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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Oct 26, 2016
by Kevin Butler At our annual Conference in Houghton, NY, this past August, I had some fun reminiscing and telling stories from my college days there. I shared about several experiences that took place on the stage at Wesley Chapel when I co-hosted the college’s monthly variety shows. The job of the host was to keep the show moving and to provide some...
Oct 26, 2016
by Katrina Goodrich When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say: It is well, it is well with my soul. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and with all the negativity it can be difficult to be thankful. Being a Christian is not like being a princess in a fairy tale. Yes,...
by Duane Davis Someone with even a passing knowledge of Christianity and its iconography knows the story of Jesus walking on the water. It’s widely regarded as one of Jesus’ most impressive and powerful miracles. What I’m more interested in, however, is the second part of the story. What strikes me as interesting about Peter’s attempt, and subsequent...
by Nicholas Kersten, Director of Education and History A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an article on the internet that made me smile. It was written by a librarian who was also a Lord of the Rings fan. She notes that about 30 minutes into the first LOTR movie, the wizard Gandalf spends what seems to be a significant amount of time rifling through a...
Oct 26, 2016
Alliance in Ministry by Executive Director, Rob Appel What’s Going On? Redemption Evangelical Fellowship – Riverside, CA Nuestra mision es predicar el Evangelio de Nuestro Creador y Redentor Cristo Jesús. (Our mission is to preach the Gospel of our Creator and Redeemer Jesus Christ.) https://www.facebook.com/Redemption-Evangelical-Fellowship-...
Ethics of End-of Life Choices Part 2 Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Last month I wrote about End of Life issues surrounding CPR and feeding tubes. This article touches on other medical issues. Ventilator When someone needs help with breathing or suffers respiratory arrest, the doctor may suggest using a ventilator (breathing machine that forces the...
Oct 25, 2016
Life on Mission: Be Transformed! by Conference President, Patti Wethington Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.” As I’m committing to memory the scripture verse for this month (October) my...
Sep 22, 2016
— by John J. Pethtel Director of Pastoral Services Pastor Leland E. Davis was born in Jackson Center, OH, in 1920 where he joined the Jackson Center SDB Church in 1935. Pastor Leland was valedictorian of the Jackson Center High School class of 1938. He attended Salem College in 1942-1943, Bethany College in 1943-1944, and received chaplain and...