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Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya & Singer Millie Corretjer Give White Memorial $250,000 To Fight COVID-19 - 30 March 2020 | Adventist Health White Memorial received $250,000 in funds to fight the coronavirus from boxing great Oscar De La Hoya and his wife, singer Millie Corretjer. According to Round By Round Boxing, De La Hoya has donated significantly to the Adventist hospital in East Los Angeles in the past. The donation will […]
Steps Loma Linda University Health Is Taking to Keep Patients, Employees and Students Safe - From Loma Linda University Health – 29 March 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fluidity of the current situation, Loma Linda University Health leadership, clinical experts and frontline providers are maintaining a constant focus on managing the organization’s response. Briefings are held at least twice daily with representation from all six hospitals and […]
Milwaukee Pastors Create Multi-District Online Church - 27 March 2020 | Many churches and pastors have tried to preach online during the past two weekends of the COVID-19 shutdown, sometimes with disappointing results. But a group of pastors in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area are managing their online church services in a unique way. Rather than each pastor’s streaming his own Sabbath services, […]
Church Condemns Murder of Adventist in Papua New Guinea - 26 March 2020 | Tribal warfare in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea has resulted in the killing of an Adventist who was en route to a preaching appointment in the Komaga area of the region. The denomination has condemned the murder of the Adventist and two companions, who, according to the Adventist Record, […]
News Briefs for March 26, 2020 - News reports from Adventist Health Bakersfield; Southern Adventist University; Berlin, Germany; the Columbia Union Conference and Pacific Press: According to KGET 17, owners of the restaurant Umi Sushi and Sake have donated surgical masks to Adventist Health Bakersfield, in Kern County, California. Hospital CEO Sharlett Briggs described the gift as being extremely generous, especially given […]
Postponed General Conference Session to Focus on Mission and Business Meetings - From ANN – 25 March 2020 | On March 19, the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church announced the postponement of the 2020 General Conference (GC) session due to the rapid and unpredictable spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 General Conference Session will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is currently scheduled from May 20 […]
Zagreb Earthquake – Damage to Church Property; Members Safe - From ANN – 24 March 2020 | A 5.3-magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, struck Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia on Sunday, 22 March, just after 6 am. The epicenter was only 6 miles (9.6 km) from the city center. It is the largest earthquake to hit the country in […]
Pope Francis Praised Jewish Sabbath - 23 March 2020 | The Times of Israel recently highlighted glowing remarks made by Pope Francis about Saturday Sabbath-keeping as observed by the Jews. On March 18, the publication republished footage of the Pope speaking positively of Jewish Sabbath-keeping on a 2018 edition of 60 Minutes that went viral after a portion of the interview […]
Sandi Patty Performed at Andrews Shortly Before Testing Positive for COVID-19 - 20 March 2020 | Andrews University announced on its Facebook page that Christian singer Sandi Patty, who performed at the school on March 8, had tested positive for COVID-19. Patty’s concert had taken place in the Howard Performing Arts Center located on campus near Pioneer Memorial Church. Patty let her fans know she had tested […]
News Briefs for March 19, 2020 - News reports from several Adventist universities, Adventist Community Services, the North American Division and Hope Channel: Adventist universities around the world are scrambling to respond to COVID-19 by means of campus closures, distance learning, extended Spring Break dates and other measures. Here are some links to school-specific updates: Andrews University Avondale University College Burman University […]
Executive Committee Votes to Postpone 2020 General Conference Session to 2021 - 19 March 2020 | The General Conference Executive Committee voted today to postpone the General Conference Session of the Adventist Church originally scheduled to take place June 25 – July 4, 2020. An Adventist News Network (ANN) report officially confirmed the vote minutes ago. Below is the official ANN news release: The Executive Committee of […]
ADRA Responds to COVID-19 in South Korea - From ADRA – 18 March 2020 | South Korea has confirmed more than 8,400 COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths as of March 18, but the pace of new infections reportedly shows signs of slowing. Local authorities are managing the situation and trying hard to contain and quarantine known cases, conducting about 15,000 tests daily. Medical […]
Commentary
Winds of Change in a Time of Crisis - by Raj Attiken COVID-19 seems to be holding the world hostage with threats of contagion and economic disaster. As a large-scale human tragedy unfolds, it is natural for us to look for signs of hope and assurance. Different voices are prescribing how people of faith should relate to this global disruption. Although the coronavirus does […]
Of Butterflies, Mathematics and Mulberry Trees - by Smuts van Rooyen | 26 March 2020 | A few summers ago I attended the graduation of my son in Oregon, where he received an MFA degree in poetry. He already has a good job as a judge in the California Superior Court system, but it does not seem to fulfill all of his […]
