2 August 2021 | A press release from Adventist Health: ROSEVILLE, California – Scott Reiner, the visionary Adventist Health CEO who has led the nonprofit, faith-based company to reimagine the future of healthcare, is leaving at year end to establish a family foundation that is focused on global health and well-being, Board Chairman Dr. Ricardo […]
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Social Media Attacks Target Members of Missing Child Summer Wells’ Adventist Church
30 July 2021 | The pastor of the Adventist church where missing 5-year-old Summer Wells attended church with her family has protested social media attacks targeting his members. Summer has been missing for over a month. Earlier this month, Pastor David Ryder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingsport, Tennessee, told News Channel 11 the […]
Independent Adventist Ministry Plasters Jamaican Neighborhoods with Sunday Law Billboards
30 July 2021 | An independent Adventist ministry in Jamaica has put up billboards in several neighborhoods of Kingston (the country’s capital) to warn that the government is getting ready to introduce a Sunday Law nationally. Vincent Hoo and Wilhelm Lecky, leaders of FTB Ministries, are behind the billboard that warns “Sunday worship will be […]
“Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” Hits AdventHealth Central Florida Hospitals
30 July 2021 | AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida are approaching an all-time record high of coronavirus cases “This is clearly what has been described as a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” said Dr. Victor Herrera, AdventHealth Orlando’s chief medical officer this week according to Daily Commercial. “Over 90 percent of patients that are in the […]
Denominational Leaders Inaugurate Affordable Housing Development in New York
30 July 2021 | A news release from Northeastern Conference Communications: General Conference President Ted Wilson, accompanied by North American Division President Alex Bryant led out in the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Northeastern Towers Annex, a 158-unit affordable housing complex sponsored by the Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on July 21, 2021. The […]
AT1 — July 30, 2021
What do you use as your life reference system? Maybe you compare yourself to your successful peers. Maybe you compare yourself to the expectations of your family. Maybe you resist expectation, believing that it doesn’t affect your output. Jesus offers heavenly reference points that affirm, and don’t take away, your peace. We’re so delighted […]
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News Briefs for July 29, 2021
News reports from ADRA worldwide, Loma Linda University Health, a Psychic Expo in Australia, Oakwood University and the North American Division: From an ADRA news release: A year ago, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) stepped up its emergency response to serve nearly 20 million people around the world in 96 countries impacted by […]
When Leaders Are the Problem – 7/31/2021
27 July 2021 | The entire article can be read here. Excerpt: When a well-intentioned endeavor or promising new initiative fails, the question naturally arises, “What went wrong?” The answer too often implicates leaders as being responsible for the graveyard of promising initiatives or once-thriving efforts. It is expected of leaders that they contribute constructively […]
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Young Adventist Republican Runs for Town Council in Hamden, Connecticut
26 July 2021 | Justin Piper, a Seventh-day Adventist, 25-year-old Lyft driver and cable installation business owner in Hamden, Connecticut, is running for a seat on his town’s legislative council. Last Thursday, Piper won the official endorsement of Hamden’s Republican Town Committee to run. Piper is an active Adventist who openly references his faith in […]
La Sierra University Students Experiment with Hydroponic Farming in Shipping Container
23 July 2021 | Students at Riverside, California-based La Sierra University are growing produce in a shipping container using hydroponic farming. Hydroponic farming involves growing plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil and uses artificial light instead of sunlight. This form of farming uses dramatically less water than traditional farming, as the water can be […]
North Pacific Union Academy Students Hunt for Dinosaur Bones
23 July 2021 | Academy students from four Adventist Schools in the North Pacific Union recently went on Southwestern Adventist University’s annual DinoDig in Newcastle, Wyoming. Sponsored by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC), the group of 27 (including teachers) were directed by Stan Hudson and Marella Rudebaugh from the NPUC Creation Study Center. The […]
UK-Based Adventist Care Worker Makes News for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination, Threatens to Leave Country
23 July 2021 | An Adventist care worker in the United Kingdom (UK) has made local news for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Przemyslaw Boloz lives in Worcester, in the West Midlands, and Worcester News says his refusal is based on his religious views. Government legislation will now require double vaccinations for care staff […]