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 24, 2013
Pick a card—or a day by Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele As most people know, Valentine’s Day is observed in the U.S. on February 14th each year. The original “St. Valentine” was a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named “Valentinus.” Several martyrdom stories were invented for these various saints and added to later martyrologies....
Our Retired Pastors THANK YOU! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!! You have helped COSAR (Committee on Support and Retirement) reach and exceed their goal of raising an additional $25,000 to supplement the old retirement plan funded by the Pastors Retirement Fund (formerly P.R.O.P.). Thanks to some especially generous gifts, COSAR has not had to begin borrowing...
Jan 24, 2013
Robe travels to Florida On October 12, 2012 many friends and family members joined with the Daytona Beach, Fla., SDB Church family to witness Marjorie Jacob receive the 2012 Robe of Achievement. The Robe (awarded by the national SDB Women’s Society) was first presented to Marjorie during General Conference meetings in Buckhannon, W.Va., in the summer....
Jan 23, 2013
Seminarian Profile Name: Joshua W. Michaels Birthdate and place: June 29, 1983 Bennington, VT Family: I have wonderful parents who have been married for over 50 years. My parents have 13 children, of which I am the youngest—just after my twin brother, Jonathan. I grew up as an uncle with now over 30 nephews and...
Jan 23, 2013
Women Revitalized! by Nadine Lawton One of the daily themes for Conference in 2012 was “Are you ready to revitalize?” This topic sparked the Women’s Interest Committee to discuss revitalization of our local women’s groups. Not only do we want to encourage current and active members of these groups, but how do we get the “younger women” to join in?...
Jan 23, 2013
The Meaning of Life by Torie Flinton, Grand Rapids, Mich. For many, there comes a time when a subtle feeling of meaninglessness can creep into their thoughts; a time where one’s purpose is lost in the confusion of a cruel world. I must admit that I’ve “been there” before. I took a step back to get a better look and found that I didn’t like what I had...
Update from Washington State by Stan Fox The Central Washington Seventh Day Baptist Church is doing well and moving ahead in ministry in Yakima. While not growing by great numbers we still have an opportunity to share the Word of God with a number of visitors and show forth the love of Christ. This past Thanksgiving we had our annual joint service with a...
Jan 23, 2013
How can we keep our young adults involved? by Pastor John Camenga Agape SDB Church of the South Kissimmee, Fla. “Salvation is a gift from God. It is available free for the asking. Salvation comes through acceptance of Jesus Christ by personal decision. It is not a group decision. It is not a family decision. It is personal. The New Testament...