Aug 26, 2013
“Walking in Light” An 8-minute sermon for 2013 SDB General Conference by Rev. David Stall, Ashaway, Rhode Island With the prevalence of guest speakers and special performances, President Ralph Mackintosh wanted to squeeze more SDB pastors into his Conference program. He challenged a handful of our guys to preach an 8-minute...
Aug 26, 2013
The last time Seventh Day Baptists met for Conference in Colorado was back in 1980. If this year’s gathering was any indication of how well Conference can be run in that thin air, I’ve got a feeling we’ll be voting to return soon. (Although we might want to give the hard-working and excellent Host Committee a few years to recover. Hats off to Pastor Steve...
Jun 24, 2013
What’s that funny feeling? by Elianna Chroniger Our Bible study group at school has been trying out some new tactics as the school year comes to an end. We have done lessons from devotional books. We’ve opened to random passages from the Bible and just read to see where the Spirit would lead us. More recently we decided to bless doorways with anointing...
Jun 24, 2013
Go ahead—you’re worth it! by Rebecca Olson, Berlin, N.Y. Have you ever had one of those days where you just can’t do anything right? Every time you turn around it seems like someone else is telling you what you’re doing wrong. You feel like the “entire world” is plotting against you to make sure nothing you do will turn out as planned. On days like this...
Jun 24, 2013
God is stronger than zombies by Seth Osborn, Boulder, Colo. I absolutely love performing on stage. Whether I’m dancing around for a musical or just standing and singing for a choir concert, it’s one of my favorite things to do. So of course I was going to try out for our spring play, regardless of what it turned out to be. When our drama teacher (and...
Jun 24, 2013
Ben and Josh Calhoun. If you’ve been a Seventh Day Baptist for awhile, you know their names, faces and musical gifts. The Calhouns, along with another set of brothers—Ben and David Blascoe—form the group Citizen Way. Yeah, that group. The one that sings “Should’ve Been Me” and “Nothing Ever (Could Separate Us)” on the radio. Ben Calhoun shares his...