by David W. T. Brattston, January 19, 2016: In Matthew 18:8-9, Christ commands: “If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the […]
by Harry Banks, January 18, 2015: My mechanic acts like he owns my car and I’m allowed to drive it… If – and only if – I take care of it properly. I don’t know if that is because earlier in his career he was a fleet mechanic for a car rental agency or because he is a […]
January 18, 2016: Hundreds of Adventist congregations in the United States will host special events remembering the famous Baptist pastor and civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King. Most Adventist schools are closed today because this is a national holiday. Many of the congregations with events today or this past weekend are historically African American […]
By Jack Hoehn: Preface: Seventh-day Adventists throughout the world are presented in 2016 a series of lessons on sin and salvation, or as the official Sabbath School lessons are titled, “Rebellion and Redemption” by David Tasker edited as usual by Clifford Goldstein (uninterrupted editor for the last 17 years). What follows comes from a Sabbath School Class I […]
Significant events in the Philippines, Australia, Uganda, Zambia, Maryland, California and the Bahamas On Monday (January 11) the Holy Land Experience theme park opened on the island of Andros in the Bahamas. The founder is Adventist Pastor Jeremiah Duncombe and he was joined for the ceremony by the Honorable Philip Davis, deputy prime ministers of […]
by Nathan Nelson, January 12, 2016: Someone asked me the other day what my perspective was on the differences between the younger and older generations in our church. It was an awkward moment as I struggled to find a graceful way to avoid the question without seeming rude or evasive. “It’s a longer answer than […]
From News Release, January 11, 2016: A new video series entitled Live It is being distributed on the Internet. It is being released for the first time this month and produced on the campus of Loma Linda University (LLU), the Adventist health sciences center in southern California. Based on research at the university, each episode […]
Photo by S M Chen, taken in 1982 at Lake Shasta. Posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 13, 2016 Starting the day off right…
By Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 13, 2016 One of this week’s passages, Isaiah 62:1-5, contains this promise: “You shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.” It reminded me of chapter four in my book, Ten Promises Carved in Stone, which studies the Ten Commandments for what they really […]
By Carole Derry-Bretsch, posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 13, 2016 Do you know any musical kids, ages 15 and under, to perform instrumental or vocal numbers during some upcoming Kids Time tapings from June 20 through 23? If a child is chosen, they will be contacted and a specific taping date will be given to them. Each […]
By S M Chen, posted Jan 13, 2016 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” – Hebrew 13:2 Call me Stella. For I think I may have come from stardust (we’re not known for being romantic but occasionally indulge in sentiment and flights of fancy). I don’t know for […]
By Jemuel Anderson, edited and posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 13, 2016 Donna-Maria and Jemuel Anderson are two musicians who love arranging, playing and creating music pieces for piano, organ (solos/duets) and vocal selections. Their friendship of over twenty-five years has given their marriage a rich foundation for which they praise God. Donna-Maria has traveled to share music […]