Oct 26, 2018

By Rob Appel   On Wednesday mornings there is a group of men who meet for breakfast in Janesville, WI. One of the men had an “aha” moment after one of these gatherings. He realized “it” was not about him, but rather God! This gentleman had t-shirts made up that said on the front, “It’s Not About Me…” and on the back, “It’s Not About You Either!” There is...

Oct 26, 2018

By Nicholas J. Kersten   For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. —2 Corinthians 10:3-4 For most of my life, I have been fascinated by military tactics. Beginning around my early teen years, I became...

Oct 26, 2018

Staying on Assignment On September 15, 2018, in a worship celebration lasting almost five hours, the Miami SDB Church along with many other friends celebrated thirty years of service by Andrew Samuels as pastor. There were many guests who had the opportunity to speak on the theme of “Staying on Assignment.” These included Pastors Garfield Miller and Noel...

Oct 26, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich   One out of five women in America will be sexually assaulted during the course of their lifetime. If we narrow the spectrum down to those under the age of 18 the statistic becomes one in four. And 63% of sexual assaults are never reported to the police. There are so many women in pain, suffering because of their victimization and...

Oct 26, 2018

by Kim Merchant   One of the SDB Historical Library’s challenges, faced by many specialized libraries, is how to make our materials available to online researchers. In the olden days, researchers expected to travel to the library, pull out a card catalog drawer and rifle through index cards to search for their subjects. In these modern times, researchers...