May 28, 2019
By Rev. D. Scott Smith The Sabbath Recorder Editor, 1982-1989 A few years ago, our family did something that Seventh Day Baptists began doing in 1871. We packed up our material possessions and resettled in North Loup, Nebraska. The first settlers came here seeking open land to farm. They wanted a place that was free from the “overcrowding” they were...
May 28, 2019
By Kevin Butler The Sabbath Recorder Editor, 1989-2014 “It takes a village to raise a child.” That phrase goes back years before Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book, and likely before the first Sabbath Recorder was printed in 1844. The adage is said to have originated in Africa. Louise Hudson, a contributor at quora.com—a website devoted to the origin of English...
by Jeremiah Owen Director of Communications In 1844, on the western side of North America (prior to California being a state), the first European laid eyes on Lake Tahoe and, on the eastern side of the continent, the first Sabbath Recorder rolled off the presses. It’s with great honor and respect that I am able to look back and survey the one hundred and...
May 28, 2019
By Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele Assistant Editor, 1982-2014 I’m pleased to write this article for the SR and offer my congratulations on the denomination’s 175th birthday. First, I’d like to mention some background information regarding myself: I wasn’t born an SDB but became one through my marriage to Dennis Lippincott. After marrying Denny, I moved from...
May 28, 2019
Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In 1994, for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Sabbath Recorder, Editor Kevin Butler oversaw the production of a special issue which detailed the history of the publication. In it, the authors detailed the changes over the Recorder’s life to that point, as well as some of the key figures...