Apr 23, 2013
7 Other Reasons to Follow HIS Footsteps to Colorado by Dr. Ralph Mackintosh Here are seven more compelling reasons you shouldn’t miss this year’s General Conference meetings in Colorado Springs. Reason #4: While we listed in April’s Recorder three nationally known speakers, the list doesn’t stop there. Our keynote speakers will include contributions from...
Mar 25, 2013
10 Reasons to Follow HIS Footsteps to Colorado by Ralph Mackintosh Attending our annual SDB Conference is a simple decision for many. It’s part of their yearly routine and only severe health or financial issues would keep them away. For others, however, it’s something they do only every few years when Conference is conveniently near their home, or they...
Feb 22, 2013
Shaking things up (a little) By Ralph Mackintosh Have you ever been “stuck in a rut”? That doesn’t literally happen too often these days since we no longer drive the horse-pulled wagons on dirt roads that were the origin of this phrase. Years of travel in all kinds of weather formed grooves or ruts in the road. When the vehicle’s wheels became trapped in...
Jan 24, 2013
Experiencing God at a Higher Altitude By Ralph Mackintosh When my grandfather came to America in the 1880s he worked his way west until ending up in Colorado. There he labored constructing railroads, coal mining, gold and silver mining, harvesting timber and hard rock drilling. While working in the rough mining and lumber camps he began to seriously...
Dec 19, 2012
Which Way is Forward? By Ralph Mackintosh January is a time when many people look to make changes in their lives. They want to move their lives forward, try something new or make a fresh start. A multitude of New Year’s resolutions are made and often rapidly broken as individuals try to correct perceived bad habits, improve their lives and find a new...
Dec 10, 2012
The President’s Page by Ralph Mackintosh God’s footsteps in our lives Someone told me long ago that every sermon or speech needs an interesting story. Somehow, a parable or life illustration helps us relate to the message in a personal way that all the abstract logic or verbiage can’t accomplish. Jesus obviously got that same bit of advice on...