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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Jun 24, 2013
We need all gifts from all ages By Casey Greene A couple of weeks ago our church had a retreat. We do these from time to time to fellowship with one another and reevaluate what we’re doing and where we’re going as a church. This time was no different. We all got into our groups and started talking about ideas or thoughts. As I looked around...
Jun 24, 2013
Look after the orphans… by Katrina Goodrich “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27) Rather famously, an expert in the law asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus replies with the story...
Jun 24, 2013
Lucille Sunby: A shining example by Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele Although many are left unnamed, the Bible mentions 188 women. These include female leaders, prominent queens, and prophetesses. Monique Provance, in a research paper discussing biblical women, wrote about six females who displayed positive character traits—Judith, Esther, Ruth, Deborah,...
Jun 24, 2013
What’s Your Experience with God? by Ralph Mackintosh When I laid out the challenge for Seventh Day Baptists this year, there were four phases: read Experiencing God by Henry and Richard Blackaby, spend time in prayer seeking where God was already working, join Him in His work, and share with your fellow SDBs your experience. Some of you will have...
Jun 24, 2013
Pastors’ Conference was a blessing By Gordon Lawton The following people attended the 2013 SDB Pastors’ Conference in Shiloh, New Jersey, on April 23-27. Most are in the accompanying picture: Robert Babcock, Marlboro NJ; Edson Barrett, Philadelphia, PA; Levi Bond, Portland, OR; Clint Brown, SDB Missionary Society; Kevin Butler, SR Editor...
Jun 24, 2013
Who gets the last shot? by Kevin Butler Five “Most Valuable Player” awards. Six NBA Championships. Six Finals MVP awards. Fourteen-time All Star. Ten scoring titles. With numbers and accomplishments like this, many would call Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player, ever. And certainly Michael Jordan thought so. Even when he wasn’t playing...
Jun 24, 2013
Who Speaks for the Dead? by Nick Kersten, Librarian-historian “We have gathered here to recognize the closure of the DeRuyter Seventh Day Baptist Church. We remember with thanksgiving the blessing that this church has been, by the grace of God and the enabling of Christ, to this community for nearly 200 years, and to us individually and personally...
Seeking a Good Death by Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, Wis. Over 125 billion Medicare dollars are spent in America on care near the end of life. In addition, out-of-pocket expenses average $39,000 for individuals, $51,000 for couples and up to $66,000 for people with long-term illnesses like Alzheimer’s. If spending money ensures that people get the...