Feb 27, 2020

By Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten In the summer of 1995, Alex Ferguson had a decision to make. His Manchester United soccer team was one of the most famous in the world, but they had not won a major competition the previous season, narrowly losing several close important games. Three of his best players were aging and nearing the end of their careers. Ferguson, as...

Feb 27, 2020

by Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director This mission could be seen as a back-up mission, or a Plan B mission, or a substitute mission, or an after-thought mission, or a re-directed mission, or a hurry-come-up mission. But God, in His foreknowledge and sovereignty, had it all planned out. And He invited us to join the party. The Miami Seventh Day Baptist Church...

Feb 27, 2020

By Katrina Goodrich Churches today are heavily divided. There are many different ideas between politics, church polity, culture, and the type of music we play for worship. Churches are split between people, families, belief systems, denomination, and so on. Differences in opinion are just fine. Most of us have heard the joke ad nauseum that you put two Seventh...

Feb 27, 2020

By Donna Bond Shiloh SDB Church, NJ “I HATE camping,” a now-departed, well-respected SDB pastor (not my relative) declared, “but it’s a good way to show children how Christians live.” (No doubt it was in his job description and I hasten to add, camping is NOT vacation for a pastor/director!) I became aware of the importance of church camping when we moved to...

By Pastor Phil Lawton Shiloh SDB Church, NJ   Back in December, TIME magazine named Greta Thunberg as their person of the year. Whether or not you agree with Greta Thunberg, this seemed like a reasonable choice. Last year she quickly became a household name. This is in no small part because of her stance on climate change. Often discussions of Greta involve...