Dec 30, 2014

A Resolution  — Elianna Chroniger      Alfred Station SDB Church, NY One evening, early in January, a family was gathered at their dining room table for supper. Harold Jones, the father of this quaint group, asked his family what kind of resolutions they were planning on carrying out for the next year. His wife, Kristi, was ready with her answer in a heartbeat....

Dec 30, 2014

“That was then; this is now.” — Rev. Paul Manuel. Ph.D.      German SDB Church, Salemville, PA     Much of life involves a series of changes, some of which are large, others of which are small. Many of those changes test our ability to respond with wise choices, consistent with our commitment to God. Dealing with changes, whether large or small, and...

Dec 30, 2014

Spotlight on Church Planting: Planting the Grace SDB Church in Minneapolis, MN — Pastor Greg Olson     In Bible College, I remember questioning why we, as Christians, kept most of the laws that Jesus Himself did, but not all. I understood that many commandments wouldn’t apply to me directly — many are related to sacrifices and other activities...

Patiently Wait by Katrina Goodrich   When I was a little girl, I used to wake up early Saturday morning before everyone else. In order to keep me from waking up everyone else in the house (I was not quiet as a child either) and to keep me out of the way while they were getting ready, my parents told me I could go downstairs and choose a video to watch. I...

Dec 30, 2014

Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr.: “so mighty a soldier in the army of the Lord”  by Vilan van de Loo   Big changes often start with one person being curious and asking questions. Gerard Veldhuysen, Sr. (1834-1910) was that person. He was raised in Haarlem as a mainstream Protestant but at one point in his life wondered about the Sabbath. A few years later he founded...