Treasures of Wisdom: Studies in Colossians and Philemon, the latest in the revised and re-issued New Testament commentaries in The Kent Collection, is now available from BMH Books. Written by Dr. Homer Kent, Jr., president and dean emeritus of Grace College and Seminary, the 208-page paperback brings Dr. Kent’s extensive knowledge of the Greek language […]
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by Paul Hoard Paul Hoard “It was my first year and I was blown away! My husband and I will be back every year and are going to spread the word of how much we learned and changed because of DRIVEN,” said one attender of this year’s Grace Brethren conference for twenty-somethings, held at Kenyon
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BMH Books has just released Antioch Revisited: Reuniting the Church With Her Mission, by Tom Julien. This 119-page paperback discusses one of the greatest tragedies of church history: the divorce between churches and their mission. Julien, a veteran missionary and former executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions, tells the fictional, but true-to-life story of
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With the Lord Harold D. Painter was promoted to his eternal home on June 8, 2006, at the age of 95. Painter committed his life to Christian service at about age 36 when he left a managerial career in Ohio with his wife and four children to enroll in the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs, gave a powerful message to teens on Sunday night of the youth conference. He laced his talk with self-deprecating humor. Brethren National Youth Conference, the annual gathering of more then 2,500 teens sponsored by CE National, met on the Biola University campus in LaMirada, California, the
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Pentagon firefighter Larry Everett faced a physical wall of fire on 9/11. (See 9/11 Firefighter Remembers ‘Taste of Hell’ at Pentagon.) But the Bible says that anyone who has not received Christ as Savior will experience a very real “lake of fire” forever. Because of man’s sin, the bond that had existed between God and
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The September/October, 2006, issue of FGBC World, the all-Fellowship publication for Grace Brethren churches, is arriving in homes and churches this week. Here is promotional copy you may use for bulletins, newsletters, websites, and other church communications. Please pass along to your church staff. See the AGBM blog for distribution suggestions. Week One: Larry Everett
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From Charles Ashman (pictured), retired FGBC pastor, associate to the Fellowship Coordinator, and coordinator of the FGBC’s Paraclete ministry to churches in transition or conflict: As many of you have heard, one week ago today I began an unusual journey into the land of WUZTS. On August 22 I had a carpal tunnel surgery on
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Jay and Debbie Hocking, who have just completed a year as host couple at the Chateau St. Albain in France with Grace Brethren International Missions, are off on an 81-day walk of the St. James Way between France and Spain. The blog of Rob and Nichole Plaster notes that the Hockings’ “last known where-a-bouts was
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The office of Tom Avey, Fellowship Coordinator, has announced that registration for the 2006/07 Focus Retreats are now online. The theme for this year’s focus retreat is “Building Authentic Community.” Registrants will recieve a copy of FGBC moderator Tim Boal’s BMH book Building Authentic Community, pictured at right. Dates and locations for this year’s retreats
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