Adventist Pastor Opens First Vietnamese School of Evangelism
vietnameseevangelismschool.jpg On Sept. 2, 2017, Vietnamese from all parts of the U.S. came together for the inauguration of the Vietnamese School of Evangelism at the El Monte Vietnamese Seventh-day...
View ArticleAdventist Attorneys Admitted to the Bar of U.S. Supreme Court
supremecourtbar.jpg On November 1, eight Seventh-day Adventist attorneys from across the United States were admitted as members to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. The event was organized by...
View ArticleBrazilian State of Sao Paulo Declares October 22 “Adventist Day”
São_Paulo_State_Flag_map.png On October 16, Geraldo Alckmin, governor of the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo, signed a bill passed by the state legislative body which officially declares October 22 of...
View ArticleCrossing the Divide: The 2nd Annual Social Justice Summit
2017-11-08-asj.PNG The second annual Adventists for Social Justice Summit, entitled “Crossing the Divide” occurred on November 3-5, 2017 on the campus of Washington Adventist University. The second...
View ArticleAlvin McDowell, Long-time Radio Ministry Advocate, Passes to His Rest at 96
2017-11-08-alvinmcdowell.png Adventist World Radio (AWR), the radio ministry arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is mourning the loss of someone leaders defined as “a very special team member.”...
View ArticleArizona Adventists Create Thousands of “Bags of Love” for Children and More...
2017-11-09-newsshorts.PNG In this week’s news roundup, Arizona Adventists create thousands of “bags of love” for needy children, the Charlottesville Seventh-day Adventist church joins 30 other...
View ArticleReformation Journey Part 6: No Easy Choice
2017-11-10-worms-ted.jpg Once, people were born, lived, and died under a belief system that told them what to think and how to think it. It told them what to do, and how to behave. The Reformation...
View ArticlePacific Union Officials Decline Inclusion in SDA Yearbook; Stand in...
2017-11-10-news.png The Pacific Union Conference’s President’s Council has voted not to submit their names for inclusion in the SDA Yearbook as a demonstration of solidarity with Sandra Roberts,...
View ArticleThe Law of Unintended Consequences and Adventist Scholars
2017-11-19-asrs.png In a powerfully quiet and poetic sermon at the recent Adventist Society for Religious Studies annual meeting, Michael Pearson, emeritus principal of Newbold College, counted the...
View ArticleIf They Knew How to Bridge This Gap with Me - Michael: Outspoken
Michael_Outspoken.png It is a familiar narrative: young person grows up in traditional, rural Adventist home; young person is raised knowing that homosexuality is wrong; young person realizes (s)he...
View ArticleScripture’s History, Interpretation, and Future
2017-11-21-asrs-ats.png Olive J. Hemmings and Carl P. Cosaert, the presidents of the two Seventh-day Adventist theological societies, turned to aspects of Sola Scriptura for their addresses at the...
View ArticleTrans-European Division Year-End Meetings Focus on Retention, Unity, and Mission
Eglė Miliūnienė-TEDlayrep.jpg During the one week of meetings, November 13-19, in Becici, Montenegro, Eglė Miliūnienė found herself engaging with the results of various problems and shortcomings, while...
View ArticleUpper Columbia Academy Honors Its Vietnam War Veterans and More News Shorts
2017-11-22-newshorts.png In this week’s news round-up, UCA honors its Vietnam War veterans, a Nashville technologist says Pathfinders training helped her save a pastor’s life, Adventist representatives...
View ArticleNorth American Division Partners with Community to Offer Fresh Food and...
2017-11-24-nadnews.jpg Approximately 275 visitors to the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s North American Division (NAD) headquarters in Columbia, Maryland, procured fresh produce and received free...
View ArticleReformation Journey Part 7: Found in Translation
2017-11-24-reformationjourney.jpg The success of the Reformation is primarily down to how well it spread its message. The printing press was, you could say, the social media of the Reformation and that...
View ArticleHelp Support Independent Adventist Journalism
GivingTuesday.PNG This Giving Tuesday, we invite you, our readers, to give a gift to help sustain Spectrum and our goal of providing you with the news and perspectives you value. As a 501(c)(3)...
View ArticleChurch Relief and Rebuilding in Puerto Rico Continues
2017-12-1-news-puertorico.jpg Two months after Hurricane Maria shut down Puerto Rico, parts of the island are still without power and water, hundreds of buildings and homes still await repairs, and the...
View ArticlePotential Outcomes in Supreme Court Wedding Cake Case
wedding cake.jpeg Tuesday, December 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a difficult case that pits the free exercise of religion and free speech rights of a wedding cake maker against the...
View ArticleAdventist Leaders Call for International Cooperation to End Abuse of Refugees...
RefugeesareHumanBeings-ROTARY.jpg“As a church, we add our voice to encourage all political, commercial, and religious leaders to unite in word and deed to protect the God-given dignity of individuals....
View ArticleIs This Thing On? NAD Leaders Dialogue with Students at Oakwood University
isthisthingon-pieterdamsteegt.jpg On December 2, 2017, Oakwood University students and student government leaders from colleges across the North American Division (NAD) dialogued with Dan Jackson,...
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