BCE to Merge With Conference by Andrew Camenga BCE Executive The Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education has adopted a resolution to move toward merging with the SDB General Conference as soon as is practical. The Board of Directors met October 25-27, 2013, for a retreat at Camp Harley Sutton, Alfred Station, N.Y. Our meetings began with a time...
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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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Listening to God and Obeying
Listening to God and Obeying by Clayton Pinder Editor’s note: A dear servant of the Lord, Clayton Pinder served as our Conference President in 2001, using the theme “Try God.” He submitted several good articles for his President’s Page that year; this one appeared in March 2001. Clayton’s obituary is on page 26 in this issue. Do you ever...
New Position for New Direction
New Position for New Direction This month’s column comes from General Council Chairman John Pethtel. In accordance with our Alliance in Ministry, the General Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Kersten to the part-time interim position of New Contact Coordinator for 2014. Nick’s responsibility will still lie mostly in his role...
Choose… To Refuse!
Choose… To Refuse! by Rev. Steven James As a new year gets underway, perhaps we can learn some pointers from the life of Moses! Let’s look at God’s Word in Hebrews 11:23-28. Refuse to Fear Man – Choose to Fear God Moses was born in a time when a ruthless man wanted all children like Moses to be killed right out of the womb. Moses’ parents...
Faith Goes To School, Unarmed
Faith goes to school, unarmed By Nathanael Lawton Editor’s note: With her college graduation preparations, Lauren Telford got behind with her column. This allegory (taken from James 2:14-26) first appeared in the January 2000 SR as part of the short-lived series, “Young Adult Connection.” One day, young Faith went to school without bringing his works...
Never Alone
Never Alone by Seth Osborn “The LORD your God is with you, the mighty warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17) Loneliness is an essential emotion to life. While it might not be a pleasant one when compared to its...
Living Above High Tide
Living Above High Tide by Clinton R. Brown I was somewhat taken aback when I realized that I was not really sleeping on an island that night. To qualify as an “island,” I believe the ground has to remain generally above the water line even during high tide. On my visit with Michael Spearl to Putik “Island” in the Philippines, I became aware that this...
Talk about God’s news, Host an Evangelism Workshop
Talk about God’s news, Host an Evangelism Workshop by Andrew J. Camenga Can you talk about the Gospel? I’m not asking if you are prepared to spring the Gospel, like a trap, on an unsuspecting soul. I’m not even asking if you’re prepared to look for an excuse to direct any conversation you have toward Jesus. I’m simply asking, “Can you talk about the...