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 […]
South Pacific Division Issues Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination
On December 16, the leadership of the Adventist denomination’s South Pacific Division (SPD) issued a statement on recent developments connected to the COVID-19 vaccine. The division said it had “worked in consultation with its medical professionals and academics” to create the statement. The SPD designed the statement to “enable our members to make informed, evidence-based […]
California Adventist Congregation Holds Indoor Services in Violation of COVID Restrictions
18 December 2020 | Television station ABC7 reported this week that San Anselmo Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church held an indoor services last Saturday in direct violation of Marin County, California, stay-at-home orders. ABC7 reported the congregation’s live stream shows a Saturday service with “nearly 20 churchgoers singing together maskless and not socially distanced.” It appeared […]
Loma Linda University Health Vaccinates Its First Group of Frontline Workers Against COVID-19
Health workers received LLUH’s first COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, December 17. Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) received about 3,800 doses of the vaccine Wednesday, December 16. The vaccines will be administered to employees over the course of next week. Loma Linda, CA, December 17, 2020 — Health workers at Loma Linda University Health received the organization’s […]
Anticipating AT1–December 18, 2020
Us vs. Them mentality. Tension and misinformation seem to be increasing, not decreasing. More than two millennia ago, Immanuel came to show us a better way; to remind us that we are stronger and healthier, together. We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to […]
News Briefs for December 17, 2020
News reports from Walla Walla University, Adventist Health St. Helena, India, Colombia and Southern Adventist University: Walla Walla University’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement is partnering with Blue Zones on a community health initiative to improve the health of people in the community by creating more opportunities for healthful choices in the area. “The Blue Zones […]
How Does Our Opinion of Islam Affect Our Mission?
by Thandazani Mhlanga | 17 December 2020 | There is much power in words. A gently whispered “I love you” at a time of emotional turmoil has the ability to whisk you away to a place of joy. But the opposite is also true: words can also take us to a place of emotional chaos. […]
It Is Not What We Call Ourselves that Matters Most
16 December 2020 | My daughter became a Catholic today. One might think she was pressured to do this, but she says “No.” Her understanding husband was raised Catholic (even steeped in it), but is barely a practicing Catholic now. He seems neither devout nor fervent, although many of his family members are Catholic. She […]
ADRA Delivers Thousands of Supplies to Beirut Hospitals Struggling to Treat COVID-19 Patients
ADRA donated more than USD one million in medical supplies to LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital and Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (SGHUMC) in Beirut, Lebanon. The facilities, severely damaged by the August Port of Beirut blast, are overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. ADRA donated 50 pallets of medical supplies containing thousands of PPEs, gloves, face shields, […]