by Harry Banks, October 25, 2015: John relates a prayer that Jesus uttered, less than 24 hours before his death on the cross, for the benefit of those his Father had given him. It intrigues me that in this prayer Jesus refers to his disciples as “those you have given him” (referring to himself in […]
From APD/ANN, October 23, 2015: Jioji K. “George” Konrote has been elected president of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. He will take office early in November. Under the constitution of Fiji, the president is head of state while the prime minister and cabinet constitute the government in a system much like the United Kingdom […]
October 22, 2015: A number of leading Adventist pastors in the United States and seminary faculty at Andrews University have requested that their credentials as ordained ministers be exchanged for commissioned minister credentials. This is happening because the denomination’s General Conference (GC) Session voted against allowing its 13 global divisions to allow the ordination of […]
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October 21, 2015: A couple of years ago the 20th and last Spiritual Renaissance Retreat was held in Monterey, California. Another event put together by the same organizer has been announced for Salisbury, England, in the shadow of the cathedral at Sarum College for September 1-5, 2016. “This will be an amazing retreat with top […]
Quoted from “News You Need to Know,” from the Upper Columbia Conference, posted Oct. 21, 2015 “His Voice” quartet, consisting of Tod Spainhower, Kevin Spainhower, Harold Dixon and Doug Leno, will pay special tribute to Wayne Hooper on October 31, 4:00 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Adventist Church. The concert will feature some of your […]
Photo by Cheryl Morrow, posted Oct. 21, 2015 [Editor’s note: I believe this is a seahawk. Let me know if you know better!] Ps. 104:10, 12, 27, 28 He sends forth springs in the valleys; Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; They lift up their voices among the branches. They all wait for […]
By Debbonnaire Kovacs, October 21, 2015 This week’s lectionary passages are all about restoration: “The Lord has saved me from all my troubles,” Ps. 34:6; “Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves,” Ps. 126:7; and so on. (To read them all, go here.) I want to […]
By S M Chen, posted Oct. 21, 2015 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works…” – Matthew 5:16 Have you heard of Thomas Weller? Perhaps not. I didn’t until recently. For almost 50 years, Weller, aka The Highway Man, has been plying the freeways around San […]
By Briana Pastorino, Media Relations Specialist, Loma Linda University Health; posted October 21, 2015 [Editor’s note: We have written about Loma Linda’s PossAbilities Program for differently abled athletes before (here and here). Here is a story sent to me about a pro-surfer who knows what it’s like to have your life turned upside […]
By Dr. Mark A. McCleary, October 20, 2015: Recently, the Liberty Seventh-day Adventist Church commissioned a committee to research the issue of preparing, serving, eating or allowing meat products on church property. As the pastor, I thought it not robbery to do my own research of this topic. I am not a member of the […]
October 19, 2015: The governing body of the Adventist denomination in Italy voted at its most recent meeting to protest the vote at the General Conference (GC) Session in July against extending clergy ordination to women serving as pastors and chaplains. Because gender discrimination “violates a basic principle [of more importance than] religious sentiments and […]
