44. Baseball Bonanza, Round Two

November 3, 2019 / John Y. / 2 Comments

Hey readers, thanks for checking in with the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog today! We have a three-for-one entry focusing on baseball players this time around. You may remember that this is actually our second post on baseball, although it's been a while since the first one was uploaded. More recently, we've been to space and … Continue reading 44. Baseball Bonanza, Round Two

43. Patti Page (1927-2013)

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 / John Y. / 4 Comments

Readers, as always, it's good to see you here at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! After taking a trip to outer space in our last entry, we'll double back to the world of music for today's post, which focuses on the religious affiliation of pop and country singer Patti Page (1927-2013). While Page is … Continue reading 43. Patti Page (1927-2013)

42. Gus Grissom (1926-1967)

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 / John Y. / 3 Comments

Good afternoon and welcome back once more to the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! As always, I love to hear from readers via social media or over at the Contact page. Remember as well that my first book, Visions of Restoration: The History of Churches of Christ, is out now through Cypress Publications/Heritage Christian University Press. Check it … Continue reading 42. Gus Grissom (1926-1967)

41. The Cowsills

September 26, 2019September 16, 2019 / John Y. / 2 Comments

Readers, hello and welcome back for entry number 41 at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! Two weeks ago, we celebrated the release of my book (more on that below) with a look into the potential connections between famed actor Powers Boothe and Churches of Christ. Today, we'll return to the music world (where the … Continue reading 41. The Cowsills

40. Powers Boothe (1948-2017)

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 / John Y. / 3 Comments

This is shaping up to be a big week here at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! As you can tell from the title of this post, we have reached another milestone--forty entries in total, and our fifth post since the restart back in July. Today (September 12, 2019) is also an important day for … Continue reading 40. Powers Boothe (1948-2017)

39. Holly Holm (1981-)

August 29, 2019August 17, 2019 / John Y. / 1 Comment

Good afternoon and welcome back for entry number 39 here at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! As always, I love to hear from my readers, either in the comments below or over at the Contact page. I have a few more topic suggestions left to cover on my list, but I'm always happy to … Continue reading 39. Holly Holm (1981-)

38. John Layfield (1966-)

August 15, 2019August 2, 2019 / John Y. / 2 Comments

Welcome back for entry number 38--the third since the reboot--here at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! I hope you're enjoying the topic selection so far, but if you have comments or topic suggestions of your own, feel free to pass them along at the Contact page. I always enjoy hearing from you! Last time out, we … Continue reading 38. John Layfield (1966-)

37. Andrew Stanton (1965-) and John Lasseter (1957-)

August 1, 2019July 30, 2019 / John Y. / 4 Comments

Readers, hello and welcome back again for our second entry at the recently revived "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog--our thirty-seventh post in total! Last time out, we returned to the story of Pat Boone and his relationship to Churches of Christ, the first time we've gone back to an earlier subject to add new details … Continue reading 37. Andrew Stanton (1965-) and John Lasseter (1957-)

36. A Return to Form and a Pat Boone Redux

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 / John Y. / 4 Comments

Long time, no see! It's been several months since my last post here on the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog. (That entry, of course, was the text of my 2019 Stone-Campbell Journal Conference presentation.) It's been even longer since the last regular entry, posted in December 2018, which focused on Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. I've decided to … Continue reading 36. A Return to Form and a Pat Boone Redux

35. “‘And see how lofty are the highest stars!’: The Most Famous Member of Churches of Christ, 1919-2019”

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 / John Y. / 2 Comments

Hello and welcome back for a very special entry here at the "Church of Christ Celebrities" blog! As you know, this blog project came to a (more or less permanent) conclusion at the end of 2018. However, I recently presented some of my research at the annual meeting of the Stone-Campbell Journal Conference, and so … Continue reading 35. “‘And see how lofty are the highest stars!’: The Most Famous Member of Churches of Christ, 1919-2019”