Nov 27, 2019
By Sarina Gumness There is a time we all dread, the waiting period. We know God is going to answer our prayers, but then there’s the period of waiting for it to come. The period of time that we dread and are confused. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” —Romans 8:28 I am...
Nov 27, 2019
Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History As I sit to write this month, Wisconsin has been “blessed” with an unusually cold late October which has culminated in a couple of rare October snows. It is much colder here than it usually is this time of year. Nevertheless, I expect even this “cold” will seem pleasant as the frigid cold of January and...
Nov 26, 2019
by Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society James 1:27 says, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” This verse mentions two groups of people who need particular care and attention: widows and orphans. For...
Nov 26, 2019
by Don Graffius, President Whether or not you are actually retired, when you turn 70½ you typically must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) each year from your tax deferred retirement accounts (IRAs, 401(k)s). This additional income will be taxable and could push you into a higher tax bracket or trigger higher taxes on your Social Security...
Nov 26, 2019
Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History Readers of the print version of the Sabbath Recorder should already have received in their mailbox our most recent edition of History Happenings, our newsletter for history updates for the past several years. If you haven’t had a chance to read that mailer yet, you should check it out, as it includes… •...
July 26 — August 1, 2020 Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI by Kevin Butler Heading to General Conference every summer was always on our calendar. I began attending as a seminary student, then as a pastor, then had no choice but to show up for 25 years and work my “butt-ler” off as Director of Communications and Sabbath Recorder editor. My way was paid. But...