18 March 2021 | Statement issued today by the North American Division, and signed by G. Alexander Bryant, President; Randy Robinson, Treasurer; & Kyoshin Ahn, Secretary: As leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, we denounce the recent acts of violence and hatred against our brothers and sisters in the Asian-American community. God calls […]
18 March 2021 | A March 18 article by Christianity Today cited research by Andrews University sociology professor Duane McBride, indicating that a large part of the worldwide Adventist membership believes lifestyle contributes to salvation. “Denominational researchers found that many members in South Asia believe salvation is ensured two ways: through Jesus Christ (92%), and […]
Later today, Loma Linda University Health is hosting an online panel discussion and live chat session entitled COVID-19 Vaccines: What you need to know Below are the details from LLUH: WHAT: Join Michael Hogue, PharmD, and Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD, as they answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines, including Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose vaccine. When: Thursday, March […]
16 March 2021 | In a March 9 article, New Zealand’s Stuff news site published the complaint of a woman from Lower Hutt, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand’s North Island, whose 11-year-old daughter was being asked to distribute a religious book about the Sunday Law on her paper route. Haley Rivas […]
14 March 2021 | At today’s Potomac Conference Constituency Meeting, 15-year veteran Potomac Conference president Bill Miller was replaced in his position with Sligo Senior Pastor Charles Tapp. Tapp’s name was submitted early in the meeting by the nominating committee, but sent back by the constituency to the nominating committee for reconsideration. After a second […]
12 March 2021 | According to HRDIVE, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claims a Miami hotel unlawfully fired an Adventist employee over her religious views. The Adventist woman was fired for refusing to work on Saturday. The EEOC says that in terminating the Adventist employee, Noble House Solé, LLC violated Title VII of […]
12 March 2021 | A March 10 article on the National Public Radio (NPR) website featured views of various religious groups on the Equality Act, a potential revision of US federal civil rights law that would extend protection to LGBTQ people. The Equality Act has twice passed the House but has been blocked by Republicans […]
12 March 2021 | Eva Cristina García Pérez, an Adventist pre-school teacher in Spain, won the Educa Abanca designation for “Best Teacher in Spain 2020.” Revista Adventista España reported the teacher ranked #8 of ten finalists awarded the prize in the Early Childhood Education category. Pérez attends Murcia Adventist Church in south-eastern Spain. She has […]
Are you willing to risk everything for Jesus? While we might readily reply, “Yes!”, because that seems to be the appropriate answer to give, are we REALLY willing to do that? The rewards of going all in with Jesus are transformative, but the journey can get a bit rough at times before we start […]
News reports from Tanzania, Loma Linda School of Allied Health, ADRA International, the British Virgin Islands and a bar in Fiji: The Kilimanjaro Premium Lager Marathon 2021 took place on Sunday, February 28, 2021. The event was based out of Moshi Cooperatives University in Moshi, Tanzania, and featured a full-length marathon, a half marathon and […]
10 March 2021 | Last Sabbath, March 6, the 5th Riga Congregation (the second largest Adventist congregation in Latvia) withdrew from the Latvian Conference. An Adventist Today correspondent reported the reason for this withdrawal was a conference decision to dismiss Girts Rozners, the pastor of the 5th Riga Congregation and the Bauska Adventist Church. Rozners […]
62-year-old Moreno Valley resident Margarita Martinez was the first patient to receive a haploidentical stem cell transplant at the LLU Cancer Center. Martinez is one of the few patients in the region who have benefited from the hematopoietic stem cell transplant — a type of transplant in which stem cells produce blood cells — offered […]