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Nona Gray – Give Me My Roses While I Live.

by Joan Turrell

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Bnc) – Nona Gray has been a stalwart member of the Lord’s Church that meets at Webb Street in Wellington, New Zealand since 1965.

Gray spent her childhood in the little town of Patea in the province of Taranaki. She cycled three miles to the freezing works (Editor’s Note: a meat packing factory) each day to buy meat. The exercise stood her in good stead later for door-knocking and letter boxing activities. Nona went to work in Patea hospital when she left school and in 1951 she moved to Wellington. She married Peter Gray and together they reared five girls and later three grandsons.

In 1964 the Wellington church was meeting in a building in Ghuznee Street. The church at that time held their holiday Bible school in Miramar South School where Nona’s daughter Brenda attended. Brenda became close friends with Doyle Wright’s daughter who also attended that school. Doyle Wright and Eddie Cantrell, two missionaries and leaders from the Ghuznee Street church knocked on Nona’s door one day with the “good news”. Peter and Nona were baptised in the tank located in the back section of the church building at Ghuznee Street. Read more

Don Blackwell new GBN Executive Director

by Barry Gilreath, Sr.

DALTON, Ga. (BNc) – The elders of the Highland Church of Christ in Dalton, GA, who oversee Gospel Broadcasting Network (GBN), have announced Don Blackwell as the network’s new Executive Director, effective December 1, 2010. Brother Blackwell is well-recognized and respected in the brotherhood, not only for his soundness in the faith, but for his effective work with local congregations and as speaker for such media efforts as Truth for the World, World Video Bible School, and the Gospel Broadcasting Network. Currently, brother Blackwell appears in the segment, “Sixty Seconds about the Second Coming,” regularly seen on Good News Today.

Assisting brother Blackwell as Director of Personnel and Finance is brother Ralph Upton. Retired after 34 years in senior level management in the corporate world with Gold Kist, Inc., brother Upton brings to GBN a wealth of experience and expertise in finance and human resources. Read more

Tribute to Dale McCaleb

by Scott McCown

PENSACOLA, Fla. (BNc) — There have been a lot of preachers who had an impact on my life and my decision to become a preacher, but the one that stands out most was a “retired” preacher who taught Bible class when I was a teenager – Dale McCaleb. I only heard him preach on a few occasions. Most of his influence was in class and in fellowship before and after worship.

Bro. McCaleb grew up not far from where I now live. He is part of the “Greatest Generation” who had a hard life and worked to make ends meet. He worked with the Navy and preached whereever he lived. His life finally brought him to NAS Pensacola, where he decided to stay. Read more

American Samoa hit by Cyclone Wilma

(Editor’s Note: The eye of Cyclone Wilma, a category3 storm, passed over Tutuila on Monday, Jan. 25, 2011, causing damage to power lines, telecommunication outages, minor landslides and damage to homes and roofs. The following report is as of 7:00 a.m.)

by Randy and Sharon English

Tutuila Island, American Samoa, (BNc) – We hope that all is well for you today, as we provide you with this update on conditions here in American Samoa. 

Early this morning we continued having heavy rains and winds. However, we can say that it is not nearly as bad as what the last 48 hours have been.  When Cyclone Wilma left our immediate area, it moved southwest and caused heavy damage to some of the islands in Tonga.  Read more

World-Renowned Scholar Donates Library to HCU

Florence, Alabama (BNc) — Dr. Frederick William Danker of St. Louis, the world’s leading authority on New Testament Greek, has chosen Heritage Christian University as the repository for his extensive personal and professional library.  Initial materials from Danker included more than 2,600 books, 2,000 journals, and 700 files.  Materials ranged in date from the early 17th century to the latest Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, and the collection included materials in biblical studies, theology, ministry, language, and classical literature.

