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News Headlines: Tornado Destroys Homes of three Garland Adventist Church...

Garland_Tornado.png Also in the news this week: Kazakh Adventist given reduced sentence in labor camp; Central California Adventists aid Iranian refugee family; Haystack video wins $30K Uncle Ben's...

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2015: Significant Events in Adventist Education

Adventist_Education.png Every year is marked by highs and lows in the realm of Adventist education, and 2015 was no different. Arguably, this year has contained more speculation, analysis, and opinions...

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2015: The Year of Regional Autonomy

Regional_Autonomy.jpg The ironic outcome of the San Antonio General Conference Session vote against regional autonomy was . . . greater regional autonomy. One of the biggest stories of 2015 for the...

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2015: The Year of the General Conference Session

Year_of_The_General_Conference.png The 60th General Conference Session of Seventh-day Adventists, held in San Antonio, Texas from July 2 - 11 was by any measure the biggest Adventist news story of the...

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2015: The Year of #BlackLivesMatter

Black_Lives_Matter.png Dr. Ben Carson, the one Seventh-day Adventist to have become a household name in 2015, has been critical of the Black Lives Matter Movement, despite his being the only black...

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2015: The Year of the Adventist Politician (and Why 2016 Won't Be)

Adventist_Politician.jpg While there have long been prominent Adventist politicians in the US and around the world, the year 2015 saw an unprecedented spotlight on the Adventist Church as retired...

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Gratitude in the New Year

HappyNewYear.jpg Another message from a friend in New England particularly touched my heart. He wrote, “The Spectrum community has been my beacon of hope. It's the light that has enabled me to stay in...

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Five Adventist Students Killed in Papua New Guinea Crash

Plane_Crash.jpg Five Seventh-day Adventist students died and another 11 were injured when a truck in which they were riding ran off the road in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea.The South...

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Pacific Union Conference Hopes to Attract Top Musicians with inSpire...

inSpire_Contest.png The Pacific Union Conference is serious about encouraging an array of arts, and is throwing resources into promoting creativity. One way they’re doing that is with the inSpire 2016...

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News Headlines: Milo Adventist Academy Recovers from Harsh Winter Storm (And...

Winter_Storm.png Also in this week's headlines: Seventh-day Adventism Maintains Majority Status in Jamaica; Malawi Youth Benefit from Reproductive Health Information; Australian Adventist Church Serves...

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Southern Asia-Pacific Division President Leonard Asoy Succumbs to Rare Bone...

Leonard_Asoy.png The Adventist News Network has reported that Leonard Asoy, 56, the recently-elected president of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists, has passed away. The...

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News Headlines: Andrews University Comes Tantalizingly Close to Guinness...

AndrewsWorldRecordAttempt.jpg Also in this week's news headlines: Kenya Adventist schools to use qualification, not church allegiance in choosing staff; Placer County Adventist pastor ministers at...

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The Seventh-day Adventist Church and Transgender People

Rhonda_Dinwiddie.jpg Within the last year, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has had its own awakening concerning transgender people. From late 2014 to late 2015, trans people became not only a topic of...

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Adventist Community Services Responds to Flint, Michigan Water Crisis

Flint_River.png Adventist volunteers have helped to deliver approximately ten pallets of water a week to Flint residents, and plan to continue to do so for the next five months until new water pipes...

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News Headlines: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference Sues City Over Religious...

Arkansas-Louisiana.jpg Also in this week's Adventist News roundup: Bahamian pastor opens biblical theme park, Hendersonville Church offers community Daniel fast, Lakeport Community Church opens...

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New Pew Data Shows Evangelical Support for Carson, Increasing Willingness to...

Pew_Research_Center.jpg While Americans continue to place a high value on the religious beliefs of political candidates, an increasing number of potential voters are OK with candidates seen as less...

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News Headlines: Adventist Church in Jamaica Distances Itself From Pastor's...

PeoplesNationalParty.png Also in this week's headlines: Brazilian soccer star becomes Adventist, won't play on Sabbath; ADRA builds houses for displaced in Dominica; Adventist Health Partners serve...

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Desmond Ford Will Address Controversial Adventist Topics This Weekend in New...

Desmond_Ford.jpg An afternoon program at 3:00pm will feature a Q&A discussion with Ford, focused on the Investigative Judgment. The event is titled “Investigative Judgment: Fact or Heresy?” Desmond...

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Breath of Life Invites Prayer for Pastor/Evangelist C.D. Brooks, Diagnosed...

CDBrooks.jpg On Wednesday, February 3, Huntsville, Alabama-based Breath of Life dedicated its weekly Wednesday noon Prayer Call telephone conference to prayers for healing on Brooks’s behalf. Charles...

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This Ford Still Runs! Desmond Ford Speaks in Morisset

1979 desmond ford.jpg Ford honored more recent women who have ministered on behalf of Christ, individuals such as Gladys Aylwood, evangelical missionary to China, and Catherine Booth, co-founder of the...

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