May 24, 2016: This past weekend the Adventist denomination’s Columbia Union Conference held its constituency meeting that is scheduled every five years in the year following General Conference (GC) Sessions. Delegates from the eight local conferences voted to reappoint the top officers and expressed support for the organization’s goals and strategy. This union conference includes […]
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From ANN, May 23, 2016: More than 500 Adventist business professionals raised approximately $50,000 (USD) to help fund the construction of the East-Central Africa Division (ECD) Medical School in Kigali, Rwanda, in order to address the nation’s tremendous need for expanded health services. The fundraising event took place May 15 on the campus of […]
May 23, 2016: Despite pressure in the media, intimidation and even personal threats, student leaders at Pacific Adventist University (PAU) in Papua New Guinea have maintained a strong stand against getting involved in the national political crisis and refused to join the boycott of classes at the four public universities. Adventists “should be very proud […]
Stories from Europe, India, Honolulu, Rwanda, Bermuda and Newfoundland Adventist leaders in Europe released a statement Thursday (May 19) in response to the loss of an Egyptian airliner with 66 people on board over the Mediterranean Sea. “We are deeply saddened by [the] tragic event,” the public statement said, noting that the governments involved did […]
A corrected version of this story reflects the fact that in an earlier version we mistakenly reported a demonstration at Pacific Adventist University in Papua New Guinea May 19, 2016: There was a demonstration at Pacific Union College (PUC) in California, but no demonstration at Pacific Adventist University (PAU) despite political pressure from students […]
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May 18, 2016: La Sierra University (LSU) won first place at the Enactus National Expo in Saint Louis (Missouri) yesterday. The Zapara School of Business at the Adventist university in Southern California won the national competition for projects that empower communities through entrepreneurial endeavors. The LSU team will represent the United States during the Enactus […]
Photos and Poem by Debbonnaire Kovacs, posted May 19, 2016 When first the sun begins to warm the earth, Calling my heart to stir from the torpor of dim winter, I go to my garden. It is still and quiet, no green beginning yet. Last year’s oak leaves lie like a crumpled brown […]
By Sam Chen, posted May 19, 2016 by D Kovacs Editor’s Note: Something new and different this week–a moving slide show composed by Sam Chen. Be sure you click on the link below. Kathleen Norris authored ’A Cloister Walk’ (verdict: highly recommended; a NY Times Bestseller) in the mid- 1990s. Close to a couple […]
By Debbonnaire Kovacs, May 19, 2016 “My vision for the center is that the center will go a long way toward alleviating the high levels of ignorance that we have as it relates to race, ethnicity, and culture. So few are conversant within the Adventist community with these issues and the reality of how they […]
From ANN, May 18, 2016: “And here I am,” said Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. at the Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Alabama. “I used to be a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, had those little shorts on, and I was doing my thing. I was happy, but I wasn’t fulfilled, […]