Discord Among Believers: What’s Behind the Church Fights in Nairobi? - By Jeanne Mogusu | 25 March 2020 | It was an ordinary July day in Nairobi in 2019, as worshippers gathered across Kenya to celebrate the Sabbath. People travelled to their various houses of worship much like they had done numerous times before. But there was to be something different about this Sabbath. Angry messages […]
“The Bible Tells Me So,” Part 1 - Richard W. Coffen | 24 March 2020 | It’s interesting that Scripture has numerous passages which we remain completely ignorant of—even though we’ve all at least scanned the Bible numerous times. In this essay, we’ll consider some of these verses and wonder why “The Bible tells me so!” What to Do With Tithe Brother Franklin […]
If This Were the End of the World - by Melissa Young | 21 March 2020 | I reached my breaking point today in regard to COVID-19. Until today I was making the best of it. Unlike many of my friends, my job still had me coming into the office. My favorite restaurant was still open. My skating rink still had ice time available. […]
The End of the World as We Know It - by Vinnie MacIsaac | 20 March 2020 | The 80’s band R.E.M. sang “It’s the end of the world as we know it—and I feel fine.” That lyric has been stuck in my head since the COVID-19 story broke. I don’t know when you’ll be reading this, but I wrote it four days before my […]
Marching as to War… - by Jack Hoehn | February 4, 2020 | Unlike the recent House condemnation and Senate exculpation of the American president that was entirely partisan, there are things that both political parties can agree on. The annual defense budget, passed recently by the House (377 to 48) and Senate (82 to 8) has strong support from […]
Making Adventists or Making Friends? - by Melissa Young | 16 March 2020 | “I have a testimony I just have to give tonight!” the voice of the girl next to me called out. I was attending a Friday night Bible study at a Seventh-day Adventist church near my home for the first time. So far, the evening had been fairly […]
Feeling Apocalyptic - By Loren Seibold | 13 March 2020 | Yesterday was a weird, creepy day. One cancellation after another, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warnings about the severity of the COVID-19 illness, presidents and politicians lined up at microphones to voice their self-serving concern—these happenings seemed to tumble […]
Our Strange Motives for Evangelism - by Eugene Gerasimov | 10 March 2020 | Once, in Sabbath School, a sister in my church shared her opinion that the reason why God had created humankind to populate the earth was that since one-third of the angels had fallen and had been expelled from heaven, God created humans to replace the followers that […]
Illumination - by S M Chen | 23 January 2020 | “Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” —Madeleine L’Engle, American writer (1918-2007) One day, over a decade ago, when I lived in a different place, I happened to be at my desktop computer. I noticed a bit of waviness of […]
Is Religion Just a Product of Human Imagination? - by Stephen Ferguson | 01 March 2020 | What legitimate role does imagination play in our spiritual lives? If imagination has any place in our belief system, does that mean it is all essentially fake? Is religion like Lisa Simpson’s stupid rock, which she tells her father can keep bears and tigers away? Are our […]
Features
Aunt Sevvy, is COVID-19 a conspiracy? - 30 March 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Our pastor canceled church services last week, at the conference’s insistence, because of COVID-19 fears. My mother and father are furious. They say the disease is a hoax, over-exaggerated, and a capitulation to Satan. They think someone, probably the Roman Catholics, are trying to put an end to […]
Sharing Scripture for March 22–28 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Adventist Young Adult Initiative Grows in Face of Christian Orthodox Opposition - Stefani Leeper | 20 March 2020 | Despite the ever-raging conflict between Orthodox and Protestant Christians in Serbia, a group of Seventh-day Adventist collegiate students at the nation’s Novi Sad University have been hosting UNZIP, a series of weekly workshops designed to help fellow students grow intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Meeting in rented facilities, young adults […]
A Silver Lining - To comment, click/tap here.- Sharing Scripture for March 15 – 21 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
We are not them! But who are we? - By Ron Gladden | 13 March 2020 | I moved to Ohio to lead the second-largest church in the conference when I was just 26, but my two associate pastors and I hit it off like the Three Amigos. We huddled with the lay leaders and collectively decided to try for big goals for the […]
EPIC Adventist Church Uses Small Group Models, Attracts Young Adults - by Stefani Leeper | 10 March 2020 | How do Adventist churches attract and retain young adults? If you read our CrossWalk Church feature, you’re aware that its drastic growth has been leading to further growth and young adult retention. However, one Chicago-based Adventist pastor has taken a paradoxical approach to the whole matter, and […]- Sharing Scripture for March 8 – 14 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
The Great Disruption: The 2020 One Project in Boulder - by Ryan Brousson | 9 March 2020 | The theme of this year’s conference was “The Great Disruption,” with three sub-themes: politics, theology, and church and culture. My overall thoughts were positive. The messages by the nine speakers, most of whom were the founders or long-time speakers, were thought-provoking and insightful. Many questions arose as […]- Sharing Scripture for March 1 – 7 - This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS Lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […]
