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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Mar 20, 2018
By Pastor Philip Lawton 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did...
Mar 20, 2018
By Katrina Goodrich Recently I had the difficult job of diffusing a situation involving a parent/child disagreement that was spiraling out of control. The child was angry with his parent for a very insignificant reason. It had boiled into an out-of- control fight on the part of the child over something that was, in reality, extremely ridiculous to be fighting...
Mar 20, 2018
Rev. David Stall, Conference President Ever think or even talk about your desire and duty to serve the Lord by helping others? Ever think about the excess that you enjoy within your family or church, and your responsibility to share? These sound like simple ideas. The most important principles of our faith are often simple concepts that are a challenge to live...
Mar 20, 2018
By Brenda Rankhorn In last month’s issue, we began discussing our lives in the context of a race, or for the purpose of illustration, a bike ride. Just as there were things that could hinder my choosing the bike route that I set out to take, there are things that hinder us from glorifying God, from running “the race marked out for us.” What are some things that...
Mar 20, 2018
by Donna S. Bond 2001, 2008 and 2018 co-chairman What do a blue agate, two-gallon beribboned coffeepot; a horse and buggy; spring cleaning; egg dishes; a mystery; Christian fellowship; and a 128-year-old springtime tradition have in common? It’s the annual Shiloh (NJ) Easter ride! In 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen and their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ayars...
by Pastor Nate Crandall When you start to see God as He really is, the eyes of your heart are opened to the truth of Colossians 1:17 that He holds everything together. He holds everything together from the stars in the heavens to the cells in your body. He holds each day in His all-powerful hands. He never takes a vacation. He is always working out His will on...
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI The old saying goes, “A healthy heart is a happy heart.” One component of a healthy heart is a normal blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries that carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. It normally rises and falls throughout the day but if it...
Mar 20, 2018
By Peggy Chroniger Each year the SDB Christian Education Council solicits nominees for the Sabbath School Teacher of the Year. This year we are changing the guidelines to include more opportunities for other leaders. Any member church (or branch church) of the General Conference may nominate a Sabbath School teacher, Bible Study leader, or Small Group leader....