A Westerly By Any Other Name by Nick Kersten, Librarian-historian As promised in this space several months ago, this column (and others in following issues) will be devoted to help clear up common misconceptions and errors in Seventh Day Baptist history. This month’s misconceptions surround the oldest surviving Seventh Day Baptist congregation in North...
Stepping Out With Options
Stepping out—with options by Nadine Lawton Journey with me! Spend time with me! How many times does the Lord ask someone in the Bible to do just that? He asked Abraham to take a journey of faith, more than once! The Israelites took a 40-year journey through the wilderness. And Jesus asked twelve men to take the journey of a lifetime. At Conference in...
“Gesundheit!” part 2
Jan 22, 2014
“Gesundheit!” part 2 by Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele Last month, I wrote about how we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” by God. Even something as outwardly simple as a sneeze involves many complex actions and several parts of the human body. Although I stated that a sneeze can leave our body at 100 mph, I recently learned that a sneeze can actually...
From Generic to Specific
From Generic to Specific by Kevin Butler I’ve shared this story locally at Christmastime, but I believe the main message goes beyond the season. The characters are real; the situation was not. The week before Christmas vacation, it was time to exchange gifts at our 5th grade class! The girls had picked other girl names, the guys got other guy...
Family Flux – January 2014
Births Owen.—A son, Micah Paul, was born to Jeremiah and Sarah (Keating) Owen of Canyon Country, CA on October 24, 2013. Owen.—A daughter, Marlowe Faith, was born to Phillip and Heather Owen of Castaic, CA on November 5, 2013. Killingbeck.—A daughter, Avah Grace, was born to Caleb and Jenna (Wethington) Killingbeck of Reed City, MI on November 22, 2013....
Listening to God and Obeying
Listening to God and Obeying by Clayton Pinder Editor’s note: A dear servant of the Lord, Clayton Pinder served as our Conference President in 2001, using the theme “Try God.” He submitted several good articles for his President’s Page that year; this one appeared in March 2001. Clayton’s obituary is on page 26 in this issue. Do you ever...