Patiently Wait by Katrina Goodrich When I was a little girl, I used to wake up early Saturday morning before everyone else. In order to keep me from waking up everyone else in the house (I was not quiet as a child either) and to keep me out of the way while they were getting ready, my parents told me I could go downstairs and choose a video to watch. I...
Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr.: “so mighty a soldier in the army of the Lord”
Dec 30, 2014
Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr.: “so mighty a soldier in the army of the Lord” by Vilan van de Loo Big changes often start with one person being curious and asking questions. Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr. (1834-1910) was that person. He was raised in Haarlem as a mainstream Protestant but at one point in his life wondered about the Sabbath. A few years later he founded...
Putting First Things First
Dec 30, 2014
Putting First Things First by Clinton R. Brown The New Year is often a time that people reflect on the direction their life has been headed and look at their goals for the coming year. Establishing goals is an effective early step to accomplish the things that we feel are important. However, many times we do not give serious evaluation to the goals...
Every New Beginning…
Every New Beginning… — Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE I didn’t want to, but I had to. After all, how could I say no to God? So, in February of 2012, I moved from the Seattle metro area (population 3.6 million) to North Loup, Nebraska (population 300). Why did I make such a radical move? Because I was asked to. The...
Going Deeper
Dec 30, 2014
Devotional: Sharing the journey with you “Going Deeper” Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup, NE Last summer I had the privilege of working at Camp Riverview here in North Loup, Nebraska. On the final morning of Intermediate Camp, one of our 6th – 8th graders wished for a time machine, so we could return to the beginning of the week and experience...