Just found out my boyfriend likes porn—what should I do? - 28 February 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, I have been dating my boyfriend for about 8 months. We are both in our last year of college and I have been thinking maybe he is the one I’ll end up marrying. But last week I discovered that he looks at pornography. I was very upset when […]
Reflecting on the One Project Gathering in Boulder - by Sam Millen | 24 February 2020 | Last weekend I traveled to Boulder, Colorado, for my sixth One Project gathering. (There have been many more). You could say I’m a veteran by now, but only as an attendee. I’m not involved in any official capacity. IMHO (in my humble opinion), the One Project is […]
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- Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya & Singer Millie Corretjer Give White Memorial $250,000 To Fight COVID-19 - 30 March 2020 | Adventist Health White Memorial received $250,000 in funds to fight the coronavirus from boxing great Oscar De La Hoya and his wife, singer Millie Corretjer. According to Round By Round Boxing, De La Hoya has donated significantly to the Adventist hospital in East Los Angeles in the past. The donation will […]
- Aunt Sevvy, is COVID-19 a conspiracy? - 30 March 2020 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Our pastor canceled church services last week, at the conference’s insistence, because of COVID-19 fears. My mother and father are furious. They say the disease is a hoax, over-exaggerated, and a capitulation to Satan. They think someone, probably the Roman Catholics, are trying to put an end to […]
- Steps Loma Linda University Health Is Taking to Keep Patients, Employees and Students Safe - From Loma Linda University Health – 29 March 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fluidity of the current situation, Loma Linda University Health leadership, clinical experts and frontline providers are maintaining a constant focus on managing the organization’s response. Briefings are held at least twice daily with representation from all six hospitals and […]
- Winds of Change in a Time of Crisis - by Raj Attiken COVID-19 seems to be holding the world hostage with threats of contagion and economic disaster. As a large-scale human tragedy unfolds, it is natural for us to look for signs of hope and assurance. Different voices are prescribing how people of faith should relate to this global disruption. Although the coronavirus does […]
- Milwaukee Pastors Create Multi-District Online Church - 27 March 2020 | Many churches and pastors have tried to preach online during the past two weekends of the COVID-19 shutdown, sometimes with disappointing results. But a group of pastors in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area are managing their online church services in a unique way. Rather than each pastor’s streaming his own Sabbath services, […]
- Church Condemns Murder of Adventist in Papua New Guinea - 26 March 2020 | Tribal warfare in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea has resulted in the killing of an Adventist who was en route to a preaching appointment in the Komaga area of the region. The denomination has condemned the murder of the Adventist and two companions, who, according to the Adventist Record, […]
- Of Butterflies, Mathematics and Mulberry Trees - by Smuts van Rooyen | 26 March 2020 | A few summers ago I attended the graduation of my son in Oregon, where he received an MFA degree in poetry. He already has a good job as a judge in the California Superior Court system, but it does not seem to fulfill all of his […]
- News Briefs for March 26, 2020 - News reports from Adventist Health Bakersfield; Southern Adventist University; Berlin, Germany; the Columbia Union Conference and Pacific Press: According to KGET 17, owners of the restaurant Umi Sushi and Sake have donated surgical masks to Adventist Health Bakersfield, in Kern County, California. Hospital CEO Sharlett Briggs described the gift as being extremely generous, especially given […]
- Postponed General Conference Session to Focus on Mission and Business Meetings - From ANN – 25 March 2020 | On March 19, the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church announced the postponement of the 2020 General Conference (GC) session due to the rapid and unpredictable spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 General Conference Session will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is currently scheduled from May 20 […]
- Live Training Event on Facebook: Ministry in a Pandemic - In the rapidly changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, church life and outreach can be difficult. Yet, Christian community is vital in a world of isolation. Today, more than ever before, technology and innovation can be used to touch people for Christ. The denomination’s North American Division (NAD) is providing training on how to use […]
- Discord Among Believers: What’s Behind the Church Fights in Nairobi? - By Jeanne Mogusu | 25 March 2020 | It was an ordinary July day in Nairobi in 2019, as worshippers gathered across Kenya to celebrate the Sabbath. People travelled to their various houses of worship much like they had done numerous times before. But there was to be something different about this Sabbath. Angry messages […]
- Zagreb Earthquake – Damage to Church Property; Members Safe - From ANN – 24 March 2020 | A 5.3-magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, struck Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia on Sunday, 22 March, just after 6 am. The epicenter was only 6 miles (9.6 km) from the city center. It is the largest earthquake to hit the country in […]