It’s a term that has been part of life since my early days. I have been part of the “Grace” Brethren fellowship since I was born. I went to “Grace” College. I even memorized the acrostic for GRACE (God’s Richest at Christ’s Expense). However, I don’t think I completely understood its complete manifestation until I […]
The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) has served the pastors and churches of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches for many years. In recent years it has made some changes in its focus. Dr. Jerry Young, served as the ministry director of AGBM until his death in 2010. He renewed the focus of AGBM
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As we celebrate Father’s Dayhere’s a reminder of a father’s love — not just an earthy father, but our Heavenly Father. This is written by Chaplain (Capt.) Pete Stone, who is with the 101st Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. Scars tell stories. They are silent troubadours that remain permanently carved into one’s body, always
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“Periodically God does something that blows your socks off,” says Joel Richards, pastor of LaLoma Grace Brethren Church in Modesto, Calif. “Long story short, members of our church were led to start a community garden. This morning, this project made the front page of our local newspaper. More importantly to us as a church, there
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Jack Brown, pastor of North Shore Bible Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Essex, Mass., is excited about church planting possibilities in the Boston area and beyond. He recently shared news of church planting efforts in the region. We are working on plans for some exciting transitions over the next six-24 months that we believe
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This week’s Gazette in Long Beach, Calif., carries a story about a new charter school that will be located on the property of the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor). The charter school, Intellectual Virtues Academy, is the brainchild of two attenders of the church, who are also philosophy professors. A portion
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(John 1:35–51) Learn More About Jesus (35–39) The two disciples who were with John when he confesses again that Jesus is the Lamb of God were Andrew (v. 40) and an unnamed disciple. Although they have just met Jesus, they call him “Rabbi.” The word rabbi literally means “my great one,” although it can also
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A report on today’s Stacey Page Online news site details the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, which was held over the weekend in Warsaw and Winona Lake, Ind. The festival was sponsored by Kosciusko Lakes and Streams initiative at Grace College, Winona Lake. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete
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From Jenny Troutner at Grace Polaris, the Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), comes this image of prayer from the Women of Grace Missions Fellowship. She writes: “At our last WGMF meeting of the year, Triceine Custer led us in a circle of prayer for Karen Foster
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