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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May 28, 2019
By Jane Mackintosh Conference President I am writing this the week of another school shooting and this one was right here in Colorado, just a few miles from Columbine which was twenty years ago. This school shooting was even more personal for me because it took place less than a mile from my daughter’s home. My three grandchildren in Highlands Ranch were not...
May 28, 2019
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA As the Sabbath Recorder continues to grow, I hope for more growth in the Young Adult section. I see this section as somewhere for young adults to journalize their feelings and express what God is putting on their hearts and what God is doing in their lives. I want the young adult Sabbath Recorder...
By Rob Appel Executive Director It seems that today many people seem to thrive by being in conflict. They seem to always be picking on other people, sometimes arguing, or disagreeing, or just trying to get something riled up. They pick fights just for the fun of it, not because they passionately believe in a particular cause; they simply want to “stir the pot.”...
May 28, 2019
By Rachael Osborn SDB Church Boulder, CO I’ve been going to Conference for as long as I can remember. Some of the biggest memories I have are when I met my best friend Holly. Now, I don’t remember exactly when I met her but I do remember hanging out with her a lot at conference almost every year. I remember when we started talking and forming a friendship...
May 28, 2019
By John J. Pethtel Director Pastors Conference 2019 Fifty-nine pastors and spouses came together April 26-28, 2019, for our annual Pastors Conference in Milton, WI. The theme was “MOBILIZE” and we got a chance to hear stories of mobilizing from around our Conference as well as from our special guests from Q Place. There was a great time of fellowship and fun...
May 28, 2019
By Jean Sheppard Trembley SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ Sage table covers draped the new addition of Shiloh’s 66” round tables in the fellowship hall, as conversations buzzed in the April air. Antique china teacups, porcelain teapots, candle-lit pot warmers, and beautiful succulent centerpieces created the perfect setting for the 56 who attended “Conversation and a...
Apr 26, 2019
God gave to me the Sabbath Day To worship Him and to obey. To praise His name and laugh and pray; God gave to me the Sabbath Day. Before there was a Jewish race, God put the weekdays in their place. The seventh day was His day of grace; Before there was a Jewish race. The seventh day He set aside That He might thus be glorified And in His Word I’m satisfied;...
By Rob Appel On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech where he was heard saying, “I have a dream.” What followed this speech was a vision that changed a people and changed a nation. That famous speech is a dramatic example of the power that can be generated by communicating a compelling vision for the future. A clear vision is an essential...