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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The global coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of North Americans. Developing and maintaining healthy leaders and...
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Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...
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Dec 30, 2014
“That was then; this is now.” — Rev. Paul Manuel. Ph.D. German SDB Church, Salemville, PA Much of life involves a series of changes, some of which are large, others of which are small. Many of those changes test our ability to respond with wise choices, consistent with our commitment to God. Dealing with changes, whether large or small, and...
Dec 30, 2014
Spotlight on Church Planting: Planting the Grace SDB Church in Minneapolis, MN — Pastor Greg Olson In Bible College, I remember questioning why we, as Christians, kept most of the laws that Jesus Himself did, but not all. I understood that many commandments wouldn’t apply to me directly — many are related to sacrifices and other activities...
Patiently Wait by Katrina Goodrich When I was a little girl, I used to wake up early Saturday morning before everyone else. In order to keep me from waking up everyone else in the house (I was not quiet as a child either) and to keep me out of the way while they were getting ready, my parents told me I could go downstairs and choose a video to watch. I...
Dec 30, 2014
Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr.: “so mighty a soldier in the army of the Lord” by Vilan van de Loo Big changes often start with one person being curious and asking questions. Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr. (1834-1910) was that person. He was raised in Haarlem as a mainstream Protestant but at one point in his life wondered about the Sabbath. A few years later he founded...
Dec 30, 2014
Putting First Things First by Clinton R. Brown The New Year is often a time that people reflect on the direction their life has been headed and look at their goals for the coming year. Establishing goals is an effective early step to accomplish the things that we feel are important. However, many times we do not give serious evaluation to the goals...
Every New Beginning… — Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE I didn’t want to, but I had to. After all, how could I say no to God? So, in February of 2012, I moved from the Seattle metro area (population 3.6 million) to North Loup, Nebraska (population 300). Why did I make such a radical move? Because I was asked to. The...
Dec 30, 2014
Devotional: Sharing the journey with you “Going Deeper” Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup, NE Last summer I had the privilege of working at Camp Riverview here in North Loup, Nebraska. On the final morning of Intermediate Camp, one of our 6th – 8th graders wished for a time machine, so we could return to the beginning of the week and experience...
Change is good…right? President’s Page by Bill Probasco Another year, another resolution made. That’s what we do at New Year’s. We make a resolution to change for the better by…dieting; quitting smoking; reading our Bible more; exercising; etc. But the start of each year also brings changes around us, whether that is a calendar year, school year,...