We May Not Always Know What God Has Planned by Jeremiah Owen How did you fare over the holidays? It seems that during the holidays travel exponentially increases, families gather, and while we are supposed to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, we often get caught up in the pitfalls of family drama, shopping, or if you’re “lucky” some strange...

Nov 26, 2014

Unaccompanied Minor?  by Bill Probasco On my trips to visit our various SDB churches to share my theme of being “Steadfast,” I’ve been blessed to have a traveling companion from time to time. My wife, Valerie, has come with me to visit the Verona, NY and Riverside, CA churches, and my daughter, Holly, came with me to the Boulder, CO and Seattle, WA churches....

Nov 26, 2014

The Midnight Mission by Vilan van de Loo   Imagine this. You are a man, mid-thirties, with close to zero combat skills, and you and your friend have a great idea. This is it: to stand in the entrance door to a brothel in the heart of the red light district in Amsterdam. When a potential costumer approaches, you will ask him if he really thinks that God...

Nov 26, 2014

by Rebecca Olson Seventh Day Baptist Church Berlin, NY   We are living in a beautiful, wonderful, slightly horrifying time called “The Information Age.” Someday, children will look back in their history books and laugh at our pathetic technology, but for now, we have more access to information than we ever have before. With the internet as prevalent in our...

Taking Care of Your Pastor  By Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI   Think a minute about how you view your pastor(s). In your mind do they rank pretty close to God? Are they a handy target of criticism for everything about the church? Or are they a friend — a mere mortal who has struggles, temptations and discouragements just like the rest of us and are...