Dec 26, 2018
by Pastor Phil Lawton This letter is dedicated to all those who in the last year have shared with me their stories. To those of you who have trusted me with some of the deepest hurts in your life. To those of you who years later are now able to look back and find something redeeming about your story. To those of you who are still in the midst of confusion about...
Dec 26, 2018
By Lori Roeleveld Reprinted with permission Lori Stanley Roeleveld, Disturber of Hobbits www.loriroeleveld.com A monster moved into Providence, RI, sometime in the past two weeks. At least, that’s what the mobs who protest outside his building have written on their signs and shout up at the windows. He’s a monster who preys on young boys and they want him...
Survivor. That is a loaded word—sometimes it makes me feel like the trauma is over. But really it just means that you have learned to fly again after your wings have been broken. Sometimes you never really feel whole. I didn’t for a long time and sometimes I still don’t. I was abused for several years and each time I can remember feels like another break. I...
Dec 26, 2018
By Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In this issue of the Sabbath Recorder, you have the opportunity to read the testimonies of those who have survived the trauma of abuse and have found healing through the work of God in their lives. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read those stories yet, I encourage you not to put down this...
Dec 26, 2018
By John J. Pethtel The holidays are often the hardest times of year for me because I become reminded so much of what I do not have or what I have lost. I offer this testimony that I needed to write to help me through this struggle. —JP The worst year of my life was the 12 months between June 2004 and May 2005. In those 12 months, both of my parents died. I was...
There is nothing in scripture commanding us to celebrate Christmas. You can take it or leave it. You can take or leave any part of it. By Levi Bond Come to another time and place with me… Imagine you are a member of a tribe on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Your tribe has had very little contact with the outside world for several...