Word has been received of the death in Anaheim, California, of Phoebe O’Neal, widow of the late Dr. Glenn O’Neal, Grace Brethren pastor, author, and educator. Mrs. O’Neal’s daughter, Donna Speer, reported, “Our wonderful mom took her last breath this morning, June 11, 2012, at 3:50 a.m. peacefully and quietly. While we grieve her homegoing, we are glad […]
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Some people hate to fly! The thought of being cocooned high above the earth while traveling 500 miles an hour powered by highly flammable jet fuel can be nerve-racking! Years ago, I heard one gal say, “I hate to fly, so I never really sit down the whole time.” Well, not me. I love looking
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The small boat skimmed quickly through the dark across the swelling waves. José Marquez remembers holding his nine-month- old son tightly, afraid he’d lose grasp of the boy as the small fiberglass vessel bounced along the water between the Bahamas and Miami, Fla. In the child’s diaper was all the money that José and his
The Grace Brethren head to Indian Wells, Calif., this summer for the annual family reunion, Vision2020 West (also known as national conference). The event follows the theme set last year in Wooster, Ohio, Vision2020, and will focus on church planting, leadership development, and integrated ministries. Beginning on Saturday, July 28, and continuing through Wednesday, August
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A unique three-way conversation has protected a Grace Brethren resource for use by one agency, while en- abling another to move on to expanded ministry. The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) will purchase the International Missions Center in Winona Lake, Ind., from Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions) this summer. In a separate
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Dr. John Smith, Dr. Augustine Hibaile, and Ryan Aument partnered to create a US-based web site to encourage and suport CIDEL, a ministry led by Dr. Hibaile.One of the amazing things about the Internet is how it can cross thousands of miles in an instant, bringing information to people half a world away. With that
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Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing
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Reid A. Firestone has been called as senior pastor of the Homerville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. He began full-time ministry on June 1, 2012. Pastor Firestone has served congregations in Medina, Brook Park, North Canton and West Salem, Ohio, in more than 20 years of pastoral ministry, and he has also provided fill-in and renewal
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The graduating class of Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., was recognized at the commencement ceremony on June 1 at the Simi Valley Grace Brethren Church (Jordan Bakker, pastor), which sponsors the school. The Ventura County Star published a story and photo about the event: Members of the 20th graduating class of Grace
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Chad Dutka, who serves on the communications staff at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), is the photographer behind an image used in a Christianity Today story this week. The story details how CATCH Court is helping women who are arrested on the streets
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