31 October 2019 | Today the Attorney General of California refused to approve a proposed merger of Roseville, California-based Adventist Health and Catholic-owned St. Joseph Health System. Xavier Becerra said that the merger had the potential to drive up the cost of healthcare as well as limiting access and availability of healthcare services. If approved, […]
News reports from the General Conference; Paradise, California; Adventist Health Feather River; Germany’s Adventist Welfare Work (AWW) and It Is Written: During the annual meeting of the General Conference executive committee this month, five women were honored by the denomination’s Department of Women’s Ministries. They were Hannele Ottschofski, an author and lecturer from Germany; Dr. […]
We are delighted to be able to share videos of the presentations at the Inaugural AT1 gathering that was held in Portland from October 4-6, 2019. The theme of our grace-focused weekend was Christ Challenges Culture. Enjoy the videos and please share them with your friends. This marks the start of a new chapter for […]
29 October 2019 | Lamec Barishinga, the head of the Adventist Church in Burundi, was arrested by authorities in the country as he attempted to make travel arrangements to attend denominational meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, last week. The October 24 arrest prompted a letter by General Conference President, Ted Wilson, to Adventists in Burundi. In […]
28 October 2019 | Dr. Barbara Morris, a Lakewood, Colorado-based physician fired from Catholic/Adventist-run Centura Health over an aid-in-dying lawsuit, has found a new job. The Denver Post reported over the weekend that the geriatrician had accepted a job with Stride Community Health Center in Lakewood and that she will start in her new role […]
27 October 2019 | In an interview with The Christian Post published today, former Adventist pastor Ryan Bell spoke about how he parted with Christian belief. An Adventist pastor for 20 years, Bell had most recently pastored Hollywood Adventist Church when he began a one-year experiment in which he would live as an atheist starting […]
25 October 2019 | Students at an Adventist School in Monrovia, Liberia, were injured as a protest turned violent in the city on October 16. The students from Monrovia’s Seventh-day Adventist High School were part of a crowd of other students targeted by police with tear gas at the protest. Students were injured by both […]
25 October 2019 | From a Loma Linda University Health press release – A study conducted by researchers in California and France has found that intakes of amino acids largely consisting of indispensable amino acids, such as those found in animal protein, are associated with a sharp increased risk of heart disease, while intakes rich […]
News reports from the AT1 Gathering; Lady Lake, Florida; Loma Linda University Health; Northern Caribbean University and Pacific Union College. Many Adventist Today readers and supporters have been asking to see videos of the AT1 gathering that took place October 4-6, 2019. Good news! Videos of the weekend are being posted on the AT1 Media […]
24 October 2019 | The governor of the Muramvya province of west-central Burundi has ordered the suspension of operations of the Adventist denomination in his province. Region Week reported this week that Laurent Nicimbeshe made the decision after meeting twice with warring Adventist entities in his region and failing to find a resolution to their […]
23 October 2019 | Gavin Newsom, the California Governor, signed a bill on October 12 giving special permission for an emergency room to operate in Paradise, California. Adventist Health will operate the ER in the town that was largely destroyed by fire late last year. The bill makes an exception to the usual legislation in […]
22 October 2019 | Relevant Magazine recently quoted Adventist theologian Richard M. Davidson in the Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, as the evangelical magazine reported on recent discussion of whether biblical hero King David was a rapist. The question was the subject of much social media debate in evangelical circles this month. Different views were […]
