Sep 21, 2016
by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI Thank you, Pat Cruzan, for the excellent reflection on Conference 2016 and the articles that so wonderfully reflected on our experience and learning. We are blessed to have your team continuing to faithfully provide us with a published product to tell our story and share our life experiences. How are you...
Aug 30, 2016
President Patti Wethington Another conference has come and gone. Dr. Ken Chroniger poured his heart into the theme and purpose of “Family, Faith, and Education.” We were blessed to share in the many facets of understanding how our family is so very important and influences our faith and our faith establishes deep roots through learning and education. I am...
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY Perhaps as far back as August 2015, you made sure that July 31 – August 6 was blocked off for the General Conference 2016 session on the campus of Houghton College, Houghton, NY. Allow me to sound Biblical for a moment — “the time is upon us!” So what may you do to prepare for this opportunity with...
May 20, 2016
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY The DASH is almost over. I am sure you remember the DASH, the time occurring between Conference Sessions — i.e. between our General Conference Session 2015 in Lancaster, PA, and Conference Session 2016 in Houghton, NY. During the DASH you have been working to bring the “Kingdom of God” through...
Apr 21, 2016
by J. Brent Walker Executive Director Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Religious liberty is important to Seventh Day Baptists, first of all, because you are Baptists. Ever since the early 17th century, we Baptists have championed religious freedom for others as much as for ourselves. From John Smyth in Holland, to Thomas Helwys in England, to Roger...
Mar 18, 2016
by Dr. Michael Jordan Dean of the Chapel Chair of the Department of Biblical Studies Theology and Philosophy One Houghton College, Houghton, NY On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration of Houghton College, please accept my warm welcome to our workplace and home. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton, who was born in this tiny town 58...