The Christian Chronicle Podcast

For almost 40 years, Mike Cope preached in Church of Christ congregations from North Carolina to Arkansas to Texas. Now at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, he directs the annual Bible lec…

When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case on June 24, 2022, it overturned two cases, Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), that es…

For generations, churches in Texas passed down the tradition of Juneteenth, sometimes called "America's Second Independence Day." In this episode, Karl Berry and Curtis Phillips, elders from Cedar Hi…

Jordan Coss (Redwood Church of Christ, Redwood City, California) shares his research on Church of Christ ministers and retirement. What keeps so many Church of Christ ministers from retiring (if they…

Capt. Victor Glover, a longtime member of the Church of Christ, will pilot the Artemis 2 mission to the moon in November 2024, but it will not be his first trip to space. Capt. Glover spent 168 days …

For National Church Planting Sunday (May 21), church planters Caleb Borchers, Ron Clark, and Brendin Williamson talk about why church planting is what America (and the world) needs now and why existi…

We remember the life and work of Sister Ruth Wyrick of the Marsalis Avenue Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas. Born in the segregated South of the 1930s, Sister Wyrick used the power of hospitality an…

"All of this started when they took prayer out of schools." This is a line that host BT Irwin heard many times over the years from Christians trying to explain bad things that seem to be getting wors…

Church and school security expert Dwayne Harris (Full Armor Church) talks about the most effective (and surprising) way to keep congregations safe. The growth of the Texas Bible Bowl reflects how you…

Christian Chronicle contributing editor Cheryl Mann Bacon responds to those who criticized or questioned her op-ed on defending libraries. How much control should Christians have over public institut…

In the follow-up to the Episode 13 reflection on the death of Jesus, this episode celebrates his resurrection. Features the congregational singing of the Highland Church of Christ (Memphis, Tennessee…

This special episode features the preaching of Dr. Orpheus Heyward, the poetry of Paulette Guerin, and the congregational singing of the Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa, Oklahoma, led by Sha…

On February 8, 2023, spontaneous prayer and worship broke out among a few students on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. That prayer and worship continued nonstop around the clock …

A few days before recording this episode, a federal court sentenced a former Church of Christ minister to 45 years in prison for a long list of sex crimes he committed against minors in one of the co…

Episode 10: Jesus Revolution, saving families in Tanzania, God raises the dead on a Texas highway

Filmmaker Brent McCorkle talks about his new movie, 'Jesus Revolution.' Christian Chronicle CEO Erik T…

The recent earthquakes in Syria and Turkey killed tens of thousands and made millions of people homeless. Christian Chronicle associate editor Audrey Jackson reports on how Christians--a tiny minorit…

In 1982, Keith Lancaster formed Christian vocal group Acappella. Forty years later, that group is now a ministry comprising multiple Christian vocal ensembles (including the original Acappella) and p…

Erik Tryggestad brings the latest news from Christians and churches in both Russia and Ukraine, as they struggle to keep their faith, hope, and love alive in the hell of war. Matthew Morine shares th…

John DeBerry, Jr., minister to the Coleman Avenue Church of Christ in Memphis, Tennessee, talks about how his congregation is responding to the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five police who a…

Dr. Richard Hughes is one of the leading historians in the Church of Christ community (and beyond). Over the last 50-plus years, he wrote or co-wrote 17 books that mostly explored the origins and evo…