Mar 20, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich Recently I had the difficult job of diffusing a situation involving a parent/child disagreement that was spiraling out of control. The child was angry with his parent for a very insignificant reason. It had boiled into an out-of- control fight on the part of the child over something that was, in reality, extremely ridiculous to be fighting...

Mar 20, 2018

Rev. David Stall, Conference President Ever think or even talk about your desire and duty to serve the Lord by helping others? Ever think about the excess that you enjoy within your family or church, and your responsibility to share? These sound like simple ideas. The most important principles of our faith are often simple concepts that are a challenge to live...

Mar 20, 2018

By Brenda Rankhorn In last month’s issue, we began discussing our lives in the context of a race, or for the purpose of illustration, a bike ride. Just as there were things that could hinder my choosing the bike route that I set out to take, there are things that hinder us from glorifying God, from running “the race marked out for us.” What are some things that...

Mar 20, 2018

by Donna S. Bond 2001, 2008 and 2018 co-chairman What do a blue agate, two-gallon beribboned coffeepot; a horse and buggy; spring cleaning; egg dishes; a mystery; Christian fellowship; and a 128-year-old springtime tradition have in common? It’s the annual Shiloh (NJ) Easter ride! In 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen and their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ayars...

by Pastor Nate Crandall When you start to see God as He really is, the eyes of your heart are opened to the truth of Colossians 1:17 that He holds everything together. He holds everything together from the stars in the heavens to the cells in your body. He holds each day in His all-powerful hands. He never takes a vacation. He is always working out His will on...