– Cheri Appel Palm Desert, CA Recently, my good friend, Ann, and I started to include Ned in some of our activities. We knew from what neighbors told us that Ned had lost his beloved wife just a year ago and was still in the grieving process. So to help alleviate all the meals eaten alone, we started to invite Ned to join us in some of the evening meals...
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By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...
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By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...
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Life and Death at Green End
The congregation asked for help on a regular basis, and rather than provide it, the SDBs of that era elected to withhold their support. Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In between the lines of our history as Seventh Day Baptists, many stories are hidden. One such hidden story emerged several months ago when we received two requests in...
What Should Your Church Be Aware Of?
What Should Your Church Be Aware Of? Executive Director Rob Appel The U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Same-Sex Marriage The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 26, 2015, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. This decision also requires states to recognize a marriage between...
Pumpkin Spice Christian
Sep 22, 2015
Pumpkin Spice Christian by Dakota Watt Central SDB Church, Mitchellville, MC This is the time of year we look back and remind ourselves what we are thankful for. This is also the time of year where we are reminded that there is such a thing as pumpkin spice. Pumpkin is everywhere, pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin spice cookies, and pumpkin spice smelling...
World Federation
Sep 22, 2015
World Federation Become A Semi-Centennial Global Partner With The SDB World Federation The year was 1965. It was the year that Sir Winston Churchill died. It was also the year that Ferdinand Marcos was elected President of the Philippines. And the year that Singapore was admitted as a part of the United Nations. 1965 was also the year that Rhodesia proclaimed...
Being the Evidence
Sep 22, 2015
Being the Evidence by Katrina Goodrich “Ugh! You just ruined that for me. I wasted 13 years of my life with the whole Christian thing and I don’t want to even be reminded of that.” This was the reaction of a friend to an offhand comment made about the resemblance of a piece of décor she had previously liked to a Christian symbol. Right then was not the time or...
The Faith Thing
Sep 22, 2015
The Faith Thing Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup, NE This morning, as I was sitting in the North Loup Cafe getting ready to eat breakfast with some friends, one of my neighbors asked if she could speak with me when I had some time. After breakfast I went to talk with her, and she said that she had a story to tell me. She told me that she had never been a...
The Conflict
Sep 22, 2015
The Conflict Sermon series by Pastor Nathan Crandall Senior Pastor, Milton SDB Church, WI Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power. 11 Put on God’s complete set of armor, so that you will be able to stand your ground against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against other people, but against the rulers, against the...