March 2008

During this past year, BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana, has employed a subsidiary rights contractor to leverage its products into foreign language translations, large-print editions, audiobooks, digital versions (Libronix, WordSearch), and more. The first of these, a German language edition of Transformed in His Presence: The Need for Prayer in Counseling by Roger Peugh […]

Orville Flora, 105, a longtime member and leader in the Grace Brethren Community Church of West Alexandria, Ohio (Elbert Sorrell, pastor) passed away March 23, 2008. Orville was saved at age 17 in the Camden,OH, Brethren Church and served there for many years. Later, he became a member of the Grace Brethren Community Church, West

BLACKLICK TWP., Pa. — Grief counselors were on hand Tuesday at Blacklick Valley High School in Cambria County as students return for the first time since Saturday’s crash that killed two students. Meanwhile, funeral arrangements have been made for two of victims of the crash. Viewing for Tiana Rose will take place Tuesday from 2

BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana, has just released new versions of two highly-acclaimed books on prophecy by the late pastor and Bible teacher Lehman Strauss. The Book of the Revelation contains outlined studies of the last book of the Bible. In his introduction, Strauss says, “Genesis is the book of commencement; Revelation is the

In The Prophecies of Daniel, Strauss has written an engaging and informative commentary quite applicable in this day when there is great curiosity about future events and what the Bible says about them. The ISBN for The Prophecies of Daniel is 978-0-88469-089-4. Both books are available in paperback at www.bmhbooks.com or by calling (toll-free) 1-800-348-2756.

Hispanic church planter Oscar Chavez (pictured), who pastors an Hispanic Grace Brethren church in Lancaster, California, and is active in encouraging and assisting Hispanic church plants, included some updates in a recent newsletter. Here are some excerpts: We are excited at the possibility of planting two or maybe three churches by the year 2009 in

Neil Cole, pastor of Awakening Chapel, a Grace Brethren church in Long Beach, California, and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates, has written a new book which will be released April 1. Promotional copy on the new book says Christians today are on a rescue mission. Each of us is called to get involved in

Elk Creek Church, a Grace Brethren church in West Grove, Pa., is using the Easter season to reach their community by offering two events to connect with people. They are planning a Helicopter Egg Drop on March 22 and will host Jon and Kate Gosselin from The Learning Channel’s Jon & Kate plus 8 during

Peggy Owens (left in photo), an employee of CE National and a member of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor) was honored this week as one of the recipients of a 2008 Heart of Gold Award. Recipients were honored at a reception, presented by Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc., was