North American Division Votes to Move Out of GC Building
Following an afternoon of spirited debate the Executive Committee of the North American Division (NAD) Year-end Meeting approved two motions regarding the potential relocation of the NAD headquarters:...
View ArticleNorth American Division Seeks Higher Ground, Votes Statement on Civil Discourse
SILVER SPRING - The North American Division (NAD) Executive Committee unanimously adopted a statement that encourages “respectful, Christ-like dialogue” between Christians, particularly in regards to...
View ArticleWalla Walla Nursing Program Reaccredited with Warning
In August, we reported that two Seventh-day Adventist universities in North America, Walla Walla University and Washington Adventist University, lost accreditation for their nursing programs. At that...
View ArticleWWU Student Body President's Inside Look at NAD Year-end Meetings
Unity does not entail uniformity. Elder Dan Jackson, chair of the Seventh-day Adventist North American Division Executive Committee and NAD President, reiterated the importance of diverse...
View ArticleAdventists In The News: Eliel Cruz Joins Religion News Service as LGBT Blogger
This is our weekly roundup of Seventh-day Adventists in the news.Andrews University student and co-founder of the Intercollegiate Adventist GSA Coalition, has been hired to write for the Religion News...
View ArticleHyundai's $250K Grant Will Fund LLU Cancer Research
Hyundai Motor Company, a multinational South Korean car manufacturer, has donated $250,000 to fund Loma Linda University's leukemia research. Hyundai awarded the grant to Dr. Kimberley Payne, an...
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NAD Reminds Adventist Satirists That There Is Nothing Funny About Women's...
At the 2014 NAD Year-End Meetings, President Dan Jackson made a special announcement banning the use of humor or satire in the discussion of female ordination. Jackson reminded everyone that given...
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Pacific Union College Student: "I Was Heartbroken and Angered"
In 2005 I was a third grader at Skagit Adventist School, now Academy, in Burlington, Washington. My class was the largest class in the school, 19 kids, something we were all very proud of. Mrs. Gaver,...
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Middle East University Hopes To Attract American Students to Study Arabic in...
Middle East University began a U.S. marketing trip with a November 5-7 stop at Walla Walla University to recruit students to study Arabic in Lebanon through the Adventist Colleges Abroad...
View ArticleViewpoint: Henderson Preached and The World Did Not End
This past weekend my church, the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church, hosted the current pariah of Adventist circles, none other than Pacific Union College’s Jonathan Henderson. In case you have...
View ArticleViewpoint: Henderson Preached and The World Did Not End
This past weekend my church, the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church, hosted the current pariah of Adventist circles, none other than Pacific Union College’s Jonathan Henderson. In case you have...
View ArticleConversation Upgrade!
Spectrum Conversation, our new commenting platform, has become so popular, bringing in a significant amount of traffic, that we already need to upgrade our servers. You may have already encountered...
View ArticleVeteran's Day Stories: Adventist Non-combatant Served as Secret Lab Rat
Today, November 11, the United States marks Veteran's Day to honor those who have served in the American Armed forces. Seventh-day Adventists have historically had a tenuous relationship with military...
View ArticleSouthwestern Adventist University Inaugurates President Ken Shaw, Raises...
Southwestern Adventist University inaugurated Dr. Ken Shaw as the 25th president Friday, November 7, on Shaw’s 130th day in office. The new president’s wife, Ann Shaw, and family were in attendance....
View ArticleYouth Pastor Leaves Adventist Church in the Name of God
Shayne Daughenbaugh, known affectionately as the bearded pastor, has a rich history of serving young people. After graduating from Union College in 1996, he served as a chaplain at Bakersfield...
View ArticleAdventists In The News: "SDA Church in Uganda Gets New Archbishop"
Here are four headlines from around the world in this week's roundup of Adventists in the news:Adventist Church in Uganda Gets New "Archbishop." A report in a Ugandan newspaper erroneously listed...
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Chris Picco Loses Wife and Son Only Days Apart
Musician and recording artist Chris Picco from Loma Linda, California lost his wife, Ashley Picco, and his son, Lennon James Picco, within three days of one another. Ashley, age 30, shared publicly on...
View ArticleSabbath Potluck at Spectrum Cafe: Krista Ballew's Heirloom Tomato Tart Will...
Unlike most young women her age, Krista Ballew prefers the farmers market over the outlet mall. Northern California native and 2013 Pacific Union College graduate, Ballew can lose herself for hours...
View ArticlePacific Union Conference Votes in Favor of Divisions Deciding Ordination...
A news release on the Pacific Union Conference website puts the union on record in favor of allowing divisions to proceed with the ordination of women. The Pacific Union Conference has long led the...
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