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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Jan 22, 2016
By Rev. Steven James Verona SDB Church It’s interesting that our word “disciple” contains the idea of “discipline.” It stands to follow that if we are to follow Jesus Christ — if we say we are His disciples — that discipline must be a part of the experience. By discipline, I am focusing on the idea, not of correction, but of commitment — of a determined focus...
“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” Marleigh Fiacco Verona SDB Church, NY One of the few times I actually felt like God was carrying me was this past October. My depression had come back and my life seemed to be spinning out of control. It got to a point where it took all that I had just to get out of bed in the morning. I was already out of energy. I...
Blessings of the Love Gift — Dorothy Noel I’m a young woman with cable television, and like many in my demographic, occasionally I get sucked into watching bridal TV shows. Picking out dresses and flowers, comparing styles and services is fun. There are so many choices, and as these women make decisions about how to spend their budget, or which dress...
Dec 28, 2015
Where We Go From Here: Reflections on The Multiply Conference in Colorado Springs Pastor Chuck Meathrell Jacob’s Well SDB Church Lexington, SC “We Need Hands.” It’s the phrase that keeps coming to me. The struggles that we face at Jacob’s Well Church do not relate to lack of desire or will. We do have a little bit of money (not too much). But when...
“Walk with me.” — Daniel Lovelace Metro Atlanta SDB Church A few months ago, as I attended a conference, I stood a few feet away from a man as he prayed for a lady. Over the past year or so, I’d grown to really look up to this man. He speaks at various conferences and churches, teaching people about prophecy — that is seeing and speaking from that...
Training Our Youth For Generations To Come Christian Education Council Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education & History One of the values which has guided our Conference for generations is the raising and training of children. The responsibility we have as biological families and families of believers is to share the blessings of the Gospel...
Dec 28, 2015
Murder and Hate: Exodus 20:13 Sermon Series by Pastor Dusty Mackintosh Next Step Christian Church, Thornton, CO Story of Hate and Murder So there I was, minding my business when Jono picked up a metal spoon from the ivy, threw it at me, and hit me between the eyes. Now three things about this story so far. Jono may argue that I was not minding my...
Forgive Us Our Trespasses Duane Davis Seattle Area SDB Church, WA Let me tell you a story. From kindergarten through 6th grade, I went to an extremely private, extremely small, and extremely Christian elementary school. Looking back, the fact that it was isolated by about two miles of thick forest was one of its less cult-y aspects. It was very strict about...