Ken Shaw to Become 27th President of Southern Adventist University
Shaw was voted in unanimously by Southern’s Board of Trustees. He starts as Southern’s president on June 1. Shaw will be Southern’s first alum to return as president. For the past seven years, Shaw has served as president of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas. From Southern Adventist University – 4 March 2021 | The […]
Ghanaian Adventist Leader Calls for Government to Completely Ban LGBTQI Lifestyles
2 March 2021 | The president of the Northern Ghana Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kwame Kwanin Boakye, has called on Ghana’s Parliament to ban all practice of LGBTQI lifestyles in the country. Modern Ghana reported the leader spoke to journalists in Kumasi, expressing relief that the country’s government already opposed practice of […]
A Highly Curated Spirituality
by Thandazani Mhlanga | 2 March 2021 | I understand that art, like anchovies or blue cheese, can be an acquired taste. I realize that some wouldn’t schedule art museums on their holiday itinerary. Yet as I reminisce on the half day I spent among ancient Egyptian, Sudanese, and Nubian works at the British Museum, […]
Sharing Scripture for February 28 – March 6, 2021
[symple_heading style=”” title=”Doing the Unthinkable” 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 news […]
Should We Restore Fallen Pastors?
by Steve Nelson | 28 February 2021 | God’s Word is abundantly clear: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). Why, then, do some churches mandate stiff consequences for moral failures from spiritual leaders? Wasn’t David forgiven […]
Thanks for the “big tent” edition of the AT magazine.
26 February 2021 | Dear Editor, I have just about finished devouring the Winter edition of the Adventist Today magazine, and I do mean DEVOURING! Your editorial was right on target, as were the articles. I am totally in favor of the “29th Fundamental Belief” even though I know that it will only exist in […]
Aunty, is the government lying to us about vaccine safety?
26 February 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Several friends and family have safely received their COVID vaccines with minimal side effects. I’m planning to be vaccinated, but all the conspiracy theories are starting to get to me. Should I wait and see? I’m 95% sure it’s fake news, but the government always tells us only […]
Andrews University Raises Nearly $1 Million to Help Students Hit By COVID
26 February 2021 | Since April 2020, 532 donors have given to two Andrews University student aid funds for a total of nearly US$1 million. According to the Lake Union Herald, the Student Life COVID-19 Emergency Fund and the President’s Student Scholarship Fund have brought immediate crisis assistance and help for long-term financial hardship related […]
Historic Loma Linda University Health Fundraising Effort Concludes After Raising Over $476 Million
Vision 2020 – The Campaign for a Whole Tomorrow raised $476,832,220 over 8 years. The $476 million raised greatly exceeded the campaign’s original goal of $366 million, with more than 40,500 donors making approximately 280,000 gifts to the campaign since its inception. Over $411 million was designated for Vision 2020 priorities, with an additional $65 million […]
Oakwood University Church Responds to Recent Extreme Weather in Texas
26 February 2021 | Huntsville, Alabama-based Oakwood University Church (OUC) and Breath of Life television ministry partnered to collect 30,000 bottles of water and other essential items for victims of the extreme weather that caused havoc in Texas earlier this month. Four million Texans lost power due to harsh winter weather, and rolling blackouts continued even […]