Faith for Today's 'Miracle at Gate 213'
Watch a behind-the-scenes video by cast members of Miracle at Gate 213, including Academy Award-Winner Louis Gossett Jr., Grammy Award-Winner Deniece Williams, and Days of Our Lives super couple Bill...
View Article3 Angles News - December 22, 2013
1. Loma Linda University partners with Texas A & M in space station stem cell research.2. Common Core has not been adopted officially as part of SDA K-12 curriculum in the US. The church's own...
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A Look at the Sligo Church Sanctuary
This weekend a Flickr user called Maryland Route 5 posted a stunning photograph of the interior of the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church. In his description, he said he had never been inside an...
View ArticleAt Adventist Restaurants, Meals are Good for the Body and the Planet
A recent Religion News Service story by G. Jeffrey Macdonald described vegan Adventist restaurant The Ark in Lewston, Maine, and went on to mention Adventist restaurants in other places aroudn the...
View ArticleJesus, One For All
“Praxis will make Jesus alive among us. As a mystery, he is therefore never the exclusive possession of Christians. He is ‘common property.’” — Edward Schillebeeckx, God Among Us: The Gospel...
View ArticleThe Historical Roots of Christmas
At the time of Constantine (313 AD), more and more new cults appeared within the Christian Church. Many of these cults’ celebrations - like Christmas itself - had been unknown to the Christians. Based...
View ArticleViewpoint: Gay "Marriage" - So What?
My wife and I have long discussed at which precise moment we became married. Was it when we said “I do” after the reciting of the vows, was it after the dedication prayer, was it at the official...
View ArticleThree Angles News - December 27, 2013
1. The Adventist Church has lost its court case in Kenya asking that SDA students attending public schools be excused from attending Saturday classes.2. In Lake City, Utah, Seventh-day Adventist Church...
View ArticleViewpoint: Attitude Toward Homosexuality Gets Pharisaical Results
Adventist author and speaker Herb Montgomery re-posted Spectrum's report of the HVA chaplain losing his job over his stepdaughter's gay wedding on his Facebook page, and many commenters said that "love...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: Tara VinCross, "Crescendo"
Tara VinCross: Worship: “Crescendo" from NAD Adventist on Vimeo.
View ArticleNew Pew Survey Examines Americans' View on Evolution
Six in ten Americans (60%) say that “humans and other living things have evolved over time,” while a third (33%) reject the idea of evolution, saying that “humans and other living things have existed...
View ArticleThree Angles News - January 3, 2014
1. A lightning strike killed eight worshippers during a Sabbath service at an Adventist church in Lilongwe, Malawi. Several other members were injured in the incident.2. A Kenyan SDA church and school...
View ArticleFormer Pastor Embarks On Year Without God
"I believe. Help Thou my unbelief." Except in this case, without the "I believe." And without "Thou."For former Hollywood Adventist Church pastor Ryan Bell, 2014's motto could well be "Help my...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: Jan Paulsen, "GC Spring 2012 Devotional"
Jan Paulsen Spring Meeting devotional, April 17, 2012 from VSDABN on Vimeo.
View ArticleSlain Canadian Missionary Leaves Legacy of Service
This story was published today by the North American Division communication team:A body found in the country of Guatemala has been identified as that of Brian Townsend, a 64-year-old Canadian...
View ArticleTop Spectrum Stories of 2013
As we look back on 2013, we can truly say that the Spectrum blog is fulfilling its mission of fostering community through conversation. More and more people are clicking through to the Spectrum blog to...
View ArticleRemembering Great Adventists We Lost in 2013
The Seventh-day Adventist community lost some of its giants this last year. Thomas Geraty had just celebrated his 99th birthday when he died at the end of December. Geraty was an early missionary to...
View ArticleThree Angles News - January 8, 2014
1. Adventist pastor Evans Orina died after being stabbed and burned in a mob violence incident in Kaptembwa, Kenya, last week. He was mistaken for a robber.2. Weekly Sabbath observance for Samoan...
View ArticleSabbath at the Spectrum Café: New Mexican Enchiladas
My favorite Sabbath meal was passed down through our family from my great-grandparents, who were ranchers and chile-growers in the New Mexico desert near the Mexican border. Having grown up on their...
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Viewpoint: Before Men and Angels, GYC 2014
The 2014 Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) meeting was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from January 1-5. The GYC (former General Youth Conference) is an independent...
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