Nov 26, 2014

Can You Spare Some Change? — Pastor Robert Babcock Marlboro SDB Church, NJ   Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, isn’t it? Hanging decorations, buying and handing out presents, family and friends getting together, sharing in a wonderful meal. However, after all is said and done, does the Christmas celebration really change anything in your world?...

Nov 26, 2014

Christian Education by Andrew J. Camenga   One of my earliest memories of Christian Education is striving to memorize the Beatitudes in order to achieve my goal: earning a collapsible pencil. The pencil had a white plastic barrel emblazoned with blue letters and a pencil insert that could be positioned to either be tucked into the barrel (and be safe for...

A Christmas Letter  Rev. Paul Manuel, Ph.D. German Seventh-Day Baptist Church Salemville, PA   As Christmas approaches and you reflect again upon the savior’s birth, the familiarity of the story may cause you to gloss over some of the details. One such element is how the machinations of man in no way hinder the program of God. Several events in Jesus’ life...

Oct 29, 2014

Treating God like our 4th Grade Teacher  By Emily Watt, Central SDB Church, MD     This is my second year teaching fourth grade in a Title 1 school where the vast majority of students come from low-income homes and are largely raising themselves. When people learn about my work, they inevitably ask, “What’s the hardest thing about teaching?” Last...

Oct 29, 2014

Top of the List by Katrina Goodrich     Early one Sunday morning I was in my bed sleeping. I had gotten to bed quite late the night before due to the necessity of watching a college football game that didn’t begin until 9:30 that evening. I hadn’t gotten much sleep and it had been a pretty hectic week, so I was exhausted and enjoying sleeping in. Then...