http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/mybonoblogmyBonoblog Updatesen-usLast weekend I attended the AAIM conference (Arkansas Association of Instructional Media) where I learned of an inexpensive operating system for our library!  An instructor at Arkansas Tech found this system when searching for a program for her...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=106139Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:08:34 ZNumbers has been an interesting book so far.  The attention to detail! Wow!  God is a God of order and organization.  I want to be a child of order. In Numbers 1 God orders a census of all males 20 and over, excluding the tribe of...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=106138Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:48:58 ZVBS is just 12 short weeks away and now is the time to really get started on it. I have asked Susan Martin to be the guest blogger today to tell us a little bit about this year’s VBS.   I do plan to do a better job blogging in the future...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=105918Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:28:37 ZChapter 19 begins with a restatement of the 10 commandments and many other commands for the good of man's relationships.  I found v. 23-25 interesting, referring to not eating the harvest of a tree until the 5th year.  Verse 28 mentions not...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=105882Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:07:56 ZFirst let me apologize for getting so far behind.  I am going to try very hard to get caught up this month for my sake and yours.  Who wants to read commentaries several weeks late! The commentary in my Bible reminds the reader that God is Holy...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=105760Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:44:46 ZToday we'll wrap up Exodus before moving on to Leviticus. Chapter 35 talks again about working 6 days and resting on the 7th.  I know we talk a lot about no longer being under the Old Law, but I think God knew what he was talking about.  If I...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=1108Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:46:20 ZLeave it to the devil to use an ice storm to throw me off my reading plan!  I am working to catch up! To recap, Pharaoh has finally agreed to let the Israelites leave Egypt, but at the last minute he decides to call them back.  God hardened his...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=1101Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:55:25 ZYesterday we were out of town and we missed the budget presentation at church. This is the second year in a row that I have missed budget day. It is my understanding that if we meet the budget this year there will be a surplus at the end of the year....http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=1016Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:56:22 ZGenesis 43-50 bring the dreams of Joseph to fruition.  His brothers would bow before him.  Joseph reveals his true identity to his brothers, and with the help of Pharaoh, he sends for his father, all the family, and all their possessions.  Because...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=998Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:22:36 ZSunday night those of you at Bono will be in for a real treat. Tony Sauser will be the guest speaker while Richard is out. Tony is one of my favorite classroom and pulpit speakers. His knowledge of the Bible is great and his lesson this week will be...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=992Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:11:18 ZOn Sunday nights for the past 6 months we have been having a college age small group Bible study every week. I really do look forward to this each week. Not only do we have a great worship together, we get to know each other very well in that small...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=976Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:06:58 ZGenesis 22-42 continues the life of Abraham and moves onto to Isaac, Jacob & Esau, the birth of the 12 tribes, and begins my favorite childhood Bible story - the life of Joseph. In Gen. 22 Abraham uses the plural pronoun when telling the...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=962Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:42:35 ZI ran across this post on a blog I frequent yesterday and I used it in the young men's class last night. Read it and see what you think. Let me know if you agree or disagree. The Unconscious Goals of Established Churches   As we enter a...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=958Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:01:26 ZIt has been a long time since I posted a blog. I am sorry about that, but the holidays and other things got in the way. The website is a very big job to keep updated and I am looking for someone to help me keep it current. If you would like to help...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=948Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:09:06 ZWow!  I had forgotten how much information is packed into the first 21 chapters of Genesis!  The first sunshine, first man, first woman, first childbirth, first sibling rivalry, first murder, first giants, first rain, first name change,...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=935Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:11 ZGuest blogger Darah Watson I'm embarrassed to admit that I have never read the entire Bible "cover to cover".  I have studied it in Old and New Testament survey when I was at Harding and in numerous Sunday school classes here at Bono, but I have...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=905Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:33:35 ZAs I was coming to work this morning I was listening to NPR as usual. Paula Poundstone was giving a guest editorial on what all of the "get the vote out" volunteers from this past weeks election should do now that the election was over. She suggested...