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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Sep 23, 2013
Conquering Calculus Through Prayer by Seth Osborn There I was at the Youth Interest Committee meeting during this summer’s Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. Last year, someone else had also wanted to be Beacon editor but let me take it—so long as she could have the position the next year. 2013 arrived and she had changed her mind. “What a...
Sep 23, 2013
Finishing the Race by Clinton R. Brown As the final participants came across the finish line in Colorado Springs, we had the feeling of completion. The first General Conference Gospel Feet Walk/Run was done! The runners had completed their courses, and most importantly we had raised over $7,500 to buy more than 68 bicycles to assist Seventh Day...
2012-13 Scripture Memorization Program Forward in His Footsteps was the theme for the 2012-13 Scripture Memorization Program. The participants are listed here as an example to encourage others to hide God’s Word in their hearts. The Toronto, Ontario, Seventh Day Baptist Church had the largest number of participants complete the program this last year, so...
Sep 23, 2013
Retired Pastor Profile Name: Melvin G. Nida Birthdate, place: June 4, 1920 St. Paul, MN Melvin died September 21, 2009 Family: Married: Jeanette Dickinson on Nov. 24, 1944 in DeRuyter, NY (Jeanette died January 24, 1987) Children: Larry, Elizabeth and Sylvia Married: M. Wanda Bowyer on Oct. 28, 1987 (She filed for divorce in 2000)...
The Perils of Crowdsourcing History by Nick Kersten, Librarian-historian crowdsourcing (n): the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. (www.merriam-webster.com) In the fall of 2012, I had...
Looking back at Team REDEEMED The following are excerpts from testimonies of Summer Christian Service Corps (SCSC) and Stained Glass members after their 2013 projects. Enjoy reading tidbits of what God is doing through this program. People were asking, “So what are you doing this summer? Are you interested in doing SCSC?” My answer was, “I have to think about...
Sep 23, 2013
SDBs in Puerto Rico! Mission to San Sebastian by Pastor Robert Van Horn, Pataskala, Ohio Pastor Robert and Lana Van Horn of the SDB Church in Pataskala, Ohio traveled to Puerto Rico in 2012 to support their friends, Pastors Judith and Joel Houts, and to assist with some special Sabbath services. They were both blessed and a blessing in their travels....
Sep 23, 2013
Experiencing Pure Joy at Conference by Adella Latus Adella Latus, from Palm Coast, Fla., finally fulfilled a life-long dream and attended her first SDB Conference this year. Let’s sneak a peek at her diary entry… Dear Diary, Well, my goodness!! Wait until you hear what I just experienced! I am SO GLAD that I decided to attend the SDB Conference in...