Annie Lloyd Alfred Station SDB Church, NY Stories are everything. They help us to understand this convoluted and complicated world. Everyone is rooting for the protagonist, God, and opposing the antagonist, Satan. There are so many other characters that fall into this story: like you and me. At the beginning, all the...
50/50
Jan 22, 2015
50/50 — Rebecca Olson Berlin SDB Church, NY A dear friend once said to me, “I wouldn’t be a feminist if I didn’t think Jesus was one.” This really struck a chord with me — Jesus was certainly revolutionary when it came to calling women equal to men. The first person he ever revealed his identity as the...
A Resolution
Dec 30, 2014
A Resolution — Elianna Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY One evening, early in January, a family was gathered at their dining room table for supper. Harold Jones, the father of this quaint group, asked his family what kind of resolutions they were planning on carrying out for the next year. His wife, Kristi, was ready with her answer in a heartbeat....
The Beacon
Nov 26, 2014
by Rebecca Olson Seventh Day Baptist Church Berlin, NY We are living in a beautiful, wonderful, slightly horrifying time called “The Information Age.” Someday, children will look back in their history books and laugh at our pathetic technology, but for now, we have more access to information than we ever have before. With the internet as prevalent in our...
Rising Up
Oct 28, 2014
Rising Up by Elianna Chroniger As I started thinking about what to write for this month’s article, I really had nothing come to mind. Nothing, that is, until I visited the Bible Gateway website. The verse of the day read “[A song of ascents.] I lift up my eyes to the mountains — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of...
The “Dirty Word”
Oct 1, 2014
The “Dirty Word” by Rebecca Olson Can I broach a topic we’re all afraid to touch here? One that isn’t often broached in the church? A dirty three-letter word that nobody here wants me to say, though I strongly feel it needs to be said? The topic I’m trying to ease into is sex. There, I said it. I...