Sep 26, 2018

by Rob Appel Lately I have had the song “My Way” running through my head. I guess there is a good reason that it has been cycling through my thoughts now and again. With my pending retirement, from the position of Executive Director, I have been thinking about the past 14 years, and planning the next few months until September 2019. And there are so many to...

By Sarina Villalpando Everybody has a testimony. No matter how big or how small, it exists—because we exist and God exists and we are where we are for a reason. Today I will share a part of mine. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) There...

Sep 26, 2018

by Janet Thorngate Fourth in a series of spinoff articles from recent research on the Newport, Rhode Island, Seventh Day Baptists1 There were at least eleven of them. Their stories hide in the records over a period of 123 years. Discovering them elicits emotions from shock and shame to awe and fascination—then admiration. Forty-nine years after the Newport...

Sep 26, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich   Excerpts from the exit testimonies of SCSC students from Team Breathe After being told about SCSC, I believed it would be an excellent way to grow in the Lord and serve others at the same time, so I sent in my application. At the beginning of this summer, I began to question why I chose to do SCSC. I was enjoying being home from...

Sep 26, 2018

by Alan Briggs There’s been a lot of talk about pastors in recent days. Blogs, posts, tweets and major media outlets have been abuzz about the challenges of the pastoral vocation. I lead in several spheres, but one of those has been pastor. For twelve years I have experienced the joy, heartbreak, victory and loss of walking with people through the dark caverns,...