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Churches Cross Racial Divide As They Serve Our mission: To inform, An international inspire and unite newspaper Vol. 69, No. 10 | October 2012 for Churches of Christ Churches cross racial divide as they serve In Houston, black, In Detroit, unity white, Hispanic efforts making churches organize steady progress citywide campaign DETROIT — Ongoing efforts to improve racial unity among BY BOBBY ROSS JR. | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE Detroit-area Churches of Christ are mak- HOUSTON — For months, nearly ing progress, a dozen billboards along busy leaders say. thoroughfares have promoted “I believe the Churches of Christ there is more Campaign for Christ. of a spirit of After more than a year of respect for planning, about 70 Houston-area each other and congregations — black, white a willingness Snow and Hispanic — joined together to cooperate to serve the and participate needy and seek together,” said the lost. James Snow, The recent minister and five-day cam- elder for the paign featured BOBBY ROSS JR. Redford Church the theme Mia Berry and daughter Eboni donate blood during the Houston Campaign for Christ’s “Day of Good Works.” of Christ in “Coming Detroit. Hernandez Together As to the community that we’re R. Brown Convention Center, uted backpacks and school Roger Woods, Woods One.” The one in Jesus Christ,” said just down the street from supplies to 3,000 children and minister and message to residents of Cruz Hernandez, minister for Minute Maid Park, home of families who lined up hours elder for the Walled Lake America’s most ethnically the Hidden Valley Church of baseball’s Astros. before the doors opened. Church of Christ, northwest diverse metropolis: Christians Christ, where he preaches in In a massive “Day of Good “There is no color bound- of Detroit, said: “We are still can break down racial walls. English and Spanish. Works” before the gospel ary in heaven,” said Patricia facing barriers but are seeing “We’re promoting one More than 4,000 people wor- meeting started, hundreds of Berry-Jones, a member of the tangible signs of progress.” church and giving a statement shiped God inside the George campaign volunteers distrib- See HOUSTON, Page 12 See DETROIT, Page 14 BOX 11000 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73136-1100 INSIDE CALENDAR .....................29 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG. CURRENTS ......................17 U.S. POSTAGE DIALOGUE ......................23 PAID INSIGHT .........................34 OKLAHOMA CITY OK INTERNATIONAL ..............8 PERMIT # 276 LETTERS ........................31 NATIONAL ........................5 OPINION ........................30 PARTNERS .....................25 Jolly good news Foxworthy of praise Voting with faith PEOPLE ..........................28 Olympics bring together Comedian hosts Bible game F. LaGard Smith reviews new REVIEWS .......................32 new generation of Brits. 17 show that entertains. 32 books on culture, politics. 33 VIEWS ...........................31 Church member swims for U.S. in Paralympics, Page 7 | Breaking news, exclusives at www.christianchronicle.org | (405) 425-5070 2 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE OCTOBER 2012 EEM Offers Students Nutrition For The Soul. EEM is completing the placement of Bibles and Biblical literature in all 1,494 Public Schools in the states of Rivne and Poltava, Ukraine. Who would have believed this? While we have kicked God out of Public Schools in America, Public Schools in Ukraine have asked for the Bible to be placed in their Schools, entire states at a time. Previously, EEM placed the Bible and Biblical literature in five states in Russia and two states in Ukraine. This brings the cumulative total of Public Schools in both countries to 10,730, resulting in about 2.3 million students who are able to study the Bible. The Bible. We want everyone to get it. facebook.com/EasternEuropeanMission · twitter.com/@EveryoneGetsIt · 1-800-486-1818 · www.eem.org EEM is overseen by the Prestoncrest church of Christ, Dallas, Texas. OCTOBER 2012 THE CHRISTIAN CHroNICLE 3 Digital vs. print: Readers weigh in I’m going to Mission trip on Bible choices hen I stepped to the Disney church! from Mexico pulpit of the Roswell WChurch of Christ A FLORIDA MINISTRY serves vacationing Christians CHRISTIANS TRAVEL north of the in Kansas City, Kan., on a recent Sunday, I made an, with a Sunday assembly at an Orlando-area hotel. border to spread the Gospel among um, embarrassing miscue. BY BOBBY ROSS JR. | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE Spanish speakers in Texas. I left my Bible on the front pew. BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE I owe my personal blooper to two facts: WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Before embarking Inside Story • I’m a on the 600-mile drive to this city on the writer, not Texas-Oklahoma line, a group of Mexican a preacher, Christians raised