Posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 13, 2016 Jemuel and Donna Maria Anderson, whose story is our Feature this week, are a beautiful example of God’s gift of music and love. Listen to them here: Joshua Fit the Battle Medley Total Praise Medley You can also search for Jemuel Anderson individually.
January 9, 2016: Oakwood University (OU) was ranked 12th among the 106 historically black colleges and universities in the United States by BestColleges.com, an independent information service for students and their families. It is fifth in the nation in the nation in the number of African American graduates who apply to medical schools and has […]
From ANN, January 8, 2016: The Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Vadso, Norway, distributed Bibles in the Arabic language to Syrian refugees during a divine worship service on Saturday, December 19. Last year, a large number of refugees arrived in Norway through the Norwegian-Russian border, which is near the town of Vadso in northern Norway. […]
From ANN, January 8, 2016: Thousands of young people from across the United States and more than 50 other countries gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to focus on Jesus’ Second Coming and to give something back to the community during an annual GYC convention. The five-day convention of GYC, or “Generation. Youth. Christ,” had the […]
From ANN, January 8, 2016: Five Seventh-day Adventist students died and another 11 were injured when the 36-seat vehicle that they were riding ran off the road in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea. The accident, blamed on engine failure, occurred on December 28 as the students were returning from an Adventist […]
Significant events in Australia, Los Angeles, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Hong Kong, Pakistan and Tonga At 89 years of age, Peter Tripovich is walking around Australia to raise money for children in poverty in Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. On January 26, Australia Day, he will be in Pemberton. Local residents and Adventist […]
From ANN, January 2, 2016: An Adventist believer has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp for “inciting religious hatred” in an appeals court ruling that has raised concerns about religious freedom in the former Soviet republic of Kasakhstan. The defendant, Yklas Kabduakasov, denies the charge and is considering another appeal to a […]
By S M Chen, posted Jan 6, 2016 ‘… Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me.’ – Matthew 25:40 I admit to not being particularly adept at geography (somehow managed to miss the subject in grade school), but have always been […]
Posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan 6, 2016 Here is an ecumenical opportunity for churches, especially those within reach of Yale University: Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) announces the 2016 ISM Congregations Project. Now in its sixth year, the 2016 edition will expand its reach and condense its program to a three-day conference format, July […]
Sent by Rich DuBose, posted by Debbonnaire Kovacs, Jan. 6, 2016 Here are two exciting opportunities from inSpire, an arts initiative sponsored by the Pacific Union Conference. Adventist Songwriting Contest We’re looking for new worship songs to include with the old favorites. The Psalmist invites us to “Sing a new song to the Lord.” If […]
By Debbonnaire Kovacs, January 6, 2016 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him […]