Mar 20, 2019
By Pastor Tyler Chroniger There is an on-going problem in a lot of churches. This might come as a shock to you—or maybe you have not even considered that this is a real thing. Let me provide an example for context. You go to a church business meeting or even a conference business meeting. In that meeting, someone has a “great” idea to change the way things are...
Mar 20, 2019
By Cheri Appel Struggling to put a small necklace ring through a jeweled heart, I realized it was not going to work. “If only I could get the ring to go deeper into the heart,” I mumbled to myself. “Yes,” suddenly the voice of Almighty God spoke, “We need to get deeper into their hearts.” It seemed as though I had been immediately transported to a time, long...
Feb 20, 2019
By Dodi Moncrief and Sharon Campbell Sitting in a Sabbath School class with children ranging in ages from first through sixth grades made our hearts smile as we listened to the concern these young people have for their unsaved friends. We were actually focusing on JOY as part of the advent study, but our conversation changed to awareness of the unsaved who did...
Feb 20, 2019
By Ruth Burdick In January my Sabbath School class studied the book of Joshua, and (boom!) in the first chapter is God’s charge to Joshua, the Israelites, and us today: be bold, strong and courageous. Years ago I had bracketed the first sentence in verse 5 and underlined the last half of the sentence. I had also underlined the four occurrences of “Be strong and...
Feb 20, 2019
By Patty Petersen “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to Your servants to continue to speak Your word with all boldness.” (Acts 4:29 ESV) I used to read verses like this and be amazed at the faith and courage of these early Christians. Acts 4:29 is part of a group prayer following the release of Peter and John from jail. They know they face future...
Feb 20, 2019
By Pastor Rick Crouch Daytona Beach is promoted as “The World’s Most Famous Beach,” but I don’t know of anyone who believes that statement is true. I can’t find any polls or research to support this claim. The slogan is just a marketing tool to draw tourists that has been in use since the 1920s. However, that doesn’t mean that Daytona Beach isn’t well-known....