November 2006

Dr. Duke Heller, author of the BMH book How to Start a Kingdom Conversation, was recently interviewed on “Bob Burney Live,” a Columbus, Ohio, radio talk show on WFRD. In the interview, he mentioned one of the themes of the book–if you cannot name the time and place you received Christ, perhaps you are not […]

Events of general interest among Grace Brethren churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. Nov. 3-5 – Grace Homecoming (GCandS) Nov. 5-6 – VisionOhio Church Planting Leadership Summit (GBNAM) Nov. 10-11 — Dedication of the CE National Training Center (CEN) Nov. 13 – VIP Campus Visit Day (GCandS) Dec.

Bud and Rose Barger Harry (Bud) Barger of Hagerstown, Maryland, joined CE National’s staff beginning October 1, 2006, part-time in the area of financial and estate planning. Since 1998 Bud has led the Grace Brethren Financial and Estate Planning Ministry. He will continue to work from his home in Hagerstown. Barger’s experience includes being business

A new vocal recording by the Sam Baer family of the Victory Mountain Grace Brethren Chapel in Dryhill, Kentucky, presents purchasers with a great opportunity to help that church. “Constantly Abiding: Hymns and Songs of Simple Faith” is the title of the album, which includes 14 songs. Vocals are by Sam, Betty, Sophia, and Sonya

With the Lord Joyce Elaine Ashman Joyce Elaine Ashman, 67, of Winona Lake, Indiana, died September 19, 2006, in Warsaw, Indiana. She was the daughter of Rev. Robert Allen and Bernice Eyleen Miller Ashman and the family moved to Winona Lake when Joyce was 12. She worked in the Grace College and Seminary business office

Fifteen Years Ago

By Ron Dorner “Of course, I know where I live!” you say. But what’s important is not where you think you live, but where state governments determine you live. The issue is complicated. If you have always lived in one state, owned no property in another state, and intend to die in the state you

The election process has been completed for the Board of Trustees for Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana. This was an unusual year in that there was only one incumbent, John Gregory, on the ballot. The other incumbents had reached term limit (five elected three-year terms, or 15 years) or for personal reasons had

Jimmy McAllister Jimmy McAllister, 6, from the York, Pennsylvania, Grace Brethren Church, is off to a good start in the literary world. Recently Jimmy, who started Kindergarten this year, was notified that his illustrated book entry, “Letters to Max: Letters Home to my Dog Max from Vacation in the Outer Banks,” was awarded first-place (with

By Katy Devereaux Roy Snyder For more than 15 years, Roy Snyder, a resident of Grace Village in Winona Lake, Indiana, has been writing “The Missionary Veterans of Foreign Wars,” a four-page monthly newsletter for retired Grace Brethren missionaries. It helps veteran missionaries stay informed about active and retired missionaries. Snyder selects six or seven