Archive for the 'Anecdotes' Category
by Ruth Orr
CEDAR PARK, Tex. (BNc)- In 2006 we were set to go into the Anambra State prison where we had 64 prisoners who had studied World Bible School lessons and were ready for baptism. We had long awaited this day.
About then, there was an upheaval in Magdugari, Northern Nigeria. It seems that a [...]
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.
MONTGOMERY AL, UPDATE 7 NOV. (WGN)- A day after losing his mother, Karen, in a house fire, 16-year-old Alabama Christian Academy student Jordan Creel rushed for 232 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Daleville High School.
by Joey McKinney
JOÃO PESSOA, BRAZIL (WGN)- We had Vacation Bible School this week in João Pessoa. The theme was “The Victory Race,” with a race car motif. I was the Bible story teacher, and all the kids had to pass through my room.
After one class, my sister Lori Hagewood asked her son what he learned, [...]
by Beth Johnson
CHENNAI, INDIA (WGN)- Last Sunday, Stella (Indians rarely use surnames) was helping her children’s Bible class to understand Exodus 4. She was struggling with verses 6-7:
“And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it [...]