By Tom Hocking I had been there before, of course-at the front of a church watching a radiant bride and a nervous groom. I’ve seen bridesmaids in apple red dresses. I’ve enjoyed the fragrance of calla lily bouquets. I’ve intoned the words, “By the authority vested in me as a minister of the gospel of
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During the more than 20 years that Dan and Tori Beaver traveled throughout Southeast Asia with students from Manila’s Faith Academy, they saw people from their adopted homeland of the Philippines. “These (Filipino) people are able to adapt to other cultures with their unique personalities, their compassion, and their spirit,” says Dan, who taught physical
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When the Grace Brethren churches in Argentina gathered to celebrate their 100th anniversary in October, they passed a symbolic baton from one generation to another. Pictured are (left to right) Eduardo Coria, long-time pastor in Wilde; Eduardo Pizzi, current pastor and president of Argentine Mission Commission, Federico Gamba, the son of a leader in the
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Faith E. Becker Patricia R. Bush Lee H. Dice David Hocking James N. Knepper Nickolas Kurtaneck Jonathan Nord Harry Calvin Speicher Glenn H. Stauffer Larry Wedertz Faith E. Becker, 83, died November 12, 2009. She is the mother of Christian Becker, pastor of the Buena Vista, Va., Grace Brethren Church. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., and
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By Linda Hall As a young adult, I was privileged to be a spectator of textbook history, seeing up-close-and-personal a member of one of America’s most prominent, and certainly most inspirational and influential, families. The backdrop was an internship and then official employment in the Washington, D.C., office of Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy (D-Mass)
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For Stuart Hake, his personal venture into missions has been mind-bending. “I’ve come to recognize that much of our thinking about mission has been influenced by Greek thinking-that spiritual is superior to physical,” he says. “The problem with that is it is not biblical. We base so much of what we do on an unbiblical
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By Tom Hocking Non-discipleship is the unmentionable elephant standing in the foyer of the Evangelical Church. Perhaps the most compelling evidence that genuine disciples are not being made is the fact that followers of Jesus, though apparently numbering in the millions as a collective group, seem to have little redemptive impact on our culture. I’m
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Grace in Action usa (GiA) has been awarded a second grant from the July Kosciusko REMC (KREMC) Round-Up Fund, according to Gladys Deloe, founder and president of GiA. The $2,000 award will be used to help with Fall and Winter Discovery Club, an after-school club for students from Jefferson Elementary School in Winona Lake, Ind.
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By Ron Dorner We are fast approaching that special time of year-Christmas. The decorations, family get-to-gathers, and gift-giving can be so exciting. But for many people, this Christmas may not be like those in the past. The economy is forcing some to re-think the traditions that have come to be associated with Christmas. A generation
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Donald R. Bowlin Morgan Burgess Dortha Mae Dowdy Margaret “Peggy” Ethel Spangler-Dwyer Arnold R. Kriegbaum Joel Anthony Martin Donald R. Bowlin, born July 30, 1935, to Glen and Ethel Bowlin in Ackworth, Iowa, died on June 13, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Arlie Bowlin. Don was a graduate of
