Apr 28, 2020
By Sarina Gumness In the last couple of months, I have found faith to be a very visible thing in my life. Since high school I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. With the world in uncertainty these past couple of months, I expected to be anxious and worried because it has been such a thing in my nature. I was surprised to find that I haven’t...
Apr 28, 2020
Council on History Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History As you read this issue of the Sabbath Recorder, word has reached you that our General Conference sessions this summer are canceled. As the situation progressed surrounding the consideration of canceling, I researched recent Conference cancellations on a recollection from...
Apr 28, 2020
Applications for Questions of the Faith By Pastor Phil Lawton I have spent a lot of time thinking about our current situation. In between making phone calls, attending online meetings, and acting as remote tech support, I have come to a conclusion. This is new territory for all of us. We didn’t really have a concept of words like pandemic, social distancing, or...
By Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In the days since the national response to the COVID-19 situation began, I’ve spoken with many Seventh Day Baptists, and one of the things I keep hearing is that people are trying to find silver linings—good outcomes that might result from this terrible situation. Everyone I’ve talked to has...
Apr 28, 2020
by Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society These are unprecedented times. In a very short space of time, a novel coronavirus, named COVID-19, infiltrated our world. It has come with a vengeance. The numbers are staggering. At the time of writing, over 2.5 million infections are confirmed in at least 185 countries and territories,...
Mar 25, 2020
By Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History “…And [Jesus] answered them, ‘O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.’” —Mark 9:19 (ESV) What does it mean to have selfless love for one another as Christ does for us? I suspect if you asked the question of most Seventh Day...