Dec 30, 2014
A New Season — Susie Fox, Pataskala SDB Church, OH It’s been about a year and half ago I started a new season, after 32 years of full time employment with IBM, called “retirement.” This also correlated (by design) with our four children all out of the proverbial “nest.” What a change for both my husband, Dean, and myself! I call it a season,...
Dec 30, 2014
Much, Much More… — Patricia Cruzan, SR Interim Editor Jeremy Evans writes children’s stories…you may remember “Lionel Rathbone’s Incredible Growing Nose Hairs” published in the November Sabbath Recorder. His stories are fun and, at times, a little outrageous. But there is something to be learned from Jeremy’s storytelling if you look close...
Dec 30, 2014
This Gives Me A Sad Feeling — Luan Ellis,Alfred Station SDB Church, NY As you may know, the Board of Christian Education is leaving Alfred Station, NY to be incorporated into the General Conference Office in Janesville, WI. This gives me a sad feeling — to see it leave this area. Since 1940 there has been a member of the Rev. Harley Sutton family serving...
We May Not Always Know What God Has Planned by Jeremiah Owen How did you fare over the holidays? It seems that during the holidays travel exponentially increases, families gather, and while we are supposed to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, we often get caught up in the pitfalls of family drama, shopping, or if you’re “lucky” some strange...
Nov 26, 2014
Has Christmas Really Come to This? by Pastor Scott Hausrath, North Loup, NE You hear it all the time: “What do you want for Christmas?” Parents ask their children, spouses ask each other, and friends ask one another. The question is not, “What would you like to receive?” The question is, “What can I give you that will satisfy my obligation?” Has...
Nov 26, 2014
Christmas Bells — Seth Osborn Boulder, CO As the Christmas season approaches, I find myself remembering one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite poets: “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It’s possibly better known as the Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” (though the song cuts out the fourth and fifth stanzas)....