By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...
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By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...
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The global coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of North Americans. Developing and maintaining healthy leaders and...
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Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...
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Jan 22, 2014
Old kinships renewed in Korea by Clinton R. Brown I did not plan on going to South Korea. I wanted to go, but our contacts there had just started actively communicating with us again, so they were six months to a year on the waiting list for a visit. I was scheduled to go to the Philippines in November (with Pastor Michael Spearl from Bradenton, Fla.),...
Anybody need a “Do-Over”? by Executive Director, Rob Appel I have a confession. I like the movie “Groundhog Day.” In fact, I have even used this movie backdrop for our chapel time at the SDB Center on a Wednesday morning. “Groundhog Day” debuted 20 years ago and starred Bill Murray as “Phil,” and Andie MacDowell as “Rita.” The plot is about a...
Choose… to Fuse! by Rev. Steven James One of the most blessed dynamics of church life is to connect together. The apostle Paul, the man whom God used to write or impact most of the New Testament, admitted the need to be connected with others. In Romans 1, he shares his heart with the believers in a very transparent way in declaring how he felt about them...
Jan 22, 2014
Fully Rely on God by Benny Uhlich Nearly two years ago I left my parents’ house in my home state of Washington and moved far away to Ohio. It was one of the scariest things I’d ever done, but also the most exciting. I had saved some money from my previous job before I moved, and had a job interview set up in Ohio. I went through a very nice interview and...
Jan 22, 2014
The “L” word by Elianna Chroniger, Alfred Station, N.Y. In February, you’ll start to hear lots of people using it. That’s right, the “L” word is love. People nowadays use this word as much as they use the word “like.” Let me tell you—it’s, like, a lot of, like, times. The word “love” doesn’t seem to hold much meaning anymore. People “love” a girlfriend...
A New Member Workbook by Andrew J. Camenga The Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education is pleased to let you know that a template for a Church Membership Workbook is available for download from our website (http://7db.info/template). How does someone join your church? Is there a clear process? Could you explain it? Does your church have...
Jan 22, 2014
SEMINARY STUDENT PROFILE Name: Keith McCall Birthdate and place: September 14, 1967 Titusville, FL Family: Wife: Joanne McCall Sons: Keith McCall II (24), Alek Templin (19) Education: New Smyrna Beach (FL) High School (1985) BS in Vocational Ed. at University of Central Florida (2003) Columbia (SC) International University (Seminary) – began August...
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...