June 2004

A little Milhaud with your coffee? While MasterWorks festival is in town, several performances a day by students occur around the Village of Winona. Here a woodwind quintet plays a Milhaud piece Wednesday afternoon on the porch of the Clock Tower Bakery on Park Avenue. MasterWorks is a joint project of the Village at Winona, […]

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Be Careful When Using Church Discipline

This recent “Sightings” column alerts us to some issues regarding privacy and church discipline. Confidences — Duane R. Bidwell A minister who is licensed by the state of Texas as a mental-health professional cannot claim First Amendment protections for a breach of confidentiality, a Texas appeals court has ruled. The case alleges that Fort Worth

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Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Sebring FL Grace Brethren Church, taught seminars in Winona Lake over the weekend and revealed plans by the Sebring Church to begin an intensive one-year Bible institute program in conjunction with the church and its ministry. 

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Dr. John Davis (left) autographs one of his books for visitors to the “Author’s Autograph Party” during the Warsaw, IN Sesquicentennial celebrations Saturday afternoon, June 26. Davis’ wife, Carolyn, is at right. Currently BMH Books is discussing with Davis several potential publishing projects, including the updating of his 1970s book on counterfeit religions and the

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An “Author’s Autography Party” by numerous Warsaw/Winona Lake, IN area authors was held Saturday in the Warsaw Community Library as part of the town’s Sesquicentennial celebration. BMH author Homer Kent, Jr. (seated right, along with his wife, Beverly) autographed copies of his many commentaries as part of the celebration. BMH Books will publish a newly-written,

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Emergent Church Featured in USA Today

Relevant Magazine and Relevant Books–the publisher of Kary Oberbrunner’s new book (student ministries, Powell, OH, Grace Brethren Church)– are the subject of a cover feature in the Life section of yesterday’s USA Today. The article offers a behind-the-scenes view of 28-year-old founder Cameron Strang and Relevant’s approach to reach 20-somethings with the Gospel. “Sight, sound,

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After the sidewalk, landscaping updates are next for the BMH building on Kings Highway in Winona Lake. The building was built in 1956 when Arnold Kriegbaum was head of the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. Exterior and interior renovations have been under the direction of Ann Schwartz Myers, project manager for BMH.  

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“After it rains, he pours.” When Friday morning’s rain had blown through the town of Winona Lake, Indiana, work on exterior updates to the BMH building continued. A new sidewalk will make it easier for BMH and bookstore patrons to get from the parking area into the building. 

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