I tried to keep my disease a secret from others—even God by Madge Chroniger, Alfred Station, N.Y. When I was 7 or 8, I was diagnosed with childhood absence epilepsy. This kind of epilepsy causes you to lose consciousness for 4 to 20 seconds. At first I had no idea what to do. I remember thinking that everything was going to be harder—having to take pills...
A Helping Hand for your Bible study
A Helping Hand for your Bible study by Andrew Camenga Every Sabbath, Seventh Day Baptists around the world gather in Bible Study groups (frequently called Sabbath School) and explore what the Bible teaches. Many of the classes for adults choose to use the passage chosen by the Helping Hand in Bible Study—available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese thanks to...
This Experience Must Come
Jun 24, 2013
This Experience Must Come by Executive Director, Rob Appel In September 2012 I took a spiritual retreat in the Rocky Mountains and was wondering how God was going to speak to me during this special time. On the morning of September 27th, in the lodge of Camp Paul Hummel, God spoke to me through an old familiar book. I picked up a copy of My Utmost For...
To boldly go…
May 29, 2013
To boldly go… by Clint Brown “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” (Matthew 28:19) I found myself in a conversation recently about pop culture, fiction books and movies. Our discussion ranged from sparkly vampires to plucky hobbits. This took me...
Getting our kids to leave church (for missions)
May 24, 2013
Getting our kids to leave church (for missions) by Kevin Butler How interested or involved are your children in missions? How interested or involved is your church? Wouldn’t it be great if we could get all of our members to be outward-focused and mission-minded at an early age? The website “ministry-to-children.com” ran the following ideas for families to help...