From ANN, 19 September 2018 | Yesterday revisions were made in the Compliance Process document that the denomination’s General Conference (GC) Administrative Committee vote on July 17, according to a bulletin from the Adventist News Network (ANN). Therehave been negative reactions to the document from Europe and North America, as reported by Adventist Today. It […]
By Tysan, 19 September 2018 | Governor Zachary Obado, chief elected official for Migori County in Kenya, has been arrested in connection with the kidnap and murder of a young, female university student and abduction of a journalist who was interviewing her. Obado is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The governor denied the […]
By Stephen Ferguson | 14 September 2018 | Some readers may find this article distressing. Nevertheless, I do believe it is a worthy topic, as it raises fundamental questions about the plan of salvation. Introduction – Downfall Will Magda Goebbels’ children be in heaven? That was the question my dad, Ashely S.D. Ferguson, recently […]
13 September 2018 | In a major disaster such as the hurricane approaching the Atlantic coast of the United States today, the denomination’s community service agency operates under standing agreements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross. Adventist Community Services (ACS) is a recognized nonprofit, faith-based disaster response organization. Derrick […]
By Jeff Boyd, 12 September 2018 | Some 535 pastors, lay ministry leaders, church planters, community service managers, Bible workers and seminarians gathered at Andrews University for the 2018 Urban Mission and Ministry Congress last week and through the Sabbath. The theme was “God’s City, My City—Transforming Community through Christ’s Love,” and the tag line […]
by Steven Siciliano | 9 September 2018 | All four New Testament gospels include stories in which the religious leaders of Jesus’ day accused Him of breaking the Sabbath. By analyzing these stories, Seventh-day Adventists build up their theology of proper Sabbath observance, often relying heavily on Jesus’ statement that “it is lawful to do […]
by Larry Downing | 9 September 2018 | Former Vice-president Joe Biden, in his tribute to Senator John McCain, said, “He [John] could not stand the abuse of power. Wherever he saw it, in whatever form, in whatever country, it was always about basic value, fairness honesty, dignity, respect, giving hate no safe harbor, leaving […]
5 September 2018 | Sometimes it is called the dropout problem with young adults who grew up in Adventist families. Sometimes it is called “the graying of Adventism.” The reality can be seen in almost any congregation in North America, Europe or Australia: There are few people in their 20s and 30s, and almost every […]
2 September 2018 | The impact of Adventist teachings about diet on the development of global dietary practices, especially the rise of vegetarianism, is the focus of an article released last week in the peer-reviewed journal Religions. Written by a team of authors led by Dr. Jim Banta, associate professor at Loma Linda University (LLU) […]
28 August 2018 | The denomination’s General Conference (GC) Administrative Committee appointed five Compliance Review Committees two weeks ago despite the fact that the proposal from the Unity Oversight Committee will not be discussed and voted on until the annual meeting of the GC Executive Committee in mid-October. That proposal might authorize such committees, depending […]
23 August 2018 | Amazing Facts, the Adventist media ministry led by Pastor Doug Batchelor, which has been affiliated with the denomination’s Northern California Conference, has announced that it will become an independent ministry by the end of the year. Its constituency voted last week to “restructure to become an autonomous supporting ministry.” Amazing Facts […]
22 August 2018 | Schae Fuller in the Brooklyn area of New York City has been reported missing by the New York Police Department (NYPD) during a month when a number of highly visible disappearances of women across the United States have been the subject of much attention by the news media. The youth director […]
