News Briefs for December 24, 2020
News reports from Ethiopia, Adventist HealthCare, the UK, Germany and France: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) units in Europe are responding to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and the impact on the civilian population. They are working with the authorities to ensure the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers, continued […]
Dealing With Mental Health, Stress and COVID-19 During the Holidays
Seek out support in your community, through virtual social or spiritual events, and by connecting with family in safe ways. Establish boundaries to avoid topics that are high-stress or inappropriate. Don’t overspend financially. Accept that holiday celebration will be different this year and plan creatively. Get professional help for persistence anxiety or feelings of hopelessness. […]
Ravi Zacharias Ministries Investigation Confirms Accusations
23 December 2020 Accusations of sexual misconduct made public in August of this year against the late Ravi Zacharias have been confirmed by the ministry’s own investigation. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries engaged Atlanta law firm Miller & Martin to investigate the claims, mostly made by massage therapists, against Zacharias. While RZIM had insisted it would […]
Why We Need Both Peace and Goodwill
by Christopher C. Thompson | 22 December 2020 | This has been the weirdest year ever—and the competition with past years in my life isn’t even close. We’re ready for Christmas! We’re starving for some good news, good cheer, warm and fuzzy feelings, and a break from the bad news that 2020 keeps dishing out. […]
Heroes 2 Bible Trivia Game Set for 2021 Launch
From AdventInnovate: It’s not every day the Adventist Church releases a video game. But after the astounding success (10 million minutes of play) of the highly-addictive Heroes Bible trivia game back in 2013, the Adventist denomination and Hope Channel are on the verge of launching Heroes 2. This time, the game features 3D animation, new Bible […]
Let’s Quit Bashing Christmas!
By Raj Attiken | 22 December 2020 | Christmas, heralded by some as “the most wonderful time of the year,” routinely receives a bit of a bashing in Christian circles. The haranguing may be over such things as Christmas ads, decorations, greetings, songs, trees, shopping, and even the design on Starbucks holiday cups. There is […]
Sharing Scripture for December 20 – 26
[symple_heading style=”” title=”Heaven, Education, and Eternal Learning” 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 […]
Visually Impaired Jamaican Adventist Elected to UN Committee for Persons with Disabilities
21 December 2020 | Jamaican-born Adventist, Floyd Morris, was recently elected to the United Nations Committee for Persons with Disabilities. A member of Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, Morris is visually impaired. He was elected to the committee on November 30 according to NewsAmericasNow (NAN) and an Inter-American Division news report. NAN describes the United […]
The Pastor-Congregation Relationship: When You Lose a Pastor
by Loren Seibold | 18 December 2020 | Now and then we hear of a pastor who was dismissed for misbehavior, usually the cause being, as one friend described it, “honey or money.” Adventist Today doesn’t normally report such stories unless they contain criminal acts that have already brought them to the attention of the […]
Denomination Responds to Covid Vaccine Objections
18 December 2020 | An article in the Adventist Review released jointly by the General Conference Department of Health Ministries, General Conference Biblical Research Institute, and Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy and School of Public Health answers some of the objections being raised against the vaccine, such as those made publicly by lay evangelist […]