Jan 22, 2014
SDB researcher gets honor Editor’s note: Here’s a special news item that seemed to slip “under the radar” for well over a year. Dr. Bernie Yurke, husband of Pastor Jeanne Yurke, received a well-deserved recognition in 2012. This is from the Boise (Ida- ho) State University website: Editor’s note: Here’s a special news item that seemed to slip “under the...
BCE to Merge With Conference by Andrew Camenga BCE Executive The Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education has adopted a resolution to move toward merging with the SDB General Conference as soon as is practical. The Board of Directors met October 25-27, 2013, for a retreat at Camp Harley Sutton, Alfred Station, N.Y. Our meetings began with a time...
It’s Time by Kevin Butler I’m not sure how else to say it, so I’ll just run the press release/blog from October 28, 2013: The American Sabbath Tract and Communication Council announces that the Director of Communications, Rev. Kevin Butler, has decided to step down effective June 30, 2014. Butler has served as Director of the ASTCC and Editor of...
Pastor Vic at 95 Retired Pastor Victor W. Skaggs, of Longmont, Colo., celebrated his 95th birthday in October this year. God has blessed him with an active mind and good health. He recently reduced his teaching from two midweek Bible Studies to just one. He still regularly attends the worship services at the Boulder SDB Church where he teaches a Sabbath School...
Intentional Acts of Kindness by Katrina Goodrich Evangelism. Not many words strike fear into the hearts of Christians quite like this one. The stigma attached, especially in today’s society, is not all that favorable. We talk about evangelism and how we need to do it. We take seminars that teach the 24 different approaches to sharing the Gospel in an...
BCE Plans For Transition The Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education announces that Executive Director Andrew Camenga has decided to conclude his service as Executive Director at the completion of his current term which ends December 31, 2014. At the conclusion of his term, Executive Camenga will have served in the role for 15 years. In the...