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=745Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:41:36 ZHere is an interesting article by Cal Thomas. He is a syndicated columnist. His articles run in the Jonesboro Sun. Tell me what you think about it. RELIGIOUS RIGHT R.I.P. on November 05, 2008 4:15:09 | By Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services ...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=728Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:15:04 Zby guest blogger Darah Watson     Some women have discussed having a group garage sale the second Saturday in November at the Red Brick.  The date has slipped up on me.  I didn't realize the first Saturday is THIS week, so that doesn't give us much...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=675Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:14:10 Z          Wow. Wow. We had a great Trunk-or-Treat last night. Most of you are like me in that you like numbers. It is one of the ways that we gauge how successful something is. Well if you do like numbers then you will like this one. 330+ That...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=653Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:05:19 ZSpecial thanks to everyone who brought soup, chili, and the other items for last nights meal. It was great. The Wednesday night meal has been a fantastic success. It is coming up on two years that we have been doing this and I know those of you that...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=643Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:35:24 Z Today I bring you this post from Terry Rush. He has been the pulpit minister at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa Oklahoma for 31 years. Keeping up with today's younger generation.   The living church is constantly challenged to...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=639Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:48:07 ZHope everybody had a good weekend this past weekend. Darah and I were out of town in Lexington Kentucky. We had a good time. It is just good to get away every once in a while. This coming Sunday is Trunk-or-Treat. We need as many volunteers as...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=629Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:40 ZWhy is that we like to have no responsibility? Why is it that we like to just show up for something and not have to do anything. I think this behavior comes natural to us. Most of us like to attend events and go to activities but we do not like to be...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=570Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:19:35 ZI have mentioned on this blog before how much I like NPR. It should be required listening for everybody. On Sunday mornings NPR does a segment called "This I Believe" . From the This I Believe website :  This I Believe is an international project...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=516Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:58:43 ZFor those of you wondering what was up with the cookout after church last night, we were cooking hamburgers, hotdogs and chicken for the college kids. We also were blessed to have Brad Martin's parents join us in the meal. Darah and I have been...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=515Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:27:19 ZWe had a good meal last night with a lot of good mexican food. We followed that up with good classes and a great lesson by Alex. Nice job everybody. An interesting idea came out of our men's class last night. I wont give up the details right...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=504Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:40:37 ZHere lately I have been a little lazy with the blog. I will try to do better. I do hope that you enjoy it. This past Sunday morning we had more issues with technology. By Sunday morning we had not taken a full assessment of the computers after...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=495Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:23:20 Z We had a great time in New York. We did just about everything we set out to do. We did leave a few things for another day. The one word that comes to mind is BIG. Everything there is big. Big buildings, big prices, big parks, big museums,...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=487Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:26:51 ZWow! Let me say it again, wow. What a wonderful service yesterday morning. Marco did a great job with this. Nice song selection and nice worship flow. This was all Marco and he did splendid. Be sure and let Marco know how much you enjoyed it. You can...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=445Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:50 ZAs most of you know I generally do not work on Fridays. That is I do not go into the dental office on Fridays. For the past two months though, I have been working on Fridays. It does feel a bit odd being here on what I call the first day of the...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=435Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:01:37 Zby guest blogger Darah Watson Group, the company that produced our VBS program this year, will be conducting a children's ministry workshop in Jonesboro on Saturday, Sept 13 at the First United Methodist Church.  If my memory serves me...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=431Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:47:53 ZReviving the student center ministry at ASU will be a challenging job. I want to thank the elders here at Bono for allowing Richard to spend the time necessary to get this back up and running. Many people are involved in this and I am thankful to...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=427Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:59:32 ZWe just finished our month of Sunday prayers with guest speaker Kent McDaniel. I truly enjoyed the lessons that he gave on Sunday night and I know everyone else did also. Our Sunday night attendance showed this to be true. The response to how we...