2024 Winter Youth Retreat

2024 Winter Youth Retreat

I was absolutely delighted to attend the 2024 Winter Youth Retreat at the beautiful Jersey Oaks Camp, NJ, from December 27 to 31. Seven churches were represented with a total of 45 kids. We had a rainy but rewarding weekend full of time spent with friends, in worship...
Sabbath  Liturgy is Not All About Me

Sabbath Liturgy is Not All About Me

Liturgy is not a word that we drop in our Seventh Day Baptist circles very often. Even less often do we use the word as a positive descriptor of ourselves. We prefer to say that we are non-liturgical and simply use an order of service for gathered worship. We tend to...
Storytelling With

Storytelling With

I can remember the scene vividly, even now, decades later. The pastor would call the children up to the front pew where there would be the usual scrambling for position. Yet, one child always had a different stride as he or she approached the front.One child carried...
Serving the god of Utility

Serving the god of Utility

Our microwave died. This appliance was not exactly an old family pet that was deeply loved. We simply inherited this preparer of instant foods when we purchased our home. But we came to need it. Because it served us. As soon as the appliance stopped working, we...