Oct 28, 2014

Thanksgiving?… Oh, Good Grief! by Bill Probasco         While my kids were going through Elementary School, each year there were the typical classroom parties: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, etc. For Thanksgiving each year, they were asked to dress up as a Pilgrim or a Native American. Whichever of my kids had a party that...

Oct 28, 2014

Pastor Profile: Jim Barclift       Birth date: February 8, 1950 Place of birth: Elizabeth City, NC     Current Position: Pastor of Seventh Day Baptist Church of Houston, TX Hospice Chaplain with Houston Hospice     Family: Wife: Cindy Daughter: Allison Tinker Son-in-law: Jeremy Tinker Brother: Ronnie Barclift    ...

Oct 28, 2014

Correcting Mistakes: The B-Team and the A-Team  Nick Kersten, Librarian-Historian   There are certain elements of the Seventh Day Baptist experience that are shared: the difficulties of accommodating your Sabbath convictions, the pounds gained from fellowship meals, the questions about why we keep Sabbath, and inevitably being confused by friends, family,...

Oct 1, 2014

Are You Inside The Tank? by Daniel Lovelace Metro Atlanta SDB Church     Think about something that God is desiring, or might desire you to do which you wouldn’t want to follow through on. What would be a reason you wouldn’t want to do it?   A lot of times, a big reason that I don’t want to follow through on obeying God’s prompting is...

Oct 1, 2014

Protect Your Hope by Katrina Goodrich         “…but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,” 1 Peter 3:15   The past few months (perhaps even years) have been littered with news that is...

Oct 1, 2014

thoughts from the Editor…       Of Swans… This swan sits on my computerscreen. It helps me remember that in all of the chaos that goes on inside my computer there can be peace and calm out here. Operative words “can be” …that is why it sits there to remind me!   Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you...