Aunt Sevvy, why hasn’t Jesus returned yet?
12 February 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, My great-grandparents looked forward to Jesus’ soon coming. My grandparents believed they would be alive to see Jesus come. My parents clung to the Blessed Hope knowing they’d wake up to see Jesus in the clouds. They are all at rest, and we’re still here. The world seems […]
Our Churches and the CDC Regulations
by Ronald L. Preast | 12 February 2021 | At first glance the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regulations for reopening our churches appear to be inconvenient. Yet if one looks more closely at these guidelines, it becomes clear that our churches shouldn’t have too much trouble with them: variations of […]
Coronavirus Claims Life of Adventist Zimbabwean Ambassador to UAE
12 February 2021 | Jethro Ndombondayi Ndlovu, Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, recently passed away from COVID-19 complications. ZimLive reported Ndlovu, a devout Adventist, passed away at a private hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, late last month. Ndlovu, 66, had travelled to Zimbabwe in December for his brother’s burial and tested positive for the […]
Independent Adventist Denomination Taken Off Charities Register in New Zealand for Financial Fraud
12 February 2021 | The Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church (SISDAC) has been denied status as a charity in New Zealand after a probe exposed widespread fraud committed by church employees. SISDAC is not part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, nor is it recognized by the denomination. The probe found employees stole millions of […]
Loma Linda University Health Announces Study of Combination Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for Early COVID-19
On February 8, Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) announced the phase 2 study of the combination of the two monoclonal antibodies BRII-196 and BRII-198 for the treatment of non-hospitalized individuals with early COVID-19. The goal of ACTIV-2 is to find treatments that can keep people with COVID-19 from getting sicker and requiring hospitalization. People living […]
Anticipating AT1–February 12, 2021
Have you ever wondered if Adventists danced more that we would be better at working together? While we have a history of not dancing, what benefits would it bring to our denominational health message if we did? An important topic to consider on this Valentine’s holiday weekend. We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. […]
Denominational Panacea, or the Spirit’s Guidance?
By Eugene Gerasimov | 11 February 2021 | We often see, in connection with medical care, the symbol of a snake, usually wrapped around a pole. Occasionally you will see a mythical keeper of the snake: the goddess Hygeia, who feeds her snake from a bowl. Hygeia was a young goddess, daughter and chief attendant […]
News Briefs for February 11, 2021
News reports from Bakersfield, California; Oakwood University, La Sierra University, ADRA Romania and Loma Linda University Health: The Bakersfield Californian reported that nurses at Adventist Health Bakersfield’s Cath Lab sang a hymn to a patient who was panicked about a procedure she was about to undergo earlier this month. Four nurses at the hospital – […]
Sharing Scripture for February 7 – 13, 2021
[symple_heading style=”” title=”Defeat of the Assyrians” 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 […]