqueror had been wrestling appeared to be but delirium, but no one could be sure. Hallucination...
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The Gettysburg Church of Christ

The Gettysburg Church of Christ

Late one Sunday evening, at the end of October 2021, I happened to be in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, when the phone rang. It was the preacher where my daughter and...
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La Vista Church of Christ

La Vista Church of Christ

Every year of our Nomad Quest, we would start and finish from our little 1960s beach house on the Oregon coast, and after six months of travel, we’d catch our...
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Englewood church of Christ

Englewood church of Christ

I don’t know how many pre-married couples we’ve counseled over the years, but there were never two couples whose relationships were exactly alike, which I guess should not have surprised...
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Colonial church of Christ

Colonial church of Christ

While in town to visit the world’s largest living history museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, we popped into the friendly little Colonial church of Christ, where we heard a very...
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Jere Whitson Rd church of Christ

Jere Whitson Rd church of Christ

Araka survived the loss of her mother when she was just three years old. She also survived being raised by a father who disregarded God, drank heavily, and repeatedly brought...
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Pepper Road church of Christ

Pepper Road church of Christ

Among the Cameroonian people of Africa, the verbs in their language, Hdi, consistently end in one of three vowels. In almost every verb, one will find forms ending in -i,...
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Northside Church of Christ in Russellville, Kentucky

Northside Church of Christ in Russellville, Kentucky

There’s no surer way to get a catchy little 1966 Monkees song stuck in your head than visiting Clarksville, Tennessee. We didn’t “Take The Last Train to Clarksville”, but we...
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Northeast Church of Christ in Tupelo, Mississippi

Northeast Church of Christ in Tupelo, Mississippi

There was no way I was going to pass through Mississippi without hanging with my Tapioca Fairy.  We’d met in 1990 when she and her then-fiance, Daron, came to visit...
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Middleburg church of Christ

Middleburg church of Christ

Are you finding it a challenge lately to find souls interested in sitting down together to look into the scriptures? What if I told you there are actually groups of...
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Brooksville Church of Christ

Brooksville Church of Christ

The green hills of Brooksville make it one of the prettier landscapes of central Florida, and as we prepared to enter the tidy, little house of worship when I saw...
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church of Christ at Wesley Chapel

church of Christ at Wesley Chapel

If you love the connectedness of a church family small enough to easily enjoy a monthly potluck all together, I’d invite you to visit the Wesley Chapel congregation about 30...
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Adoue Street church of Christ

Adoue Street church of Christ

I’d been pondering the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your...
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