News reports from Jamaica, Britain, Oakwood University, Jordan and Rochester, Minnesota. In the month of March, Breath of Life, invited by Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica, will have a mini-revival at the Andrews Memorial Church in Kingston, Jamaica, from March 6-9, 2019. This mini-revival will be recorded and then shown on Breath of Life […]
By Werner E. Lange This commentary corresponds with “Satan and His Allies,” Sabbath School lesson for February 23-March 1. The Adventist interpretation of the second beast in Revelation 13 is unique. Adventist interpreters, starting with John N. Andrews in the 1860s, have it identified as the United States of America. This second beast rose from […]
by Larry Downing | 22 February 2019 | On occasion one sets about to compose a tightly connected essay, only to have it fragment or spiral to an abrupt, disjointed end. I fear this piece, upon which I have set myself, illustrates the point. Despite such a fate, welcome aboard and perhaps, with a bit […]
We asked each of the speakers for the October 4-6, Portland, Oregon-based AT1 gathering to answer the question, “How Does Christ Challenge Culture?” We gave them 80 words or less for their answers. This week we are featuring the answer we received from Michaela Lawrence Jeffery who pastors the Athens, Georgia, Seventh-day Adventist church: Our […]
by Ron Lawson, Ph.D. | 28 February 2019 | Seventh-day Adventists have been involved in a number of landmark court cases bearing on both the Free Exercise and Establishment clauses of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and on statutory law. The main issues have included security of employment for Sabbath observers, the right […]
28 February 2019 | The Adventist denomination in Ghana has supported an interfaith effort to condemn corruption in the country. Representatives of various faiths joined together to call on the government to summon the political will to prosecute corruption and refrain from shielding perpetrators. They protested the fact that corruption is often not addressed by […]
27 February 2019 | Sources have told Adventist Today that the Washington Adventist University (WAU) administration plans to cut six to fourteen faculty positions as the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close. One person, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, indicated that full-time professor positions will be cut […]
26 February 2019 | Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University has announced that Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of the Adventist Church, will answer pre-submitted questions at a live, in-person event at the church on March 2. The announcement says that Wilson and “some of his colleagues” will be […]
26 February 2019 | In the ongoing saga of questionable management by Southern Asia Division officers, church members in the Hyderabad Seventh-day Adventist Church have gone to court against administrators who want to dispose of the congregation’s valuable property for commercial development. The sale of the property is being spearheaded by East-Central Indian Union (ECIU) […]
From ADRA – 25 February 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) announced today a new global advocacy campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.” The campaign is an urgent call to leaders around the world that all children, regardless of race, age, nationality, gender, religion or origin, have a right to earn and […]
24 February 2019 | The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians made a $25 million donation to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital at the 26th Annual Children’s Hospital Foundation Gala on February 21. According to a news story on the Loma Linda University Health website, the gift is the largest donation ever made by San […]
Benjamin Baker, PhD | 20 February 2019 | There is something about the combination of being black and Adventist that leads to awesomeness. Although small in number, black Adventists have had an outsized impact on their communities, their church, and their world. Enjoy the awesomeness! William J. Hardy is the first black elected to office […]