Danker is a renowned classicist and theologian.  He is the author of numerous books and commentaries, most notably The Concise Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.  Danker is a former educator at Concordia Seminary, Christ Seminary-Seminex, and the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, from which he retired in 1988.  He is published in numerous collections and periodicals and continues to be a much sought-after expert in biblical scholarship. Read more

Christian pilot reflects on Rio helicopter crash

TAUBATÉ, Brazil (BNc) — The helicopter had left with its crew from the Army base in the city of Taubate, in Sao Paulo state. It was flying Thursday, Jan. 20, over three neighborhoods in the city of Nova Friburgo, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Over 700 people died in the region because of rains and mudslides earlier in the week.

Two military personnel and three civilians were aboard the aircraft.

The pilot was Ricardo Santos, a brother in Christ who participates with his family in the congregation in Taubaté. Read more

New website for church

by Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent

GENEVA, Ala BNc — A new website, http://www.thechurchofchrist.ws has been created by Sonnie Parker (William Roger Parker, Jr.) of Luverne, AL.  Parker is a member of the Sasser congregation where Jeff Grimes is the preacher.

Main highlights of the site are:

• Forums for individual members: For posting comments and questions on various topics and having open study discussions
• Private forums for congregations: The webmaster will work with a congregation to set up private forums for their members.
• Private Women’s forum: Women will have their own private area for teaching and study. Additional forums can be added.
• Blogs: Each member can have their own blog.
• Groups: Members can set up general, congregational, mission and study groups, and may be made public or private.

The Front Page consist of announcements, calendar, Biblical articles, Bible lessons library, tutorials, links to sound commentaries, Christian links, Bible games/quizzes, etc.

Congregations are encouraged to list their group in the online church directory.

The site is completely ad free and donation free. Sonnie Parker hopes this website will be a central site for church growth and is ready to help in any way.

Getting To Know Your Bible telecast far reaching

by Glenda Williams, BNC correspondent

Geneva, AL BNc — The television program, “Getting To Know Your Bible,” began in September 2006. It airs on DirecTV Monday through Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. CT on channel 377. Billy Lambert, minister of the Summerdale church of Christ, Summerdale, AL is speaker for this popular program which is overseen by elders of the church. Currently airing on Total Christian Television Network, volunteer telephone operators take calls from all over the nation and prepare CDs and DVDs for mailing.

Along with preaching the gospel, Bible Correspondence courses are offered viewers of the program. Presently they have students in all fifty states as well as several foreign countries including Africa, India, and the Philippines. Volunteers grade the lessons and follow through to make sure the students reach their full potential. Many souls are led to the Lord through the efforts of “Getting to Know Your Bible.” For schedules and more information see www.gettingtoknowyourbible.com.

Margaret Ann Warren Williams, 1916 – 2011

By Glenda Williams, BNc correspondent

GENEVA, Ala (BNc) — Margaret Ann Warren Williams, age 94, of McMinnville, TN (Daylight Community) died Wednesday, January 12, 2011. She was born May 14, 1916, in Warren County, TN, was a homemaker, member of the Earleyville church of Christ and an elder’s wife. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by parents William Thomas and Willie Mae Sanders Warren, husband Wesley Brown Williams, daughter Martha Ann Williams Gary, grandson Jonathan Brad Williams, great-granddaughter Hannah Harrison, a sister Alma Milligan and step-brother Alex Stone. Read more

Preacher dies in house fire

by Ken Thomas

COLUMBIA, Miss. (BNc) — Jimmy W. Cox, 82 year-old preacher for the church in Columbia, Miss., and his wife Shirley, age 61, died in a fire that left little but ashes.

The fire occurred about 2 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10. Jimmy had been a newspaper man in Columbia for many years, but had spent his last several years trying to keep a small congregation going. He also wrote several articles for Magnolia Messenger as well as in the local paper. His first wife, Mattie, had died in 2004, and her death was recorded in Magnolia Messenger. They had three children, daughters Llene Poles and Nancy Tolbert, both of Mobile, Ala., and a deceased son, Jimmy Cox, Jr. Read more

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