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=407Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:41:31 ZLast night was a bit of an experiment. For our Wednesday meals in the past we either had a potluck or we bought the food from a restaurant. This week I wanted to try and see what we could do using our kitchen in the fellowship hall by cooking...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=398Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:38:41 Zby guest blogger Darah I hope all of you were blessed by our two services yesterday.  I certainly was.  Prayer is an avenue to God that I must admit I have not taken advantage of nearly as often as I could have or should have.  I am working...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=386Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:00:06 ZEvery four years I really look forward to the olympics. I don't know what it is that attracts me to platform synchronized diving, but I am just glued to it. At least I am during the olympics. It is not so much the sports that attract me to the...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=379Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:05:52 ZI missed posting yesterday, but Darah picked up the slack with a guest blog appearance. She will do some guest blogging from time to time. I hope she will do it every week. I do hope that some of you will be interested in doing a book club with her....http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=369Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:14:36 ZLast night after church I listened as two ladies talked about a book (in the Christian genre) that they had been reading.  They were eager to talk about it with others.  I was excited to see their enthusiasm and to learn that several of our ladies...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=366Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:13:21 ZIt is so nice to see it raining today. It has been a long time since we have had any measurable rain. I think seeing it rain after a long dry spell is one of my favorite things. Seeing the earth being replenished with rainfall is one of God's little...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=347Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:57:32 ZGood Monday morning to everyone. All two of you who read the blog. We had a good first Sunday of prayer emphasis yesterday. I thought we had a great morning worship service on prayer with some very good singing, then last night Kent did a fantastic...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=332Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:12:20 ZThis past weekend was a great weekend. It started with the wedding of Sarah Oxford and Darrell Parks Jr. It was a beautiful wedding a Darrell Sr. did a great job officiating. Saturday was another wonderful evening at Bono with the area wide singing....http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=319Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:29:54 ZTuesday I attended a meeting to help plan a lectureship for the Crowley's Ridge Academy campus in November. We had a good and productive lunch meeting and we are pushing full steam ahead for a lectureship that will be the weekend before Thanksgiving....http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=302Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:59:42 ZTechnology is a beautiful thing... Yesterday we had a bit of a problem with getting the sound to work for the powerpoint for Richard Johnson's CRC presentation, but in the end we did get it up and going. You can listen to his sermon here. ...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=298Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:35:47 Z  Every morning on my way to work I look forward to one thing, NPR . Every afternoon I look forward to two things, NPR and calling Darah on my way home from work to tell her how my day went. NPR is, in my opinion, the best thing on radio. The two...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=291Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:05:04 ZThis is nothing more than a test for our website development company to see what is wrong with the video loading.       What goes around.       Witness   Hearding Cats       Ocean     ...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=290Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:57 ZTechnology is a beautiful thing (when it works). It was very frustrating yesterday to not be able to show off the website to the congregation. Much time and energy was put into the website to ready it for Sunday morning. A little help from the...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=278Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:06:53 Z http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=264Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:50:08 ZSome of you may have heard of Dr. Mark Elrod . He is Professor of Political Science in the Department of History and Social Science at  Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and he is taking some heat for a facebook group he is promoting. He is...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=263Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:37:09 ZThis next Friday we will be having a fireworks party for the teens, college & 20 somethings. We will have a cookout at church starting at 6:00. We then move to Brad and Susan Martin's house for the fireworks festivities. I do hope that everyone...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=257Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:00:38 ZHere is an interesting article from Relevant Magazine . Comments Welcome. 7 Burning Issues: Consumerism In our society, we're surrounded by the push to consume. We're constantly bombarded with the newest gadget or trinket we supposedly...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=248Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:13:30 ZThis is the first post on the myBonoblog. I do hope everyone will come to the blog and participate. I also hope the new website will be our church's version of "facebook". Here is a video making its way around the internet. Cardboard Testimonials ...http://www.bonochurchofchrist.com/default.aspx?p=6875&beid=244Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:04:55 Z