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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Jun 22, 2018
Northwest Association’s 11th annual Women’s Retreat “….the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession.” —Deuteronomy 14:2 —Donna S. Bond (with Karen Uhlich and Martha Vaught) It all started, for me, with an $88 credit from my new favorite airline—the one that does not charge for every old bag. I needed to use it before mid-May. But...
Jun 21, 2018
President’s Page —Pastor Dave Stall It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as your Conference president during this year. The travel and connections with churches and associations was awesome. My family has been blessed by hospitality, generosity, and the response to the theme of “Less Talk. More Action.” I have worked hard to plan a great week at our...
May 25, 2018
By Debbie Bond Humor me and play along. Time to go back to when you were young and get your imagination going. Picture a turtle. Now this turtle doesn’t like to go outside of his shell. He has found that the outside world is scary. It is full of predators and kids that poke at him—it just isn’t comfortable. He has figured out how to stay in his shell. (Now use...
May 25, 2018
By Rev. Charles R. (Chuck) Meathrell Reflection on the past can be a challenging thing-but it has its uses. So much of my identity is wrapped up in the small town in which I was raised and the bulk of that centers around the church there. (All these years later it’s still my home church.) I feel that familiar tug on my heart remembering sundry and innumerable...
May 25, 2018
By Levi Bond As I reflect on hiding, the thought that keeps coming to mind is that hiding is a protection method, and it is usually the easiest method of protection. When I leave my car in a public parking lot, I hide things that a criminal might want to steal. When I was in the US Air Force, I had access to information that had to be hidden, and we learned to...
May 25, 2018
By Pastor Wayne North Have you ever played “Hide and Go Seek”? Each day this childhood game is continually being played out in the world as people are running around, “hiding and seeking” the wisdom of this world—a culture which is denying the Truth that could set them free. We live in this culture of people hiding and separating themselves. Maybe this...
May 25, 2018
By Eric Rudert Are you a pop, soda, or even a soda pop? One may be able to tell certain geographical origins of others by the term used for our beloved carbonated soft drinks. These terms can cause confusing dialect for those who move into new areas. We’re mostly a pop here in Michigan, BTW. My POP is an acronym for Power Of Prayer. I’ve been on quite a...
May 25, 2018
By Brenda Rankhorn Thus far, we have determined that our purpose, our goal is to glorify God and in order to obtain that goal, we must focus on God so that we can leave our hindrances behind. Some of us may say, “I know what I’m supposed to do—look to Jesus—but that is easier said than done. I have so many thoughts creeping in.” This could be another whole...