Connecting Columbia Union Seventh-day Adventists

Columbia Union Conference

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It is Written and Pennsylvania Conference will host a prayer rally August 26 at the Harrisburg First church in preparation for this fall’s Faith for Family evangelistic outreach initiative. Pastor Eric Flicklinger, associate speaker for It Is Written and co-host of Line Upon Line and SALT 365, will lead attendees on a journey, learning to pray the prayers that connect believers to the heart of God and unleash His power. 

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A friend recently told me that God doesn’t get involved in our lives. He said, “Imagine you have God on a shelf at home. Things are fine, but suddenly there’s a problem. You run home, grab Jesus and put Him in your pocket, close to your heart. Then you confront the problem you’re having.” I asked, “Then what?” With a smile, he clarified, “Then you put God back on the shelf!”

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While Roy Simpson was growing up, his dad, Peter, always cut his hair, except for a few years when “I wanted to do things my way,” says Roy, who used to think he was very different from his dad. That changed after working with him as a volunteer at the conference office where they shared many conversations. Those talks “made me realize that we have so much in common, especially our passion for ministry,” says Roy, assistant treasurer for Ohio Conference.