EXPERIENCING SABBATH by Dr. Charles E. Bowie There are several debates concerning the Sabbath with respect to days; namely, is the seventh day Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Such a debate is not the concern here. What I am concerned with here is the lived meaning of sabbath. As we approach any biblical text, what is present to us are forms of life that are tied...
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El Alma Cansada
El Alma Cansada By Paulino Márquez, Redemption Evangelical Fellowship, Riverside, CA El alma cansada de los afanes de la vida, necesita un Sabbath, un refugio que de sentido a su existencia. Una torre fuerte, donde podamos ir y descansar de nuestros miedos y ansiedades. Descansar de las preocupaciones cotidianas que marchitan el espíritu. Necesitamos un oasis...
The Beacon
Apr 27, 2015
The Beacon By Elianna Chroniger I recently finished up the musical season at school. Our high school put on the show “Mary Poppins” during the second weekend in March. I played the role of the much loved nanny, Mary Poppins. In this role I was tasked with the job of learning lines, songs, blocking, and choreography for a lot of scenes. As we read through the...
SCSC: An Opportunity to Grow
SCSC: An Opportunity to Grow By Katrina Goodrich I have been privileged to be involved with the Summer Christian Service Corps (SCSC) program since a very young age. My mom was a project director (most summers that I can remember) and then she was on training staff. I participated four years as a student and two years as a project director. SCSC is a...
“I Can Only Imagine…”
Mar 26, 2015
“I Can Only Imagine…” William Villalpando Note: Thank you Jane Mackintosh for coming up with this idea and inspiring me to write this. Today I thought it might be fun if we tried using our godly imagination. I would like you to go sit and read Genesis 2:4-25 and imagine the change from the barren wasteland that was earth to the creation of the Garden of Eden....
Dorotha Shettel Fund
Mar 26, 2015
Dorotha Shettel Fund by Nadine Lawton Wow, SCSC is starting its 51st year of servant leadership training! It was wonderful to see so many former and current SCSCers, from the first year through this past summer’s teams, gathered on the stage to share in a special Friday evening service to celebrate the first 50 years! Many changes have taken place over...
Transition in Ministry
Mar 26, 2015
Transition in Ministry Major Jerry Johnson I have represented the denomination in the United States Army for 11 years as of the end of May 2015. In the first decade I was pretty much strictly what you would call a “Combat Arms” chaplain, doing three long deployments to Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, NY, and a two year stint with...
Top Ten Words: Hedging our bets — No Other Gods
Mar 26, 2015
Top Ten Words Hedging our bets — No Other Gods Sermon Series by Pastor Dusty Mackintosh Next Step Christian Church, Thornton, CO The first word of the Big Ten commands is to have no other gods beside Yahweh. We don’t often name or personalize our gods, but the human spirit is still prone to pantheism. We worship gods when we trust someone or something...