A Healthy Church

A Healthy Church

Jun 23, 2020

By Andrew J. Camenga God has big plans for his church. These plans include us. He is actively working in the world to make one people out of many groups—to bring together individuals from every tribe, language, people, and nation. I can’t tell you why he chose to include us beyond the basic reality that he loves us and wants what is best for us. When he called...

From Darkness into Light

From Darkness into Light

Jun 23, 2020

By Pastor Rick Crouch Last year before we left our old building, we discovered that there had been an unwelcome guest living underneath the church. Actually, this guest had been living underneath the platform at the front of the sanctuary and might have been for years—yet we had no clue about this unwanted guest until a terrible odor gave him away. Grace was...

The Way You Walk Matters

The Way You Walk Matters

May 29, 2020

  By Michael Spearl Modern culture has altered the way many Christians live their faith. Christianity has been removed from many of our social structures, sometimes politely, sometimes with disdain. It’s true. Mentioning the name of Jesus in a public forum usually brings some funny looks at a minimum, other times a quick rebuke. Christians are expected to...

Reintroducing SDB Conference President Kevin Butler

Reintroducing SDB Conference President Kevin Butler

May 29, 2020

        The Seventh Day Baptist General Council is pleased to announce that Rev. Kevin Butler has agreed to serve as SDB Conference President and Charlotte Chroniger as President-elect for the 2021 General Conference session. In light of the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 General Conference session, the willingness of Kevin and...

Pursuing the Frontiers of Our Mission

Pursuing the Frontiers of Our Mission

May 29, 2020

          By Steve Osborn We were not a bad church. In fact, we were a pretty good church. We had been serving the Lord for 125 years in Boulder, Colorado, since a small gathering of individuals had the vision to plant a new church on this frontier and set their minds to doing it. Over the years, the church had twice relocated to new...

It’s Meant to be Shared!

It’s Meant to be Shared!

May 29, 2020

        By Rev. Chris Galarneau What is one of the words most dreaded by people in the Church today? If you said, “Evangelism,” I agree with you! As someone who is seriously introverted (and shy to boot), it is something that I have always struggled with, especially in the models I had been taught since becoming a Christian back in high...