by Katrina Goodrich Excerpts from the exit testimonies of Team Justice… “So what do you think God was trying to teach you this year?” This summer wasn’t what I expected at all. Going to a new country for the first time, I went into things not knowing what would happen, only knowing that God would be with me. I had no idea why I applied, I knew I just...
Faith + Hope = Peace
Sep 21, 2016
by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI Thank you, Pat Cruzan, for the excellent reflection on Conference 2016 and the articles that so wonderfully reflected on our experience and learning. We are blessed to have your team continuing to faithfully provide us with a published product to tell our story and share our life experiences. How are you...
Would You Reject a Toddler’s Flower?
Sep 21, 2016
by Clinton R. Brown Executive Director I was struck by something on the roadway as I was driving back from dropping off my wife, Beth, so she could participate as a project director at Summer Christian Service Corp training this past June. I was not hit by a deer, though I saw many, nor a car, nor even a bird. I was struck with an analogy. Though not as...
Life on Mission
Aug 30, 2016
President Patti Wethington Another conference has come and gone. Dr. Ken Chroniger poured his heart into the theme and purpose of “Family, Faith, and Education.” We were blessed to share in the many facets of understanding how our family is so very important and influences our faith and our faith establishes deep roots through learning and education. I am...
Spring Forward, But Don’t Fall Back!
By Willy Villalpando Maranatha Community Church Colton, CA As we have finished another week at General Conference and SCSC, I feel that it is important to reread this message. So thank you all and God bless. (From September 2015) After a very exciting and action-packed week at General Conference in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a very awesome, yet long summer...
New Award and Traditional Awards given at Conference
Aug 29, 2016
By Nicholas J. Kersten Christian Education Council As promoted in the pages of the Sabbath Recorder over the last year, the Christian Education Council honored two churches and an outstanding teacher during the awards time at this year’s General Conference meetings. The Sabbath School Teacher of the Year for the 2015-16 Conference year is Rev. David Fox of the...