Hosea 1:2–11; 3:1–5 Love’s Discipline (1:2–9) Some have called the book of Hosea “The Second Greatest Story Ever Told.” God makes the prophet Hosea a living allegory to show His people that God loves the unlovable. Even though they were prostituting themselves by worshiping Baal, God still loved them. Temple prostitution was a common practice […]
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Word has been received of the death of former Grace Brethren missionary, Doris Evelyn Juday. Her obituary appears below. Mrs. Doris Evelyn Juday, 87, of Soldotna, Alaska, died on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Riverside Assisted Living. Doris was born March 27, 1927 to Herman and Beatrice Schumacher in Huntington, Ind. She graduated from Jimtown
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Unreached people groups in previously closed nations like China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Muslim controlled areas of the Philippines are now receiving exposure to the Gospel from a Grace Brethren church and its family focus. An 11-member team from First Grace Church of Dayton, Ohio (Bruce Jackson, lead pastor), recently returned from helping with relief
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Dr. Glen and Lois Shirk, Ripon, Calif., were recently honored by the Ripon City Council for their years of service to the community. He recently retired after more than 30 years as the pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Ripon, while she retired as the secretary. He has also been a well-loved pediatrician in
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The national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) is just days away. The FellowShift Vision Conference will be held July 17 to 21 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C. FGBC staff, along with those from national and cooperating organizations within the Fellowship, are making final arrangements for displays, corporation meetings, and other programs at
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What happens when a church throws a party? For the last five years, Auburn Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Auburn, Calif. (Phil Sparling, senior pastor), has done just that. Directed by Lorin Miller, music pastor at the church, the congregation has reached out to the community by offering a festive Independence Day concert. The event, called Homeland,
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A recent blog post on the SEEDnet site announced a new initiative to reach the city of Cleveland with the gospel. SEEDnet works in spiritually, emotionally, economically, and developmentally oppressed areas in Ohio, primarily low income communities. Meet the SEEDnet Field Team A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps. (Prov.16:9)” We
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Students at Iglesia Comunal la Esperanza (Hope Community Church), a Grace Brethren congregation in Valrico, Fla. (Javier Forero, pastor) are gearing up of a Saturday night concert to raise funds to attend Momentum Youth Conference, which will be held at Wheaton College from July 22 to 27. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at 401 S. Saint
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Three new congregations will be considered for membership in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) this summer. (Click here to learn more about them.) Each group is dedicated to the five functions of a church — worship, fellowship, teaching, preaching, and serving — and is committed to the FGBC, a highly cooperative, missional, Bible
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Each year, Auburn Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Auburn, Calif. (Phil Sparling, pastor) hosts a patriotic concert in celebration of the Fourth of July. The Auburn Journal included an article last week in advance of the concerts. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Homeland
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