How the Humble Ampersand Became A Powerful Symbol for Women's Ordination
Virginia_Jim_Davidson.png It looks like the loopy love child of a plus sign and a treble clef, and it befuddles young students learning to write grammatical symbols. But Virginia Davidson has made the...
View ArticleThe Top Ten Christmas Gifts to Buy for the Adventist on Your List
Gifts.png Christmas is just a week away, and with the holidays sometimes comes the stress of finding the perfect gift for those on your list. We've compiled our list of the top ten gifts to get the...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: Os Guinness, "Challenging the Darkness: Towards a New...
Sabbath Sermon: Os Guinness, "Challenging the Darkness: Towards a New Christian Renaissance"
View ArticleHope UK Documentary Asks Whether Adventists' WWI Non-combatancy was a Good...
Matter-of-Conscience.png The documentary notes the ridicule and aggression Adventist non-combatants during World War I incurred from those who felt they were shirking their responsibilities, asking...
View ArticleNetherlands Union Lists Job Opening for Female or Male Pastors
NUC-Hiring.png The listing, posted by NUC Executive Secretary Tom de Bruin, calls for female and male candidates to apply. The Trans-European Division, the parent organization of the Netherlands Union...
View ArticleNews Headlines: Carolina Conference VP Blesses Veggie Meat Factory
BigFranks.png This week's Adventist news roundup includes stories from Union College, Ghana, and a La Sierra University art professor in Bulgaria. Ice Bucket Challenge Pales in Comparison. Union...
View ArticleThe Christmas Story as Told by Children
The story of Christmas as told by the children of St Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand. The story of Christmas as told by the children of St Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand.
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: Tim Keller, "Humble Cultural Engagement"
Sabbath Sermon: Tim Keller, "Humble Cultural Engagement"
View ArticleBRI Sounds Off on Women's Ordination, Polygamy and "Trangenderism"
BRI_Scholars.jpg The Biblical Research Institute, the scholarly arm of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, has issued statements on Women's Ordination, Marriage and Sexuality, and...
View ArticleFifteen Stories that Define 2014 in Adventist Higher Ed
Higher_Ed.png Life moves at fast pace on a Adventist college and university campuses, and if you’re not there, it’s easy to miss what is happening! Here is a list of the most compelling stories that...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Adventist Congregations Participate in 'Millions March' Los Angeles
March10.png On Saturday, December 27, demonstrators took to the streets in Downtown Los Angeles, California, as part of the "Millions March for First Amendment Rights" event. Members of several...
View ArticleFifteen Women's Ordination Stories that Shaped Adventist History in 2014
Pranith_Ordination.png This has been a big year for the conversation on women’s ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. From Annual Council votes to ordination ceremonies, here are fifteen of...
View ArticleTen Stories that Caught Facebook's Attention in 2014
fb.png These are the top ten stories, ranked by views, likes, comments and shares on our Facebook page this year with a special category reserved just for Ellen White. Thanks, Facebook readers, for...
View ArticleHappy New Year Through Music from The Spectrum Staff
NewYearMusic.png A collection of short essays on the songs that Spectrum staff members found particularly meaningful during this year. As a way of ringing in this New Year, Spectrum staff members offer...
View ArticleSabbath Sermon: Walter Wink, "Nonviolence for the Violent"
Sabbath Sermon: Walter Wink, "Nonviolence for the Violent"
View ArticleCurrent and Former Hollywood Church Attendees Speak About Ryan Bell
We received lengthy responses (solicited and unsolicited) from former and current attendees, member and leaders of the Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church to the story of former Hollywood pastor...
View ArticleFormer Adventists Speak About Ryan Bell's Year Without God
We received the following statements from former Seventh-day Adventist Church members in response to the conclusion of former Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor Ryan Bell's Year Without...
View ArticleRyan Bell Begins Life After God
bell_ryan.png“If you just read those three words, ‘Year Without God,’ you could say, ‘How could a Christian just up and become an atheist?’ I’ve explained that all year long. And I think people that...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: "The Irrevocable Call" Documentary Captures Ordination Debate on...
Irrevocable.png YouTube vlogger and film maker Ehren Hotchkiss has released a short documentary film called "The Irrevocable Call" that won best ministerial film at the 2013 SONscreen film festival...
View ArticleCould Ben Carson's Plagiarism Kill his Presidential Ambitions?
10712404_390778867755252_6031268721133750707_o.jpg BuzzFeed announced today that prospective Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson plagiarized portions of his 2012 book "America the...
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