By Rob Appel On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech where he was heard saying, “I have a dream.” What followed this speech was a vision that changed a people and changed a nation. That famous speech is a dramatic example of the power that can be generated by communicating a compelling vision for the future. A clear vision is an essential...

Reprinted from the Sabbath Recorder, May 2011. This Recorder reprint is focused on the conflicts between Sabbath convictions and our working lives. I suspect few topics strike such a personal nerve with the Recorder’s readers. Rare indeed is the SDB who has not had to make a hard decision about a job or activity because it falls on the Sabbath. These conflicts...

reprinted from the Sabbath Recorder, May 2015. by Paul Marquez “A soul tired from the efforts of life, needs a Sabbath, a refuge that gives meaning to existence.” El alma cansada de los afanes de la vida, necesita un Sabbath, un refugio que de sentido a su existencia. Una torre fuerte, donde podamos ir y descansar de nuestros miedos y ansiedades. Descansar de...

By Michaela Facemire Job 23:10 Everyone always seems to say, “It will never happen to me.” If you have not said this, it has crossed your mind almost surely at some point when you have read the news. Because I am a planner, I sometimes feel as though I can control what happens in my life and my “Nevers” will always be “Nevers.” My plans were majorly disrupted...

Apr 26, 2019

Reprinted from the Sabbath Recorder, May 2015. By Dave Alldredge Seattle Area SDB Church It was the annual church camping trip. The Sabbath afternoon weather was beautiful: the lake water glistening in the sun; the temperature, over 100° F, was unusually warm for Northern Idaho. I was part of a group of men sitting on the beach discussing how God was working in...