The Psalms, the Psalms
March 28, 2008
by Warren Baldwin, minister, Ulysses, Kan., church
Today at about 12:30 noon I was typing notes on Psalm 109 for my term paper for Harding University Graduate School of Religion, when the phone rang. I was expecting my wife Cheryl to call and say she was home for lunch and I was to go join her. Instead, it was the high school saying there was an accident and they wanted all the ministers to come to the high school. Read more
Memorial Service Set for Shane Ruiz
March 27, 2008
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (BNc)- After more than a week of futile searching, a memorial service for Shane Ruiz has been set. Read more
Two Christians killed in Okla. plane crash
March 5, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (BNc)- Two Christians were among the five killed in a plane crash Tuesday soon after taking off from Wiley Post Airport.
Rick Sandoval and Tim Hartman were the pilots of the Cessna 500 Citation 1 which lost control after lifting off about 3:15 p.m. yesterday. All five occupants of the plane were killed. Read more
Harding Grad Wins Little Rock Marathon
March 3, 2008
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (BNc)- A Harding University graduate won the women’s category in the Little Rock Marathon on Sunday.
Hellen Rotich, a Kenyan living in Austin, Tex., won the women’s category for the sixth annual Little Rock Marathon held March 2 in the Arkansas capital. Read more
SUV Rams Store, Minister’s Daughter Injured
March 2, 2008
MARION, Ark. (BNc)- The daughter of an Arkansas minister was critically injured Saturday when an SUV rammed the store where she was shopping.
Michael R. Hughes, minister with the Marion, Ark., church of Christ, gave details of the accident and his daughter Patsy’s condition in an email March 1st. Read more
Emily Hollett Dies on 99th Birthday
February 12, 2008
EDMOND, Okla. (BNc)- Emily Hollett was born in Needles, Calif., Jan. 28, 1909. She passed away on her 99th birthday, Jan. 28, 2008. Emily was the oldest of four children.
Emily’s father worked for the railroad, so the family moved frequently. She studied through the eighth grade in Coursegold, Calif., but dropped out to care for her ailing mother. After her mother died, she went to live with an uncle in Redlands, Calif., and went to high school there for a time.
She married Howard Roy Smith in 1928. They had four children, including Margie (Shipp), wife of Glover. Emily and Howard were divorced in 1947. Read more
Handicapped Christian Injured, Insists on Voting
February 9, 2008
By Bradley S. Cobb, Webmaster, GravelHillchurchofChrist.com
MORELAND, Ark. (BNc)- A faithful sister at the Gravel Hill church of Christ was hospitalized this past Tuesday due to injuries sustained while she was going to vote in the U.S. presidential primary election. Read more
Christians’ Homes Hit, Elder’s House Destroyed
February 8, 2008
By Elizabeth Owen
DEVELOPING STORY, Check back for updates
Editor’s note: This was just received. According to one person who received Elizabeth’s email, “The family are members of the church. One home destroyed was that of one of the elders of the church there.”
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. (BNc)- I’m asking that everyone keep the town of Mountain View in your prayers. Carrie and I made a trip there yesterday to check on her family, the destruction is indescribable. My family’s home is fine, but Carrie’s extended family on Herpel Rd. took a very hard hit, their chicken houses and two homes almost destroyed. There are too many other families to list. Read more
Vaths Depart for Tanzania
February 5, 2008
COLUMBUS, Oh. (BNc)- Kyle and Melissa Vath depart today for a year’s tour of duty in Tanzania. From Columbus, their itinerary takes them to Washington D.C., Zurich, then to Dar es Salaam, where they will be met Wednesday by Bill and Cyndi Stinson, administrators of the Chimala Hospital where the Vaths will work for a year. Read more
Obituary for J.C. Choate
February 4, 2008
(BNc)- J.C. Choate was born to J.F. and Hollis Choate in Corinth, Miss., on Feb. 6, 1932. He was baptized while still in high school and began preaching shortly thereafter.
He held a B.A. in Bible, a Master’s in Missions, and D.Min. in Missions. He attended Freed-Hardeman College, David Lipscomb College, Alabama Christian College (B.A.), and Harding Graduate School (M.A.)
He wrote numerous books, among them A Missionary Speaks (1983), A Missionary Speaks Up (1984), A Missionary Speaks Out (1986), How to Begin the Church of Christ Where You Are (2002) and Sermons from Matthew (2003). Read more
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