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“A divine wake-up call?”

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

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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Alliance In Ministry

Does Your Church Live a Questionable Life?1

Posted by on Oct 1, 2020

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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Features

Announcement about Conference 2021

Posted by on Apr 1, 2021

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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Departments

We’ve Heard the Cry

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

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

BCE by Andrew Camenga     Can you imagine trees getting up and walking around? (Yes, I know that those of you who have read or seen Tolkien’s the Lord of the Rings trilogy, have had the image of walking trees burned into your imagination.) Even if you can imagine it, do you expect to see it happen?   I’m guessing that you don’t expect to see it...

Approaching Tetelestai: Thinking Biblically about Seasons of Change

Approaching Tetelestai: Thinking Biblically about Seasons of Change

Dec 30, 2014

Approaching Tetelestai: Thinking Biblically about Seasons of Change  — Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten, Director of History & Education This past May, I graduated from seminary, bringing a decade long journey to a close and ending a season of my life. As that season was ending, and as I have entered a new season in my life, I have spent a good amount of time...

A New Season

A New Season

Dec 30, 2014

A New Season — Susie Fox, Pataskala SDB Church, OH     It’s been about a year and half ago I started a new season, after 32 years of full time employment with IBM, called “retirement.” This also correlated (by design) with our four children all out of the proverbial “nest.” What a change for both my husband, Dean, and myself! I call it a season,...

Much, Much More…

Much, Much More…

Dec 30, 2014

Much, Much More…    — Patricia Cruzan, SR Interim Editor   Jeremy Evans writes children’s stories…you may remember “Lionel Rathbone’s Incredible Growing Nose Hairs” published in the November Sabbath Recorder. His stories are fun and, at times, a little outrageous. But there is something to be learned from Jeremy’s storytelling if you look close...

This Gives Me A Sad Feeling

This Gives Me A Sad Feeling

Dec 30, 2014

This Gives Me A Sad Feeling — Luan Ellis,Alfred Station SDB Church, NY   As you may know, the Board of Christian Education is leaving Alfred Station, NY to be incorporated into the General Conference Office in Janesville, WI. This gives me a sad feeling — to see it leave this area. Since 1940 there has been a member of the Rev. Harley Sutton family serving...

Meet The Directors

Meet The Directors

Dec 30, 2014

Meet the Directors Executive Director, Rob Appel   Last month I wrote about the changes that our General Conference is undertaking and how those changes have allowed us to renovate what we have been doing in the past and reconfigure them for our future. Our General Council saw the opportunity to explore ways we could renew our ministries in order to...

We May Not Always Know What God Has Planned

We May Not Always Know What God Has Planned by Jeremiah Owen How did you fare over the holidays? It seems that during the holidays travel exponentially increases, families gather, and while we are supposed to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, we often get caught up in the pitfalls of family drama, shopping, or if you’re “lucky” some strange...

Unaccompanied Minor?

Unaccompanied Minor?

Nov 26, 2014

Unaccompanied Minor?  by Bill Probasco On my trips to visit our various SDB churches to share my theme of being “Steadfast,” I’ve been blessed to have a traveling companion from time to time. My wife, Valerie, has come with me to visit the Verona, NY and Riverside, CA churches, and my daughter, Holly, came with me to the Boulder, CO and Seattle, WA churches....