Nov 26, 2014

Not so Perfect Holiday by Katrina Goodrich   Imagine a barn. Not an empty one used for photo ops, weddings, or a wild animal home, but one that is actually in use providing a haven for animals after a long day of work. Livestock under the best of circumstances release odors that are unpleasant. Crowded together in a warm barn after a long day, with little...

Nov 26, 2014

Has Christmas Really Come to This? by Pastor Scott Hausrath, North Loup, NE   You hear it all the time: “What do you want for Christmas?” Parents ask their children, spouses ask each other, and friends ask one another. The question is not, “What would you like to receive?” The question is, “What can I give you that will satisfy my obligation?” Has...

Nov 26, 2014

The Missionaries Have Not Come by Clinton R. Brown             In the northern region of Zambia, not far from the boarder of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are about twenty-two Seventh Day Baptist congregations. Some groups have well over a hundred and other groups are as small as a dozen. They come together each...

Discuss…Change…Adjust…Modify…Transform…Convert…Renovate by Executive Director, Rob Appel   By this point most of you have seen or heard of the changes that our Conference is going through. Over the past 15 months we have had three key people, in central positions, announce their intention to move onto other ministry opportunities. These announcements,...

Nov 26, 2014

Christmas Bells — Seth Osborn Boulder, CO   As the Christmas season approaches, I find myself remembering one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets: “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It’s possibly better known as the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” (though the song cuts out the fourth and fifth stanzas)....