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Adventist Peace Fellowship Launches New Website and Initiatives

The Adventist Peace Fellowship, a lay-organized 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to interfaith work for peace and social justice, has re-launched its website with expanded initiatives, tools, and...

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Sabbath at the Spectrum Café: Hospitality in High Gear

In addition to memorable Sabbath meals, Sabbath at the Spectrum Café features fresh perspectives on food, community and unique stories surrounding vegetarian cuisine.Against the constant complaint that...

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In the Land of Goshen: Report from Egypt on Last Week's Violence

When I told my friends I would be moving to Egypt this summer, there was invariably a pause. “But is it safe?” they would ask.Is Egypt safe? That seems to be the question of the hour. For me it is...

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Examining Trends (Especially Decline) in Religious Groups

On August 8, the Pew Research Center hosted a round-table on “Religion Trends in the US,” featuring sociologists Claude Fischer of the University of California at Berkeley and Michael Hout of New York...

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Sabbath Sermon: Darren Wilkens on Education

Church Service - August 10, 2013 from Kettering SDA Church on Vimeo.

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Postmodern Apologetics?—11: Westphal and Postmodern Faith

This is the 10th post of a twelve-part series for Spectrum’s 2013 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Postmodern Apologetics? by Christina M. Gschwandtner. The reading...

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Why Jesus was Killed: A Sermon

Today we commemorate the Civil Rights Movement and its March on Washington. Last Sabbath, August 24, Matt Burdette was invited to give the sermon at the Hightstown Seventh-day Adventist Church in New...

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Bringing the Real World to Genesis: Emergence

This is the second installment in a three-part subseries in our "Bringing the Real World to Genesis" series, curated by Jan M. Long. These three articles, written by Mailen Kootsey, address the sources...

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Adventist Women's Congress in Côte d'Ivoire: A Photo Essay

Over 200 men and women met in Bouaké, in the central part of Côte d'Ivoire, from August 11 to 18 for the country's 4th Women's Ministries Congress. It was the first such congress to be held after 12...

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Three Angles News - August 30, 2013

1. After Collegedale became the first city in Tennessee to offer benefits to same-sex couples, the woman who championed the effort was ousted from her church congregation: the Ridgedale Church of...

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Postmodern Hope: The Coming of the Lord

This is the eleventh post of a twelve-part series for Spectrum’s 2013 Summer Reading Group. Each post will be drawn from chapters of Postmodern Apologetics? by Christina M. Gschwandtner. The reading...

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Southern, Southwestern and Union Planning an Alliance

An article published by the Adventist Review on August 27, 2013, explains the thinking behind a planned alliance between three third-level Adventist institutions:Three Seventh-day Adventist colleges...

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Videos Make 28 Fundamental Beliefs Personal

Did you know God gives us a specific 24 hour period each week to rest, reflect on Him and spend time with our families? from NAD Adventist on Vimeo.The North American Division has created a new series...

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The Law of Unintended Negative Consequences

Rabbits were firsts introduced to Australia for food.  What nobody foresaw was that the rapid, explosive growth of the small furry animals quickly turned rabbits into a major pest that destroyed the...

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Sabbath Sermon: Dr. Laurence Turner at Newbold College

Dr. Laurence Turner preached this "stonkingly good" sermon on August 17, 2013, at a reunion weekend for students and staff who were at Newbold College in the 1960s. He used the story of Elijah to...

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Three Angles News - September 6, 2013

1. 18-year-old Eduardo Marmolejo has been sentenced to 35 years without parole after he pleaded guilty to killing the principal of SDA Memphis Junior Academy, Suzette York, in 2011.2. A majority...

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Adventist Forum Conference Opens in Chattanooga

Today marks the first day of the 2013 Adventist Forum Conference: A Third Way in beautiful (and warm) downtown Chattanooga, Tennesee. Conference co-chair Brenton Reading welcomed about 150 people from...

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Brian McLaren Talks About Doctrine and Christian Identity

Chattanooga, Tennessee, Friday evening — Brian McLaren began with a story of disappointment.Some time ago the novelist Anne Rice returned from years of atheism to renewed fellowship with the Catholic...

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Forum in Chattanooga to Examine the Christian Divide

The Chattanooga Times Free Press published a front page article this morning, Sabbath, September 7, about this weekend's Adventist Forum Conference. Reporter Clint Cooper interviewed conference...

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Brian McLaren on Identity and the Importance of Liturgy

Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sabbath morning— Brian McLaren continued the talk he began last night about the challenges facing Christianity if we are to define our identity through kindness and benevolent...

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