Feb 25, 2015

Pastor Ken Burdick Seattle Area SDB Church, WA           As we come to the season for remembering Christ’s death and resurrection, what’s a good subject for some personal meditation? Begin by thinking about the significance of the Cross itself. That Jesus would suffer and be killed was a shocking idea to his disciples, though he had...

Jan 22, 2015

Worth the Risk? — Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE                   Various song titles communicate the idea, e.g., J. Geils Band’s “Love Stinks” and Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield.” Various song lyrics also communicate the idea. In “Love Bites,” Def Leppard sings, “If you’ve got love in your...

Jan 22, 2015

Worship Him by Katrina Goodrich www.sdbwomen.org                 In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul writes to the church in Corinth concerning worship. It seems the church was extolling the virtues of one method of worship and completely ignoring the rest to the distraction and disservice of its members and community. Their...

Jan 22, 2015

50/50 — Rebecca Olson Berlin SDB Church, NY                 A dear friend once said to me, “I wouldn’t be a feminist if I didn’t think Jesus was one.” This really struck a chord with me — Jesus was certainly revolutionary when it came to calling women equal to men. The first person he ever revealed his identity as the...

Jan 22, 2015

Struggling with Love by Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten, Director of History & Education             “…God is love.” —the Apostle John, in his first letter, verse 4:8b “Those who wish to succeed must ask the right preliminary questions.” —Aristotle, in Metaphysics “…Of course language is not an infallible guide, but it contains, with...