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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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Thanksgiving?… Oh, Good Grief!

Thanksgiving?… Oh, Good Grief!

Oct 28, 2014

Thanksgiving?… Oh, Good Grief! by Bill Probasco         While my kids were going through Elementary School, each year there were the typical classroom parties: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, etc. For Thanksgiving each year, they were asked to dress up as a Pilgrim or a Native American. Whichever of my kids had a party that...

Pastor Profile: Jim Barclift

Pastor Profile:  Jim Barclift

Oct 28, 2014

Pastor Profile: Jim Barclift       Birth date: February 8, 1950 Place of birth: Elizabeth City, NC     Current Position: Pastor of Seventh Day Baptist Church of Houston, TX Hospice Chaplain with Houston Hospice     Family: Wife: Cindy Daughter: Allison Tinker Son-in-law: Jeremy Tinker Brother: Ronnie Barclift    ...

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Lionel Rathbone’s Incredible Growing Nose Hairs  by Jeremy Evans   The sidewalks of Mapleton were crowded with morning commuters. Lionel Rathbone, an impatient rat, wished the old lady mole that waddled in front of him would giddy-up so he wouldn’t be late for work. He wore his navy blue leisure suit, his mint green shirt, and his red tie. The item he most...

Greetings from the 2015 Conference Host Committee

Greetings from the 2015 Conference Host Committee

Oct 28, 2014

Greetings from the 2015 Conference Host Committee   We are looking forward to serving you once again during General Conference at Lancaster Bible College, PA. We want to take this opportunity to remind you of some things. First if you are planning to stay off campus in a campground you should be making reservations now. The Lancaster area is a busy place...

Correcting Mistakes: The B-Team and the A-Team

Correcting Mistakes: The B-Team and the A-Team

Oct 28, 2014

Correcting Mistakes: The B-Team and the A-Team  Nick Kersten, Librarian-Historian   There are certain elements of the Seventh Day Baptist experience that are shared: the difficulties of accommodating your Sabbath convictions, the pounds gained from fellowship meals, the questions about why we keep Sabbath, and inevitably being confused by friends, family,...

COMPASSION

COMPASSION

Oct 28, 2014

COMPASSION by Dr. George D. Calhoun Milton SDB Church Milton, WI       Compassion means to suffer with another person. To have compassion means more than just feeling sorry for somebody. It means to get down where they are in the midst of their need and to suffer with them in the midst of their pain.         Biblical...

“Beam me up, Scotty!”

“Beam me up, Scotty!”

Oct 28, 2014

“Beam me up, Scotty!”  Sharing the journey with you Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup, NE         I recently watched a documentary by William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on “Star Trek.” He was trying to determine why so many people continue to attend Star Trek conventions almost fifty years after the first show aired on TV. I became a...

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

Oct 28, 2014

A Day to Remember           Sabbath Day, September 13, 2014, was set aside as a day to remember in Shiloh, New Jersey. “Steadfast Sabbath” was celebrated. This idea was spurred on by the 2014-2015 General Conference theme. Since Shiloh’s Bill Probasco was preparing an eight-week “presidential tour” of sister SDB Churches, his hometown...