By Lindsey Abston Painter “Love yourself!” is a constant, cliche refrain that we repeat over and over to one another. But loving your body isn’t always easy. Nearly every woman I know has a love-hate relationship with her body. I read in a book once that nearly half of all women have stayed home from […]
by Loren Seibold & Carmen Seibold | 24 November 2019 | The Adventist Society for Religious Studies has been in existence since 1979. For all of those years we’ve had jobs that kept us close to home: Loren was a parish pastor, and Carmen a nurse and then a chaplain. So attending this year, as […]
22 November 2019 | An article published today in Grand Forks Herald highlights the strong influence that Adventist researchers have on nutritional trends and beliefs. It questions whether Adventist religious bias in favor of vegetarianism should be disclosed alongside research that advocates for plant-based diets. A recent widely reported study led by Mayo Clinic clinician […]
News reports from New South Wales, Australia; Portland, Oregon; Friedensau Adventist University; the Ohio Conference; Bogenhofen Seminary and College View Church on the campus of Union College: From APD – According to the Adventist Record on November 11, there were 72 fires, 36 of them burning uncontrollably in New South Wales, the state in southeastern […]
by Rebecca Brothers | 21 November 2019 | On the last Saturday in June 2019, I went to the local LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade with my Episcopal church. We had 250 bottles of cold water to hand out to marchers and spectators. We had signs that said “Love your neighbor” and “All are welcome—no exceptions.” Most […]
From ADRA – 20 November 2019 | On Monday, November 11, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) donated 4,000 backpacks for primary to high school-aged children from the Bahamian islands of the Grand Bahama and Great Abaco, which are still reeling from the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Each child, who has been in […]
From Loma Linda University Health – 19 November 2019 | In a first of its kind in the United States, cardiologists at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute have performed a pioneering coronary intervention with an Impella heart assist device and stent placement through single access from the axillary artery in the shoulder. The new […]
[symple_heading style=”” title=”God and the Covenant” type=”h1″ font_size=”40″ text_align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ color=”undefined” icon_left=”” icon_right=””] 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 […]
18 November 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is collaborating with the North American Division (NAD) Office of Education to offer educational development assistance at schools in Southern Africa. Recently, ADRA accompanied ten NAD education leaders to evaluate and assess the needs of schools in Malawi. “ADRA wants to ensure that every […]
by Jack Hoehn | 18 November 2019 | David Berlinski lives on the rue Chanoinesse half a city block from Paris’s recently destroyed Notre Dame cathedral. He watched in dismay as its spire toppled, until the police forced him to evacuate to the other side of the Seine. This destruction is the introduction to the […]
17 November 2019 | Daniel Houston Shafer, 77, the pastor of an Adventist supporting ministry who was accused last year of molesting a minor in Harrison County, West Virginia, has been acquitted. The Exponent Telegram reported that after a less-than-two-day trial, a Harrison County jury returned a not guilty verdict on Wednesday, November 13, for […]
16 November 2019 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Ever since the General Conference denied women pastors ordination, I’ve been furious. It has ruined my church experience. I know Adventists have the truth, I love my congregation, and all of my friends and family are in this church. But the failure to do the right thing on […]