prayers to heaven, ask- and standing ing for God’s protection. in front of an U.S. immigration officers raised eye- audience to brows in the same direction when the share God’s Christians told them why they were travel- word always ing to Texas — to take the good news of makes me a Jesus to Spanish speakers. bit nervous. Usually, it’s the other way around. Bobby Ross Jr. • I’ve Though their passports converted and notarized invitations in recent years to digital were in order, the Christians Bible reading and study, so were detained at the border I’ve become unaccustomed for three hours — along- to carrying around a thick, side five busloads of their printed version of the countrymen headed for Las Scriptures. Vegas — before the border Much to my relief, the kind guards allowed them to Zavala brothers and sisters of the enter the U.S. Roswell church — where I PHOTO PROVIDED BY CHRIS GALLAGHER Finally, 15 hours after they left their had spent the weekend work- Chris Gallagher, minister for the Mount Pleasant Church of Christ in South Carolina, visits Walt homes in Frontera, Mexico, the group of ing on an upcoming feature Disney World with his family. He’s shown with his wife Carrie and children Emma, Alexis and Caleb. 18 Christians arrived in Wichita Falls. for The Christian Chronicle Why endure the journey? — forgave my lapse. KISSIMMEE, Fla. Maingate Church of Christ starts at 9 a.m. “Because you won’t come to see us any- Three years ago, I wrote a t a hotel a mile west of Walt Disney “It’s nondenominational,” one of the more,” quipped Carlos Zavala, one of three column headlined “Texting World’s main gate on U.S. Highway handful of permanent members tells a elders of the Muzquiz Church of Christ during worship? No, just 192, aspiring prin- tourist from Scotland who in Frontera. In recent years, drug-related reading the text.” I reflected cesses and little inquires about the assembly. violence on the U.S.-Mexico border has on the increasing number boys with Mickey “Come on in.” curtailed mission trips. of Christians using smart- AMouse ears fill up on A 7-year-old ministry of the “So, here we are,” Zavala said. phones and other electronic scrambled eggs and cereal Concord Street Church of See MISSION, Page 15 devices to access the Bible on a Sunday morning. Christ in nearby Orlando, the and take notes during wor- In a banquet room next Maingate church offers vaca- ship assemblies. to the breakfast buffet, chil- tioning Christians a conve- Given my Roswell experi- dren and parents in shorts nient place to sing and pray. ence, I decided to revisit the and tennis shoes gather “We love it,” said repeat subject. I asked readers of to worship God before visitor Norma Pitts, a the Chronicle’s blog: Do you spending the day at Epcot, BOBBY ROSS JR. member of the Fairhope use a printed Bible or digital Magic Kingdom, SeaWorld A sign in the hotel lobby invites Church of Christ in version at church services? or Universal Studios. guests to attend the assembly. Alabama, who was staying The 75 readers who A sign in the lobby of at Disney’s BoardWalk ERIK TRYGGESTAD responded by press time the Baymont Inn & Suites lets guests Villas with her husband Martin and Christians from Mexico sing during a midday See DIGITAL VS. PRINT, Page 4 know that the weekly service of the See DISNEY, Page 21 devotional at the Faith Village Church of Christ. 4 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE INSIDE STORY octoBER 2012 www.christianchronicle.org Go online to find news updates, an expanded calendar, classifieds and much more. Use the barcode at right to visit our mobile site. • See all the comments from readers on digital vs. print Bibles. Search acu.edu for “printed Bible” at www.christianchronicle.org/blog. Dr. Robert Rhodes, Provost, ACU Box 29103, Abilene, Texas 79699-9103 • Breaking news: Don’t wait to read all the latest news or check out exclusive online features. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest academic unit in the university and central to its mission, offering undergraduate and graduate majors through four divisions (Behavioral and Social Sciences, Languages and Communication, Visual and Performing Arts, and Sciences and Mathematics) comprising 15 departments. DIGITAL VS. PRINT: Readers split on choices The college plays a primary role in the strong liberal arts education provided for all FROM PAGE 3 translations and make legible notes. undergraduate students in the university. split almost evenly between print and Her husband, Michael, leaves his Dean, College of Biblical Studies digital — with a number of folks saying Kindle Fire at home and takes his The College of Biblical Studies has two graduate programs – the Graduate School they use both. big New King James Version Bible to of Theology and the Department of Marriage and Family Studies – offering several “When I preach, I still carry my print church, his wife said. master’s degrees and the Doctor of Ministry degree.
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