Oct 28, 2014

Thanksgiving?… Oh, Good Grief! by Bill Probasco         While my kids were going through Elementary School, each year there were the typical classroom parties: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, etc. For Thanksgiving each year, they were asked to dress up as a Pilgrim or a Native American. Whichever of my kids had a party that...

Oct 28, 2014

Pastor Profile: Jim Barclift       Birth date: February 8, 1950 Place of birth: Elizabeth City, NC     Current Position: Pastor of Seventh Day Baptist Church of Houston, TX Hospice Chaplain with Houston Hospice     Family: Wife: Cindy Daughter: Allison Tinker Son-in-law: Jeremy Tinker Brother: Ronnie Barclift    ...

Lionel Rathbone’s Incredible Growing Nose Hairs  by Jeremy Evans   The sidewalks of Mapleton were crowded with morning commuters. Lionel Rathbone, an impatient rat, wished the old lady mole that waddled in front of him would giddy-up so he wouldn’t be late for work. He wore his navy blue leisure suit, his mint green shirt, and his red tie. The item he most...

Oct 28, 2014

Greetings from the 2015 Conference Host Committee   We are looking forward to serving you once again during General Conference at Lancaster Bible College, PA. We want to take this opportunity to remind you of some things. First if you are planning to stay off campus in a campground you should be making reservations now. The Lancaster area is a busy place...

Oct 28, 2014

Correcting Mistakes: The B-Team and the A-Team  Nick Kersten, Librarian-Historian   There are certain elements of the Seventh Day Baptist experience that are shared: the difficulties of accommodating your Sabbath convictions, the pounds gained from fellowship meals, the questions about why we keep Sabbath, and inevitably being confused by friends, family,...