Aug 25, 2015
You can’t go to India… yet Clinton R. Brown Executive Director As I understand it, providence is when God makes provision or gives guidance because of His foreknowledge of how events are going to unfold. Usually, it seems our vision is so narrow we miss it entirely, but sometimes the Holy Spirit gives us insight into what God is doing or helps us...
Aug 25, 2015
Centennial Celebrations & Moving Forward with the Merger Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History At the recently completed General Conference meetings in Lancaster, PA, the Conference voted to adopt the merger agreement which was previously adopted by the Historical Society at its May meeting. As a result of these two votes,...
Aug 25, 2015
Kenya Mission by Kory Langley Assistant Pastor Texarkana SDB Church in Texarkana, AR Recently I was blessed with the opportunity to be a part of a short-term mission to Kenya. Upon returning I was informed that I could write about the experience for the Sabbath Recorder. I immediately began to think of the highlights of the trip. I wanted to be...
Aug 25, 2015
President’s Page Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY My oldest daughter is 39; my youngest is 16. But all six “kids” have heard it so many times they can complete what jokingly became a mantra. “There are three most important things in life: Faith, Family, and Education.” The echo then comes, “Not necessarily in that order.”...
Aug 25, 2015
Robe of Achievement 2015 The robe was crafted by a former chairman of the Robe of Achievement committee, Yvonne Stephan. It replicates the original robe that came to us from China. Yvonne lost a courageous battle to cancer in 2013 and is greatly missed. We are so thankful to have this robe as a reminder of her and the service she gave to us as a denomination....
Aug 25, 2015
The Beacon Hi everyone! My name is Caleb! And my name is Gabi! We are excited to announce that we are the 2015-2016 Beacon editors! Hooray! Get the confetti! We stole the ingenious idea of co-editing from Ellie Chroniger and Becca Olson…but we are also adding our own twist by having an apprentice editor, Annie Lloyd. You said “twist,” but I...