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 23, 2018
A reflection on the General Conference 2018 theme Churches are very good at discussions. In this day and age, it seems as though we have to be because there are many people who have questions and/or attack the Christian belief system. Christians need to be apologists and be able to turn the questions around and defend the faith. It is a belief, subconscious or...
May 23, 2018
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church in Colton, CA I’m going to start this article by saying I had serious writer’s block and didn’t know what to write about—so I’m going to write about my bunny. Also a side note, I am writing this in April and sorry to those who don’t like informal writing. On April 7, 2018, I got a beautiful pet rabbit. For a...
By Rob Appel Last month, there was an article in the “Sabbath Recorder” paying tribute to my good friend Jonas Sommer. Jonas and his family were tragically taken from us on February 15th in an automobile accident. Jonas was the President of the SDB World Federation. He had sent out a correspondence to all the members of the World Federation giving them a...
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Although there may be nothing in the way people with ASD look to set them apart, they may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The...
May 23, 2018
Rev. David Stall Special Guest Speaker — Leith Anderson I’m very pleased to announce another special guest speaker at our General Conference sessions! Leith Anderson will be with us on Thursday. He will speak at the pastors’ lunch in the afternoon and preach during the evening service. You will be blessed and challenged by his words! I have asked Leith...
Apr 26, 2018
by Deirdre Camenga “A leg of your stool has been kicked out from under you.” How did Pastor Liz know? That is exactly what it felt like. Emotionally, Eric’s cancer diagnosis felt much harder to deal with than my lymphoma diagnosis five years earlier. My wonderful, faithful friend, companion and love was facing the big C. At best—treatment options would forever...
Apr 26, 2018
by Mayola Warner Think about it. Do you ever worry about anything? Are you ever frustrated or perplexed? Who isn’t? I want to share a very important remedy that Garth’s Mom often shared. Since she had a close relationship with God, she trusted Him for His direction in life. She would encourage others by saying, “It will work out!” A few months ago, I had a near...
by Janet Thorngate Part 1: An Indian whose name is Japeth Second in a series of spinoff articles from recent research on the Newport, Rhode Island, Seventh Day Baptists Several Native Americans joined the Newport, RI, Seventh Day Baptist Church, but none of them lived in Rhode Island.1 A letter from Ruth Burdick in Westerly, Rhode...