By John R. Morgan The title comes from an observation I made in an email to Janet Thorngate in which I enclosed a camera-shot of the handwritten note to “Dea. David Rogers” signed “Geo. B. Utter.” It was on the first of two blank pages in a bound volume of the entire first year of The Sabbath Recorder (52 issues! Volume I: June 13, 1844 – June 19, 1845)....
Everyone Needs a Mission
By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society The Sabbath Recorder and the Missionary Society have some parallels. First of all, they are almost the same age. The current organization of the Missionary Society was established in 1846, two years after the printing of the first Sabbath Recorder. Secondly, they both have been all over the globe....
People Get Ready
May 28, 2019
By Jane Mackintosh Conference President I am writing this the week of another school shooting and this one was right here in Colorado, just a few miles from Columbine which was twenty years ago. This school shooting was even more personal for me because it took place less than a mile from my daughter’s home. My three grandchildren in Highlands Ranch were not...
What’s Your Story?
May 28, 2019
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA As the Sabbath Recorder continues to grow, I hope for more growth in the Young Adult section. I see this section as somewhere for young adults to journalize their feelings and express what God is putting on their hearts and what God is doing in their lives. I want the young adult Sabbath Recorder...
“Wisdom from Above”
By Rob Appel Executive Director It seems that today many people seem to thrive by being in conflict. They seem to always be picking on other people, sometimes arguing, or disagreeing, or just trying to get something riled up. They pick fights just for the fun of it, not because they passionately believe in a particular cause; they simply want to “stir the pot.”...
The Beacon – June 2019
May 28, 2019
By Rachael Osborn SDB Church Boulder, CO I’ve been going to Conference for as long as I can remember. Some of the biggest memories I have are when I met my best friend Holly. Now, I don’t remember exactly when I met her but I do remember hanging out with her a lot at conference almost every year. I remember when we started talking and forming a friendship...