Comfort Zone. Everyone has one, however big or small. I’d like to encourage you to step out of yours, especially at Conference this year. I feel as though this year’s General Conference is centered around doing things differently than before. The young people in the denomination are stepping out in faith this year—from preaching, to organizing different events,...

Jun 26, 2019

By Jane Mackintosh Conference President It is almost time to welcome you to Lancaster, PA, Conference 2019! This has been a very enlightening year for Doug and me as we have traveled around this nation visiting with many of you. We have enjoyed meeting new people and having a reunion with long-time friends. You have welcomed us and for that we are very grateful...

Jun 26, 2019

by Elianna Chroniger As a student I always looked forward to the summer months because it meant that my entire life changed drastically. Instead of waking up early to sit in a classroom all day, I found myself sleeping a little later and waking up to the idea of sitting around all day doing projects, eating at weird times, and even going for walks. I looked...

Jun 26, 2019

by Katie Brown “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your path.” —Proverbs 3:5 (ESV) Summertime is a season of imagination and adventure. That is what we remember as children with long summer days and magical, firefly-filled nights. There is a sense of...

Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI People who suffer from chronic pain often receive well-meaning advice that quite frankly is not helpful. They may feel isolated and depressed because they cannot participate in activities as they once did. At the same time they may smile, laugh, and praise God while not looking sick at all. This causes others to misunderstand...

Jun 26, 2019

by Scott Hausrath By the time this is published, I will have recently taken a short vacation. Lord willing, during the third week of June I will enjoy a road trip through Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. On Sabbath of that week, I’ll hopefully be in Indiana, 775 miles away from my home church—so I won’t be worshiping God within the context of my own...

Jun 26, 2019

By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA One of the hard challenges God puts into our journey is to step out of our comfort zone. God wants us to be uncomfortable. To be uncomfortable is how we grow. It’s how we continue God’s journey. We are to abandon our comfort zones and step out into faith. When talking about stepping out of our comfort...

Jun 26, 2019

By Michael Spearl I was contemplating the progress toward unity within the Philippine SDB family of churches as Pastor Andy Samuels and I flew into Dumaguete, in the province of Negros Oriental, on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2019. Since the early 1980s, two separate SDB conferences have been active, leading souls to Christ, representing the SDB name in...