Feb 20, 2019

By Dodi Moncrief and Sharon Campbell Sitting in a Sabbath School class with children ranging in ages from first through sixth grades made our hearts smile as we listened to the concern these young people have for their unsaved friends. We were actually focusing on JOY as part of the advent study, but our conversation changed to awareness of the unsaved who did...

Feb 20, 2019

By Ruth Burdick In January my Sabbath School class studied the book of Joshua, and (boom!) in the first chapter is God’s charge to Joshua, the Israelites, and us today: be bold, strong and courageous. Years ago I had bracketed the first sentence in verse 5 and underlined the last half of the sentence. I had also underlined the four occurrences of “Be strong and...

Feb 20, 2019

By Patty Petersen “And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to Your servants to continue to speak Your word with all boldness.” (Acts 4:29 ESV) I used to read verses like this and be amazed at the faith and courage of these early Christians. Acts 4:29 is part of a group prayer following the release of Peter and John from jail. They know they face future...

Feb 20, 2019

By Pastor Rick Crouch Daytona Beach is promoted as “The World’s Most Famous Beach,” but I don’t know of anyone who believes that statement is true. I can’t find any polls or research to support this claim. The slogan is just a marketing tool to draw tourists that has been in use since the 1920s. However, that doesn’t mean that Daytona Beach isn’t well-known....

Feb 20, 2019

Victor Harold Burdick, M.D. (1927-2015) “We are thanking you for the doctor whom you sent to us,” wrote J. Witness Mankhanamba. “It was a strange thing to see how he was doing with the people. He did not care how dirty they were, did not care how poor they were, but he showed his kindness by giving help to these poor people. Oh! God is Almighty, whom we thank....